The rumor mill continues to generate a steady stream of possible replacements for A.J. Benza as Gabe Kaplan’s co-host on GSN’s High Stakes Poker.
Early speculation favored Vanessa Russo. Lending credibility: Russo has been very high-visibility this year, had mentioned involvement in an unnamed television show on her Twitter. Further support: PokerStars has reportedly been added as the primary sponsor for HSP, and Russo is a Team PokerStars pro.
That rumor was quickly denied by Russo and several other sources.
Benza had indicated that his replacement was to be female, so the usual suspects followed Russo as speculation continued: Lacy Jones, Amanda Leatherman, Tiffany Michelle and Shana Hiatt. Hiatt’s publicist told PokerNewsDaily that the former WPT hostess will not be reprising that role for High Stakes Poker. Daniel Negreanu went on to rule out Leatherman, Michelle, Jones and also Sabina Gadecki, Kimberly Lansing, and Jennifer Harman.
The latest name with some steam: Kara Scott. Her name was floated by A.J. on a recent episode of the Mediocre Poker Radio show and also by a separated article over at Poker News UK. Scott certainly has the experience, having done televised tournament work for the EPT during the first five years of their run as well as Matchroom Sport, along with hosting work on Poker Night Live and Sky Poker.
Scott is probably most familiar to casual poker players for her semi-deep runs in the 2009 and 2009 World Series of Poker, which inspired a great deal of typically creepy attention from ESPN WSOP commentator Norman Chad. Scott took 104th in 2008 and 238th in 2009, making Scott only the second woman in history to cash in back-to-back Main Events.
Scott has also played under the PokerStars flag at a number of tournaments as a sponsored player.
Whoever they’re hiring, HSP better do it soon, as taping for Season 6 is set to get underway within a few days.
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