Poker TV: Best of High Stakes Poker & Aruba Classic
Game Show Network (GSN) has 2 early presents for poker
players: the Ultimatebet.net Aruba Classic on Friday, December 8 at
10 PM ET and new footage from its popular poker series in the Best
of High Stakes Poker Monday, December 11 at 8 PM ET.
December 8 TV: Over 500 poker players paid their $5,000
+ $200 buy-in during September to play in the no-limit Texas hold'em
tournament at the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, and for their
share of the $2.6 million in prize money. Six players made the final
table: Jason Atwood (Tualatin, OR), Jared Brintz (Tampa, FL), Terry
Eischens (Shakopee, MN), Cliff Josephy (Syosset, NY), Devon Miller
(Los Angeles, CA) and Joe Sebok (San Francisco, CA).
Calling the action from the final table is one of the
top tournament players of all-time, Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth will be
joined by one of the top female poker players in the world, Annie
Duke, as well as the best selling author and poker expert John Vorhaus
on the telecast.
December 11 TV: High Stakes Poker has become the favorite
show for poker fans with players risking their own cash and huge pots.
The first two seasons have featured pots of over $300,000 and over
a half million dollars. Unlike tournament poker shows, High Stakes
Poker is the only "Cash Game" on television.
The "BEST OF" show on December 11 will feature
the most memorable moments and never before seen footage from the
first two seasons. It will also include interviews with the players
as they talk about their play on the show and the plays of their opponents.
AJ Benza and Gabe Kaplan reprise their regular roles for this special.