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High Stakes Poker Season 5

High Stakes Poker is currently in Season 5 which airs weekly on the Game Show Network (GSN) each Sunday Nights at 9PM Eastern / 8PM Central. All episodes from this season were taped on December 19-21 (2008) at the Golden Nugget, which is located in downtown Las Vegas. Bankroll Backer will once again be archiving videos weekly in case you missed them on television or wish to watch them again.

You can watch each High Stakes Poker Season 4 video in its entirety using the links below:

High Stakes Poker Season 5 Cast

Hosts: AJ Benza and Gabe Kaplan

Players returning from previous seasons: Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Barry Greenstein, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, and Patrik Antonius.

Players who made their show debut during season 5: Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies, Peter Eastgate, Howard Lederer, Joe Hachem, Sam Simon and Nick Cassavetes.

Notes: High Stakes Poker returned to its original home this season at the Golden Nugget. Season 2 had been taped at the Palms, and Seasons 3 and 4 at South Point.

During Season 5 the blinds are $400/$800 with a $200 ante and the minimum buy-in is $200,000. Last season the minimum buy-in was $100,000 and the blinds were $200/$400 with a $100 ante.