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High Stakes Poker is unique among televised poker series as it does not take place in a tournament setting. Instead, the program shows a series of high stakes ring games. The minimum buy-in to this game is $100,000 (in Season 1, Daniel Negreanu bought in for $1,000,000).Unlike tournament poker, the chips involved represent real money. If a player should lose his initial buy-in, that player may rebuy a minimum of $50,000. In addition, players may bring in and use cash instead of casino chips in some situations. There is no ending per se. Time just runs out on that particular episode. Also, unlike other televised poker, blinds and antes are constant, which is standard with cash games. On the show, the structure is blinds of $300/$600 with a $100 ante each hand. The host is A.J. Benza alongside analyst, poker pro, and actor Gabe Kaplan. The players involved in the series are generally well-known high stakes players or poker pros, with some exceptions. The show was created by Henry Orenstein, who also serves as the show's executive producer. Regarding season one, Daniel Negreanu confirmed on a post on his website's forums that all players were paid $1,250 per hour for taking part and that 13 episodes were edited down from 24 hours of actual play. |
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