High Stakes Poker Season XIII Begins on PokerGo

The subscription-based poker streaming site PokerGo broadcasted the first episode of the studio based poker cash game show on Monday 29th July, 2024. Subsequent episodes in the 12-part series drop at 8pm (ET) every Monday, with final show broadcasting on October 21st, 2024.

The series features many of the familiar faces from the show’s past, including Nik ‘Airball’ Arcot, who was last seen tanking for ages in a huge pot in the High Stakes Poker Season 12 finale. It would have been the biggest pot ever in the history of the show if he had made the call…but he folded, after taking an eternity to do so.

PokerGo President Mori Eskandiari has promised the new season will deliver exciting surprises, saying

Other players confirmed to be taking part in the series include Jennifer Tilly, Andrew Robl, Phil Hellmuth,  billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, and businessman Stanley Tang. 

Other players not mentioned in the series press release are also rumored to be making appearances, such as Jennifer Tilly’s boyfriend Phil Laak and recent WSOP bracelet winner Daniel ‘KidPoker’ Negreanu.

The first episode of the new season saw Jennifer Tilly, Andrew Robl, Sean Dempsey, Justin Gavri, Bo Brownstein and Masato Yakosawa take their seats, along with newcomer Dr Sameh Elamawy. The game is $200/$400 No Limit.

It was the newcomer who made the biggest waves, taking several pots in the opening exchanges, pulling successful bluffs against series regulars and showing  little fear in getting involved in big pots.

To watch the full show and see how the action panned out in the high stakes poker cash game and whether Dr Sameh Elamawy ended up a winner or loser, you’ll need to watch the show.

To do so, a subscription to PokerGo is required. There are monthly, quarterly and annual plans available, starting at $19.99.