The new season begins Saturday, February 26th, at 8:00PM ET and 11:00PM ET on GSN.
In addition to comedy and acting, Norm is a passionate poker player who has competed in the World Series of Poker and in many celebrity poker tournaments. Norm was a cast member on Saturday Night Live starting in 1993 where he anchored Weekend Update. He also starred in two separate sitcoms: Norm and A Minute With Stan Hooper. He’s currently making the rounds across the country on a stand-up tour.
Not only is High Stakes Poker getting a new host, they are also getting a new dimension. The poker program will air in 3D for its seventh season on DirecTV’s 3D channel n3D. High Stakes Poker will be the first poker show to be broadcast in 3D, and it’s the first GSN show to do the same. The 3D shows will begin airing this Spring.
The full cast list for season seven of High Stakes Poker is as follows: (notice that this season there are no Team Full Tilt players meaning no Ivey, Dwan, Hansen, Antonius or Matusow.)
Mike Baxter - Hedge fund manager
Eric Boneta - Rolex watch dealer and wholesaler
Doyle Brunson
Johnny Chan
Robert Croak - Creator of SillyBandz
Jonnathan Duhamel
Antonio Esfandiari
Phil Galfond
Bill Klein - Retired businessman/philanthropist
Phil Laak
Jason Mercier
Julian Movsesian - Life insurance executive
Daniel Negreanu
David "Viffer" Peat
Bill Perkins - President of private equity and venture capitalist fund
Andrew Robl
Phil Ruffin - Owner of the Treasure Island hotel in Las Vegas
Vanessa Selbst
Bob Voulgaris - Sports bettor and poker pro
This season features a minimum cash buy-in of $200,000 and a maximum of $500,000. The show tapes at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
