HSP LINEUP DECIDED
12 December 2008
Top names for a truly big game
The fifth edition of the High Stakes Poker television
series will be televised at the Golden Nugget Hotel and
Casino, with filming taking place this (December) month,
Gameshow Network has announced. Screening dates will be
advised later.
This week the network unveiled its very impressive list
of players for the new series, all of whom will pay the
massive buy-in of $200 000 for the privilege of
competing with the best of the best....and winning the
major first prize.
Heading the list are veterans like Phil Hellmuth, Doyle
Brunson and Eli Elezra, but exciting newcomers include
Internet nosebleed stakes thriller Tom "Durrr" Dwan and
the youngest player ever to win the World Series of
Poker, Peter Eastgate of Denmark. The man who pressed
Eastgate to the limit in their WSOP Main Event heads up
earlier this year, Ivan Demidov has also indicated that
he will be competing. Other big money risk takers like
Patrik Antonius, David Benyamine and Dario Minieri will
all be chasing the main prize.
Celebrity players on the list include film director
Simon Cassavetes and the creator of the cartoon
characters The Simpsons, Sam Simon.
Some of poker's best known names and faces will be
playing in the series, as a look at the rest of the list
illustrates:
Mike Baxter
Antonio Esfandiari
Barry Greenstein
Phil Ivey
Phil Laak
Howard Lederer
Giorgio Medici
Daniel Negreanu
Ilari Sahamies
Bob Safai
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