As the popularity of Texas Holdem rises, the number of shows on TV continues to increase. We now have expanded coverage of the World Series of Poker. You also have the World Poker Tour. The WPT is a showcase for some of the best players on the planet - for those lucky enough to have the Travel Channel. If that's not enough, you can watch clueless celebrities or a table of nobodies go at it. The latest and thrilling installment in the boob-tube holdem craze is High Stakes Poker on the Game Show Network. In a casino poker room, you will often hear the call for a $10/$25 no limit holdem game. With a $2,500 buy-in, this is more than most amateur poker players are willing to risk for a seat at the table. High Stakes Poker laughs at the $10/$25 game and takes the no limit holdem cash game to another level. Yet, even with blinds of $300/$600 and a buy-in ranging from $100K to $1 million, players are lined up to get a seat at the table. This seat guarantees you the chance to test your skills against the best. In early episodes, the table was filled with the who's who of poker greatness: Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forest, and Barry Greenstein. Future episodes will include the likes of Johnny Chan, Phil Hellmuth, Todd Brunson, and Sammy Farha.

As one of the hosts, Gabe Kaplan of "Welcome Back, Kotter" fame shows he has real poker skills as he analyzes the play-by-play action. As players toss $100,000 in $100 bills into the pot, you can't help but get caught up in the action. High Stakes Poker lets you live your poker dreams vicariously through your favorite poker players. And, for the first time on TV, you can learn from true cash game strategies as players risk real money on each and every bet. You won't be disappointed!!