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The newest episode from Season 8 features one of the most intriguing hands yet from the series reboot
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Former Major League Baseball pitcher Michael Schwimer strikes one of the most interesting player profiles among the new faces on High Stakes Poker for Season 8.
The PokerGO reboot of the popular show has so far featured a mix of familiar names and new players, with Schwimer among the newcomers that seem to get into crazy spots in every episode.
Originally aired on the Game Show Network, High Stakes Poker ran for seven seasons from 2006-2011 and remains one of the most popular poker series ever produced. The show was the first of its kind, giving viewers an inside look at the world of high-stakes cash games, at a time when televised poker was dominated by tournament coverage. . High Stakes Poker Season 1 Episode 1. Rumors about the return of High Stakes Poker started in early 2020 when Poker Central acquired the rights, but due to the pandemic, the relaunch of the show was postponed indefinitely. A week ago, PokerGO announced the release date for the new High Stakes Poker season — December 16, 2020.
- The biggest pot of High Stakes Poker Season 8 Episode 1 was not surprisingly played between the two action players Rick Salomon and Tom Dwan. Salomon makes a lose raise from the button to $3,500 with J♠7♠ and durrrr picks up a very nice hand in the big blind with A♠K♠ and 3-bets large to $15,000.
- A televised poker cash game in which top pros including Sam Farha, Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan compete. This is not a tournament however, each player is playing with their own money and they have the option to buy in again. Plot Summary Add Synopsis.
- High Stakes Poker History. High Stakes Poker began airing in 2006, with the first season of the show taped at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. It quickly gained attention due to its unique format, where the participants battled it out in a high-stakes cash game instead of the traditional tournament setting.
Episode 8 of the current High Stakes Poker season offered several big-money hands, including a pot that left Tom Dwan and Jean-Robert Bellande nearly speechless.
Schwimer gambles big and wins
With the blinds at $200/$400, Schwimer opens to $3,000 with 5♥4♣. Dwan three-bets to $13,000 with A♦K♥, and Schwimer makes the call.
“Alright Tom, let’s go,” says Schwimer as he puts in the calling chips. “Only guy I can beat at the table.”
The flop comes 4♠5♣2♥, bringing in top two pair for Schwimer. Dwan bets $14,000, and Schwimer contemplates for a few seconds before deciding on a flat call.
The A♥ hits the board on the turn, and both players check. The river brings the J♠, and Dwan bets $25,000 into the $54,800 pot with his pair of aces and top kicker.
Schwimer goes all in over the top, committing his remaining $73,000 to the pot. That move sends Dwan into the tank, with $48,000 more required from Dwan to make the call.
“You didn’t snap call, I’m in good shape,” says Schwimer, as Dwan continues to think about the spot. After a couple of minutes, Dwan makes the call, and both players hesitate to show their hands.
“I don’t have anything,” says Dwan, prompting Schwimer to turn over the two pair. A surprised Dwan mucks when he sees the Schwimer table the five-four offsuit, not normally a hand that would call a $13,000 three-bet in a $200/$400 game.
The play worked in this case, however, and Schwimer collected the $200,800 pot after one of the most interesting hands we’ve seen yet on Season 8 of High Stakes Poker.
A perplexed Jean-Robert Bellande looks on as Schwimer and Dwan settle the chips.
“Oh man, this one’s gonna make the YouTubes,” Bellande says, getting a few laughs from the table.
Last episode for the current High Stakes Poker lineup
Episode 8 marks the last time we’ll see the current High Stakes Poker lineup together this season. The roster includes Bellande, Schwimer, Dwan, Rick Salomon, Damien Leforbes, Sean Perry, and John Andress. Bryn Kenney makes an appearance late in the episode, playing a couple of pots before the night wraps up.
That collection of players marks the second rotation used in the first season of the High Stakes Poker reboot on PokerGO. A teaser at the end of the episode offered a tantalizing glimpse at what viewers can look forward to next week.
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Dwan returns for the next rotation, and we get a quick look at a preview that includes Phil Ivey, Brandon Adams, Phil Hellmuth, and billionaire recreational player Chamath Palihapitiya.
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That lineup could be the most intriguing collection of players we’ve seen yet on High Stakes Poker Season 8. The new episode drops Wednesday on PokerGO.
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