Excessive Stakes Poker is again. The long-lasting present that made high-stakes poker accessible to the lots returns on July 29 for extra $500/$1,000 money sport motion.
The thirteenth season of Excessive Stakes Poker continues a now age-old custom of pitting seasoned professionals towards well-known faces and rich amateurs. This season sees the return of an web icon, poker’s greatest event participant, and a group of latest faces from the high-stakes poker scene.
Because it’s finished lately, the money sport came about within the PokerGO Studio Las Vegas. A.J. Benza lends his dulcet tones and well-timed quips to this season’s broadcasts. He’ll be joined by poker professional and commentator Nick Schulman.
Data May Fall this Season
Mori Eskandani, the present’s creator and president of PokerGO, promised loads of highs, lows, and “thrilling surprises” throughout Season 13 of Excessive Stakes Poker.
These surprises are nearly definitely going to unhealthy beats and massive pots. Data had been damaged throughout Season 12 of Excessive Stakes Poker when Santhosh Suvarna raked in a pot value $992,000 (see video beneath). May this momentum carry over to the brand new season of Excessive Stakes Poker?
Lengthy-time viewers of Excessive Stakes Poker can be questioning why that’s the largest pot within the present’s historical past once we’ve seen more cash within the center on two separate events.
Each pots had been a part of the now legendary Season 4 of Excessive Stakes Poker. Driving the sport on the event was billionaire Cirque du Soleil founder Man Laliberte (see video beneath).
He acquired his cash in with two pair towards the flush draw of French professional David Benyamine. The pot stood was value $1.2 million, however the two gamers took a big chunk of their a reimbursement, partly to stop Benyamine from blowing a gap in his bankroll.
That very same season, we noticed Sammy Farha and Patrik Antonius conflict in a $998,800 pot with less-than-stellar arms. Figuring out they had been each strolling a fantastic line, the pair determined to run the pot 4 instances.
As you’ll be able to see within the video above, Antonius nonetheless took the lion’s share of the pot after profitable three of the 4 runouts. Nevertheless, regardless of the preliminary promise, it wasn’t the largest pot ever performed on Excessive Stakes Poker.
Stellar Excessive Stakes Poker Season 13 Line-Up
Will Season 13 produce extra mega pots? It’s a definite risk, given the line-up. Extra names can be revealed in the end, however we already know that web icon Andrew Robl can be within the sport.
He’ll be joined by WSOP maestro Phil Hellmuth. Additionally participating in Season 13 of Excessive Stakes Poker are Jennifer Tilly, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Nik “Airball” Arcot.
The blinds can be $200/$400 when the present airs on PokerGO. Nevertheless, in typical style, the stakes get raised all through the season. By the point the blinds attain $500/$1,000, information might be damaged.
The brand new season of Excessive Stakes Poker premiers on PokerGO on July 29. New viewers can get $20 off their first annual subscription utilizing PokerGO promo code HS13. Along with the brand new season, subscribers can watch outdated episodes of Excessive Stakes Poker on demand.
