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Live Poker & StreamingSeptember 22, 2023·1 min read
High Stakes Poker Season Kicks Off with Record-Breaking Expenses
The filming of the new season of High Stakes Poker took place in Las Vegas in April 2023. The first session of the new season was divided into 6 TV episodes.
The players in the first session included Rick Salomon, Jean-Robert Bellande, Rob Yong, Erik Persson, Andrew Robl, Ferdinand Putra, and Charles Yu. The game featured a $1k/$2k blind structure with a mandatory straddle of $4k and regular re-straddles. The chips used in the game included denominations of $25,000, $5,000, and $1,000.
Andrew Robl was the most successful player in the first episodes. Jean-Robert Bellande and Charles Yu flipped for a million dollars in the second episode. Erik Persson joined the game in the second episode but left after a few hands, losing $700k. Andrew Robl continued to dominate the game, winning several key hands. Rick Salomon had a notable performance in the fifth episode, winning several hands. Charles Yu ended the session with a loss of $850k.
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