The Best Ever Poker Commentators

Paul Seaton - April 6, 2020

Playing poker is at the top of any person that loves the feeling of chips and cards, but when things are outside your bankroll or when you've been eliminated from a big tournament, then next best thing is watching the action unfold on TV or PokerGO. Bringing poker to life is

Wonderful World of Gabe Kaplan

Paul Seaton - March 27, 2020April 1, 2020

Plenty of poker players venture away from the table to commit their insight to poker commentary. Think of how much we all enjoy Nick Schulman behind the mic when he’s not busy winning WSOP bracelets. Other celebrities, such as actors, are a dab hand at adapting to poker and turn

Poker Central to Launch Two New PokerGO Series – The Championship Run & Run it Back with Remko

Poker Central - March 26, 2020

Poker Central today announced that its direct-to-consumer OTT subscription service, PokerGO, will launch two new original series: “The Championship Run” and “Run it Back with Remko.” “The Championship Run” will premiere on Friday, March 27th and will be available on-demand beginning at 12pm ET, while “Run it Back with Remko”

Winning and Losing Millions with Gus Hansen

Paul Seaton - February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Of all the poker players that fans love but don’t understand, Gus Hansen might be at the top of the list. An enigma, Gus Hansen may have written a poker book, the hugely popular Every Hand Revealed, but he has also walked out of tournaments when the chip leader, gone

POKER CENTRAL ACQUIRES FAN-FAVORITE HIGH STAKES POKER BRAND AND ASSETS

Press Release

Poker Central - February 4, 2020February 3, 2020

LAS VEGAS, NV (February 4, 2020) - Poker Central today announced the company’s acquisition of the High Stakes Poker brand and assets for the successful poker cash game television show that ran on Game Show Network for seven seasons between 2006 and 2011. Following the acquisition, PokerGO will begin streaming

Tom Dwan’s Million-Dollar Backpack, How Poker is Televised and a $400k Stud Event That Almost Got Made

Mori Eskandani, flanked by Ali Nejad and Nick Schulman on the ESPN WSOP Main Event broadcast, moments after he was told he would be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. (Photo: PokerPhotoAchives)

Remko Rinkema - August 8, 2018August 8, 2018

This is the second of two parts highlighting the career achievements of newly inducted Poker Hall of Fame member Mori Eskandani. Read Part 1 here first if you haven’t. The announcement of Mori Eskandani’s induction into the poker’s Hall of Fame came at the end of a long and busy summer

Heads Up with Remko – Patrik Antonius Part 2

Remko Rinkema - May 17, 2018May 17, 2018

This is the second and final part of Heads Up with Remko featuring Patrik Antonius. On the first part, Antonius talked about how he discovered the game and quickly became one of the best in the world. From 2000 through 2006, Antonius arguably played the most hands of poker of

Heads Up with Remko – Patrik Antonius Part 1

Patrik Antonius joins Heads Up with Remko to talk about his life story in the game of poker.

Remko Rinkema - May 11, 2018

This week on Heads Up with Remko we are joined by Patrik Antonius, winner of more than $11 milion in live tournaments but above all else one of the best cash game players in the history of the game. On this show, Antonius opens up about getting his start in the

How Johnny Chan Losing a $700,000 Pot Turned into Poker’s Most Iconic Televised Cash Game

Mori Eskandani tells the story of how a $700k pot lost by Johnny Chan turned into High Stakes Poker (Image: PokerPhotoArchives and GettyImages)

Remko Rinkema - April 14, 2018April 14, 2018

This is the story of how High Stakes Poker, arguably the most iconic televised cash game came together, how simplicity was key, and why it took Johnny Chan losing a $700,000 pot in a Las Vegas cash game to bring the true nature of high stakes cash games to living

Heads Up with Remko – Mori Eskandani

Heads Up with Remko Podcast featuring Mori Eskandani

Remko Rinkema - April 6, 2018April 6, 2018

Mori Eskandani is the driving force behind poker on TV, and the producer of shows such as High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark and he joins the podcast to talk about the launch of the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino. Mori dives into the importance of the