The Much Anticipated High Stakes Poker Season 5 will air on March 1st, 9pm/8c on GSN. Season 5 will have a minimum buy-in of $200,000 which is the largest for an entire run of a television series.
Returning players are some of the world’s best, including Doyle Brunson, Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari. They will be challenged by well known, but new to HIGH STAKES POKER players: Tom Dwan, Joe Hachem, Howard Lederer, Alan Meltzer, Peter Eastgate, Dario Minieri, David Peat, Ilari Sahamies and Sam Simon. Former New York gossip columnist turned author and television personality A.J. Benza will host with popular poker analyst Gabe Kaplan. Henry Orenstein of HSPR, L.L.C. and Mori Eskandani of Poker Productions serve as executive producers. The fifth season of HIGH STAKES POKER is filmed at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
Host: A.J. Benza
AJ Benza returns for his fifth season as the host of television’s only cash game no limit Texas hold ‘em poker series, HIGH STAKES POKER. Benza, a New York native, has made several appearances on the big screen including: “Rocky Balboa,” “Ransom,” “Conspiracy Theory,” “The Deli,” “Not Even the Trees,” “Chump Change” and “P.S. Your Cat Is Dead.” The multi-talented Benza recently published his memoir, “Fame, Ain’t It A Bitch,” a highly-charged account of his rise to power and fall from grace as New York City’s most controversial columnist of the 1990’s. Benza is also a regular contributor to Playboy and has been published in many magazines including George, Cosmopolitan and Manhattan File. Benza first started in the industry as a sportswriter for Newsday in 1984. From there, he moved on to the New York Daily News and soon became the city’s most celebrated and feared gossip columnist, writing and editing both the daily “Hot Copy” and “Downtown” columns.
Host: Gabe Kaplan
Kaplan returns for his fifth season as HIGH STAKES POKER’s analyst. Kaplan’s poker knowledge and ability to explain the nuances of the game have made him a viewer favorite. Kaplan is no stranger to high stakes games and tournaments. He has made the final table in six World Series of Poker events, won the Super Bowl of Poker twice and finished third in the WPT 2004 Mirage Poker Showdown. Best known for his starring role as the teacher and reformed “Sweathog” on the hit television series “Welcome Back Kotter,” Kaplan has also appeared in theater productions, originating the role of “Groucho, A Life In Review,” and starred in the national touring company of the Broadway comedy, “Doubles.” Kaplan is an active stock market participant whose Wall Street investment strategies have been written about in several leading financial magazines. In addition to being on HIGH STAKES POKER, Kaplan performs as a stand-up comedian, speaking at corporate and civic events.
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