Archive for February, 2009

Poker Movies on Television

Every now and again, we are lucky enough to see our favorite poker movies scheduled on television. Even better is when we hear about new poker movies coming out at the cinemas.

One of the greatest poker movies of all time is “Rounders“, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton. It’s also one of those movies that if you flick channels and happen to catch a couple of minutes of, you can’t turn it off. The movie is so popular because it has a great cast, awesome quotes and the poker game is focused around No Limit Texas Hold’em.

Edward Norton, Matt Damon, John Turturro in Rounders

Edward Norton, Matt Damon, John Turturro in Rounders


Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.

There are other great movies we love to see on TV, like Maverick (1994), Cincinati Kid (1965), High Roller (2003) and even one of the new Bond movies, Casino Royale (2006) that again, features a No Limit Texas Hold’em game.

There is no denying it, whether its scripted scenes in a movie, the latest cash game on High Stakes Poker or the edge of your seat action of World Series of Poker re-runs, we love to watch poker on television.

Here’s a list of gambling, casino and poker movies you might see on television. If you don’t want to wait for one of these classics to hit the TV screen, go down to the local DVD  store or online iTunes store and grab a copy today.

  • Maverick (1994)
  • Rounders (1998)
  • Oceans 11 (2001)
  • Oceans 12 (2004)
  • Oceans 13 (2007)
  • Casino Royale (2006)
  • The Grand (2007)
  • A Big Hand for The Little Lady (1966)
  • Atlantic City (1980)
  • Bookies (2003)
  • Born Yesterday (1950)
  • California Split (1974)
  • Casino (1995)
  • Cincnati Kid (1965)
  • Honeymoon In Vegas (1992)
  • Croupier (1998)
  • High Roller (2003)
  • Shade (2004)
  • The Big Blind (1999)
  • The Cooler (2003)
  • The Gambler (1974)
  • The Sting (1973)
  • Run (1990)

Who’s playing on High Stakes Poker Season 5?

2009 High Stakes Poker Season 5

Season 5 of High Stakes Poker is about to begin on TV and the line up for this series includes Patrik Antonius, David Benyamine, Mike Baxter, Doyle Brunson, Nick Cassavetes, Tom Dwan, Peter Eastgate, Eli Elezra, Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Greenstein, Joe Hachem, Phil Laak, Howard Lederer, Alan Meltzer, Dario Minieri, Daniel Negreanu, David Peat, Ilari Sahamies and Sam Simon. Stay tuned for more High Stakes Poker!

As always, High Stakes Poker is hosted by AJ Benza and Gabe Kaplin.

Player’s from Day 2 of High Stakes Poker Season 5, from left to right: Sam Simon, Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem, Patrik Antonius, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, Phil Laak, Nick Cassavetes. Not Pictured: Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, who bought in after Sam Simon left.

Season 5 of High Stakes Poker Television Schedule

High Stakes Poker Television Schedule for the 2009 season 5 series:

High Stakes Poker 5×01 - 01 / Mar / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 1
High Stakes Poker 5×02 - 08 / Mar / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 2
High Stakes Poker 5×03 - 15 / Mar / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 3
High Stakes Poker 5×04 - 22 / Mar / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 4
High Stakes Poker 5×05 - 29 / Mar / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 5
High Stakes Poker 5×06 - 05 / Apr / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 6
High Stakes Poker 5×07 - 12 / Apr / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 7
High Stakes Poker 5×08 - 19 / Apr / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 8
High Stakes Poker 5×09 - 26 / Apr / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 9
High Stakes Poker 5×10 - 03 / May / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 10
High Stakes Poker 5×11 - 10 / May / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 11
High Stakes Poker 5×12 - 17 / May / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 12
High Stakes Poker 5×13 - 24 / May / 2009 - Season 5, Episode 13

High Stakes Poker Season 5 (Five) 2009

The extremely popular “High Stakes Poker” returns this year in its fifth season. Running through from March 2009 to May 2009, the 5th season of High Stakes Poker features a minimum buy-in of $200,000. The first 4 seasons of High Stakes was a $100k buy-in, whilst the end of season 4 offered us exciting poker television with an enormous $500,000 minimum buy-in, with over $5 million in play at any one time.

High Stakes Poker season 5 was recorded this year at the Golden Nugget hotel and casino. High Stakes Poker is on television airing on the GSN network, AJ Benza and Gabe Kaplin return as hosts.

Over the 2009 High Stakes Poker season, we will cover off an episode guide with big hands, most entertaining moments, who is playing and more. Stay tuned as we watch poker on tv and live blog this incredible, entertaining event.