High Stakes Duel
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Presented by | Ali Nejad Nick Schulman Maria Ho |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 3 |
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Producer | PokerGO |
Production location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Distributor | PokerGO |
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Original release | July 30, 2020 |
High Stakes Duel is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO, and premiered on July 30, 2020.[1] The original series was announced by PokerGO on July 22, 2020, and would see two players play heads-up No-Limit Hold'em in a poker tournament format to decide a winner.[2]
The show is filmed exclusively in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is aired on PokerGO and PokerGO's YouTube channel.
For each round of High Stakes Duel there are three episodes - The Hype Show, The Weigh-In, and the actual match between the two players. Ali Nejad and Nick Schulman host The Hype Show, while Schulman sits with both players for The Weigh-In. For the match, both Nejad and Schulman provide commentary.[3] For Round 3 of High Stakes Duel II, Maria Ho filled in for Schulman.[4]
The winner of High Stakes Duel receives the High Stakes Duel Championship Belt.[5]
Format[]
The first round of High Stakes Duel has a $50,000 buy-in with the two players involved playing No-Limit Hold'em in a poker tournament format to decide the winner who advances to Round 2. The player that lost the match has the first option to challenge the winner to a rematch in Round 2 where the stakes will double to $100,000. If the player lost decides not to challenge, then the challenger seat is open to any player. The stakes double each round, and in order for a player to walk away with the prize pool, they must win three consecutive matches before Round 6, or two consecutive matches from Round 5 onwards. [6][7]
Results[]
Series | Total Rounds | Winner | Opponent(s) | Winnings |
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High Stakes Duel I | 3 | Phil Hellmuth | Antonio Esfandiari | $400,000 |
High Stakes Duel II | 3 | Phil Hellmuth | Daniel Negreanu | $400,000 |
High Stakes Duel III | 3 (ongoing) | Tom Dwan | Phil Hellmuth | $200,000 |
History[]
After premiering on July 30, 2020, High Stakes Duel is now into the third series as Phil Hellmuth looks to defend his back-to-back series wins against Fox Sports 1's Nick Wright.
High Stakes Duel I[]
Round 1 of High Stakes Duel premiered on July 30, 2020, with Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari facing off in the inaugural match of this PokerGO original series with each player buying in for $50,000.
Esfandiari took the early lead in the match before Hellmuth turned the tide and mounted a comeback. The final hand saw Hellmuth win a race holding pocket sevens against Esfandiari's queen-jack. Following the match, Esfandiari immediately issued his challenge for Round 2.[8]
Round 2 of High Stakes Duel aired on September 24, 2020, with Hellmuth and Esfandiari putting up the $100,000 buy-in each. The two went back-and-forth throughout the match before Esfandiari's jack-ten couldn't outdraw Hellmuth's king-ten. Like in Round 1, Esfandiari challenged for the final time. [9]
Round 3 of High Stakes Duel aired on October 21, 2020, with Hellmuth and Esfandiari playing for $400,000 having each bought in for $200,000. Hellmuth dominated Esfandiari throughout the match as the final hand saw Esfandiari all-in with ace-three against Hellmuth's ace-ten. Both players flopped an ace, and Esfandiari's chop outs never fulfilled as he was handed his third consecutive loss to Hellmuth. Esfandiari was out of challenges, and with Hellmuth having the option to cash out the $400,000 prize pool or take on a new challenger in Round 4, Hellmuth decided to cash out and was crowned the High Stakes Duel winner and awarded the High Stakes Duel Championship Belt.[10][11][12]
High Stakes Duel II[]
High Stakes Duel II was announced in March 2021 with a highly anticipated match between the defending champion Phil Hellmuth and his newest challenger Daniel Negreanu.[13] Round 1 of High Stakes Duel II premiered on March 31, 2021, with Hellmuth and Negreanu each buying in for $50,000. Negreanu dominated the match from the start before Hellmuth mounted an epic comeback that saw him as low as 7,000 of the 100,000 chips in play. Once the tide had turned and Negreanu was short, he would run into Hellmuth's pocket nines and fail to improve.[14] Negreanu immediately challenged Hellmuth for Round 2.[15]
Round 2 of High Stakes Duel II aired on May 5, 2021, with Hellmuth and Negreanu each buying in for $100,000. Unlike the previous match, this one saw many lead changes between Hellmuth and Negreanu before the final hand saw Hellmuth shove ace-four and Negreanu called with a pair. Hellmuth would make a runner-runner flush and secure his second consecutive victory over Negreanu.[16][17]
Round 3 of High Stakes Duel II aired on June 23, 2021, with Hellmuth and Negreanu buying in for $200,000 each.[18] The long battle would see just a few lead changes before the final hand saw both players turn a gutshot straight. Hellmuth held the higher superior, and with all the chips in the middle, Negreanu was unable to find a chop on the river to lose his third consecutive match against Hellmuth. Negreanu was out of challenges, and like in High Stakes Duel, Hellmuth elected to cash out the $400,000 prize pool instead of taking on a new challenger in Round 4.[19][20]
High Stakes Duel III[]
High Stakes Duel III was announced in June 2021 on PokerGO's video podcast No Gamble, No Future. The show was set to reveal Phil Hellmuth's opponent for High Stakes Duel III, and No Gamble, No Future hosts Jeff Platt and Brent Hanks introduced Fox Sports 1's Nick Wright as Hellmuth's Round 1 opponent.[21][22] Round 1 of High Stakes Duel III premiered on July 28, 2021, with Hellmuth and Wright each buying in for $50,000.[23] Wright took the early lead in the match before Hellmuth staged a comeback before the final hand saw both players turn a flush with Hellmuth's being superior.[24] Wright announced via Twitter that he would not challenge Hellmuth for Round 2.[25]
Tom Dwan was revealed as Hellmuth's Round 2 opponent which premiered on August 25, 2021 with each buying in for $100,000.[26] The Round 2 match began with Dwan taking the early lead before it rotated back-and-forth between both players. Dwan would push Hellmuth off a small pair and then make a straight against his bluff to take his biggest lead in the match. Hellmuth eventually sunk down to around 20 big blinds before he limped with pocket aces. Dwan flopped a pair and the rest of the chips entered the middle with Hellmuth at-risk. Dwan turned two pair, and when Hellmuth failed to improve on the river, he was dealt his first High Stakes Duel loss.[27]
Round 3 of High Stakes Duel III was announced for January 26, 2022, with Dwan and Hellmuth buying in for $200,000 each.[28]
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