Press Release from GSN regarding HSP4

[menacing_1]

Just received this, so thought I'd post it. HSP4 starts next Monday evening.

Programming Alert

HIGH STAKES POKER SEASON IV PREMIERES ON GSN
MONDAY, AUGUST 27 AT 9 PM

The highly anticipated fourth season of HIGH STAKES POKER (“HSP”), the only “cash game of poker” on television, premieres on Monday, August 27 at 9 PM ET/8 PM CT on GSN. This season features the richest table and more episodes than ever with 17 action packed shows.

HSP IV leads off once again with poker superstars playing with their own money as they buy-in for $100,000 or more. The premiere episode features poker pros Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Todd Brunson and Mike “The Mouth” Matusow. The newcomers on the premiere episode include Brian Brandon from Chicago, Antonio Salorio from Florida, and poker pro Haralabos Voulgaris from Los Angeles.

The eight player table wouldn’t be complete without Phil Hellmuth, the top WSOP winner of all-time. Hellmuth returns to HIGH STAKES POKER after a two season hiatus and looks to improve upon his results from the first season as he plays with the top cash game players on HSP IV.

HSP IV increases the minimum buy-in to $500,000 on Monday, Nov. 5 to make this season the richest ever on GSN. There will be over $5,000,000 on the table this season.

As always the top players will be seen on HIGH STAKES POKER IV. The line-up includes Patrik Antonius, David Benyamine, Doyle Brunson, Eli Elezra, Sam Farha, Jamie Gold, Barry Greenstein, Jennifer Harman and Daniel Negreanu, as well as newcomers Brandon Adams, Mike Baxter, Phil Galfond, Guy Laliberte and Bob Safai.

Gabe Kaplan and AJ Benza return to call all the action on HSP IV. New episodes of HSP IV are on Monday nights at 9 PM with encore showings on Thursday nights at 9 PM and Wednesday nights at 2 AM.

-GSN-

[Fermion5]

is that PAD4 in the first sentence a typo?

[menacing_1]

It is my mistake, not GSN's, and I apologize. Thank you for pointing it out to me. It's too late to edit it, so I'll contact Kevmath to see if he can make the correction.

[Joseph Hewes]

Yea baby.

[Suigin406]

lol, hellmuth is gonna provide a ton of laughs

[Mano]

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lol, hellmuth is gonna provide a ton of laughs

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Edit: Spoiler alert in white:
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According to his last article in CP, he actually wins this time. </font>

[Willy]

Thanks

[Whitewash]

Strategy of the producers for Season 4:

1.) Invite weak players
2.) Give the weak HSP regulars the most airtime
3.) ???
4.) Profit

[Rottersod]

I think this is going to be their "make or break" season. The first 2 seasons the audience was thrilled just to have a new way of watching poker on TV. Season 3 was where they started really bringing in the internet and non-name (names that the general pop would recognize) players to play with the name players. Some of the episodes were pretty boring to watch as the table selection didn't work out for one reason or another.

[Mr. Orange]

I'd love it if they took the last table lineup from Season 3 and brought them back together for at least half the season.

The other half can be Doyle, Forrest, Eli and the big game regualars etc.