From an email from GSN:
GSN’S ‘HIGH STAKES POKER™’ HEADS BACK TO THE GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO WITH LARGEST EVER BUY-IN FOR ENTIRE RUN OF A TELEVISION SERIES
WHAT: GSN invites press to come watch the exclusive taping of the highly-anticipated fifth season of HIGH STAKES POKER™. The new season features the returns of poker stars Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson and Eli Elezra, along with players new to HIGH STAKES POKER such as Tom Dwan and reigning World Champion Peter Eastgate, and recreational players like “The Simpsons†creator Sam Simon, Bob Safai and film director Nick Cassavetes. The stakes have never been higher for the players as the minimum cash buy-in of $200,000 is the largest buy-in for an entire run of a television series. The show returns to the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV where HIGH STAKES POKER SEASON ONE took place. Please see below for a preliminary list of players scheduled to appear.
WHO: Players currently scheduled to appear include:PATRIK ANTONIUS
MIKE BAXTER
DAVID BENYAMINE
DOYLE BRUNSON
NICK CASSAVETES
IVAN DEMIDOV
TOM DWAN
PETER EASTGATE
ELI ELEZRA
ANTONIO ESFANDIARI
BARRY GREENSTEIN
PHIL HELLMUTH
PHIL IVEY
PHIL LAAK
HOWARD LEDERER
GIORGIO MEDICI
DARIO MINIERI
DANIEL NEGREANU
ILARI SAHAMIES
BOB SAFAI
SAM SIMON
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 19: 12:30-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 20: 12:30-9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 21: 12:30-9:30 p.m.
WHERE: The Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
