Phil Ivey made lots of poker news after he put his Las Vegas mansion on the market for almost $2 million. Ivey’s house included a strange ratio of 4 bedrooms to 6 bathrooms, three fireplaces, a swimming pool, and a hot tub. As if this isn’t enough, Ivey can also look out his window and see mountain views and golf courses just beyond his backyard.
Of course, Ivey isn’t the only poker player with an awesome crib since there are plenty of other star players who live in houses that would make us jealous. Doyle Brunson is one of these people as his lavish home is topped off by a fancy swimming pool with rocks around the side where he does his back flips off of. Check out the Texas Dolly’s house right here!
David Benyamine also has a pretty sweet pool in his backyard and, as Benyamine’s hot wife pointed out, it kind of has a Pirates of the Caribbean theme. Benyamine’s poker room is far nicer than most people’s living room since it has several leather chairs along with a giant wall-mounted TV where he can multi-table from 10 feet away. Take a full look at Benyamine’s home here.
One more great poker player crib you should take a look at is Barry Greenstein’s house. As soon as he opens up the door, you can see the Scarface-like staircase with a cool balcony above it. And while Greenstein never busts out a machine gun or shoves his face in a giant mound of cocaine during the filming segment, it’s still worth looking at his entire mansion just for the fish tanks and bathroom/living room area alone. Here it is.
For all of the drama that was created when Kara Scott replaced A.J. Benza in the commentator booth, the real excitement occurred on the felt in Season 6 of High Stakes Poker. This was especially the case in the final episode where some players came up big winners while others left with a bruised image.
Chris “Jesus” Ferguson has made quite the name for himself at the poker table since he’s one of the best live players in the world, and was the 2000 WSOP Main Event champion. But Ferguson isn’t content to fade away into an early retirement with his $8 million in live tournament winnings. Instead, he is looking at a new challenge in making movies.
“2 Months, $2 Million” was one of the poker shows that jumped on the bandwagon of trying to emulate the success of long-standing programs like Poker After Dark and High Stakes Poker. Unfortunately for 2 Months, $2 Million, that success never came since the show will not be renewed by G4 for a second season.
The city of Baltimore, Maryland is getting Senate and Mayoral support for poker tables in their slots casinos.
High Stakes Poker is making its highly anticipated return for its sixth season on the Game Show Network (GSN) this Valentine’s Day, Sunday the 14th. Once you get sick of watching Marley and Me over wine, role-play by changing the channel over to GSN at 8 p.m. ET for the greatest action in televised poker. Strengthen your bonds of affection while you spoon to people (who aren’t you) losing thousands of dollars from their $200,000 minimum buy-ins, then seal the deal by reraising all-in with some heavy petting.
Season 6 of NBC’s hit show Poker After Dark had quite a beginning as the announcers hit the tables in what was entitled “Commentators III”. High Stakes Poker hosts Gabe Kaplan and Kara Scott (who was just recently named a host), Joe Sebok, Mark Gregorich, and of course Poker After Dark host Ali Nejad all took a seat in the Season 6 opener.
Pictured: Erik Seidel on Curb… he’s the OTHER bald guy in the frame.
GSN created waves in the poker world when they decided to do away with one half of the High Stakes Poker broadcasting duo after firing A.J. Benza. The move was not only a shock to Benza who publicly complained on his blog about it, but it was also a shock to fans of the show since Benza and fellow co-host Gabe Kaplan played quite well off each other.
