The cash-game lineups we've heard about so far range from interesting to incredible. Match 1 is Taylor "Green Plastic" Caby, Cole "CTS" South, Gabe Kaplan, David "Raptor" Benefield, Doyle Brunson, and Eli Elezra.
The cash game below looks even better. That's durrrr (Tom Dwan), Patrik Antonius, Howard Lederer, Eli Elezra, Ziigmund (Ilari Sahamies), and Phil Ivey.
But the best lineup of all appears to be one that Daniel Negreanu wrote about on his blog: he'll be playing with Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Tom Dwan, Gus Hansen, and Phil Hellmuth.
Don't miss any poker on TV: sign up for our weekly newsletter or subscribe to our feed.
Kenny Tran will also make an appearance in season 5.
ReplyDeleteDaniel writes about the above cash game in his blog. It's a fascinating read. It gives away a significant amount of information, however, so the ideal time to read it would probably be after you watch the show.
ReplyDeleteMori Eskandani reportedly says there will be more cash games than tournaments on Poker After Dark season 5.
ReplyDeletePoker After Dark season 4 resumes December 29. A subset of the season 5 shows is now listed on NBC's web site.
ReplyDeletePhil Hellmuth says (apparently about PAD, and a spoiler):
ReplyDelete2008 was a busy and stressful year for me, and all of the travel and stress had really worn me down. I was tired enough that I passed on playing in a episode of "High Stakes Poker" with two "Billionaires" on December 20th, despite the fact that I won over $250k last time I played in a similar one a month or two earlier.
Updated link for Negreanu's comments.
ReplyDeleteI thought that Pokerstars players werent allowed to play season 5.
ReplyDeleteSo no Daniel..
PokerStars's decree came after season 5 was taped.
ReplyDelete