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High Stakes Poker Season 6 Premieres Sunday

Is there a better way to spend Valentine’s Day than in front of the TV watching “High Stakes Poker,” with new co-host Kara Scott?

Well, perhaps. Nevertheless, the new season of the Game Show Network’s poker show is set to premiere tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. Fans are anxious for its return, as it’s been nine months since the last new episode aired. In is Scott, now a Party Poker pro, who replaces A.J. Benza as the show’s co-host alongside Gabe Kaplan. And the lineup of players is one of the best assembled in the show’s history, with amateurs out of the mix. The table will be filled exclusively with big name pros who are not shy about mixing it up on the felt.

Antonio Esfandiari, one of the players this season, had this to say about the show in an article in the Las Vegas Sun:

“It’s the one show that every poker player dreams of being on. It’s the one so many of my friends have tried so hard to be on. It’s a hard profile to fit. You either have to be a sick demon gambler, super-good or a super fish with personality.”

While players aren’t able to reveal specific details about the show or hands played, Esfandiari has already leaked that one hand between Tom “durrrr” Dwan and Phil Ivey will have the poker world abuzz.

The minimum buy-in is for the table is $200,000; blinds will be $300-$600 with a $100 ante throughout.

Here’s the full lineup of players you can expect to see this season:

Patrik Antonius
David Benyamine
Doyle Brunson
Tom Dwan
Eli Elezra
Antonio Esfandiari
Barry Greenstein
Phil Hellmuth
Andreas Hoivold
Phil Ivey
Mike Matusow
Daniel Negreanu
Dennis Phillips
Lex Veldhuis

Leading up to the premiere, there will be an “I Love Poker” HSP marathon starting at noon Eastern, featuring the top eight shows from the first five seasons, as picked by producers of the show.

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