High Stakes Poker: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of High Stakes Poker Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Episode 1
Mar 1, 2009
The fifth season of High Stakes Poker starts with a bigger game of $400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em and a $200,000 minimum buy-in. Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Barry Greenstein, Tom D
Episode 2
Mar 8, 2009
Doyle Brunson slow plays cowboys and big pots start to become the norm as Daniel Negreanu, Peter Eastgate, Barry Greenstein, Tom Dwan, David Benyamine, Ilari Sahamies, and Eli Elez
Episode 3
Mar 15, 2009
Daniel Negreanu is at the center of the action like normal as Doyle Brunson, Peter Eastgate, Barry Greenstein, Tom Dwan, David Benyamine, Ilari Sahamies, and Eli Elezra continue to
Episode 4
Mar 22, 2009
Big hands collide and they're running an almost $550,000 pot once! High Stakes Poker gets even higher as the limits get kicked up to $500/$1,000 on this episode of High Stakes Poke
Episode 5
Mar 29, 2009
Everyone's trying to bluff, and Daniel Negreanu can't catch a hand as Doyle Brunson, Peter Eastgate, Barry Greenstein, Tom Dwan, David Benyamine, Ilari Sahamies, and Eli Elezra joi
Episode 6
Apr 5, 2009
Tom Dwan cracks aces to scoop a record-breaking $919,000 pot as Daniel Negreanu, Peter Eastgate, Barry Greenstein, Doyle Brunson, David Benyamine, Ilari Sahamies, and Eli Elezra wa
Episode 7
Apr 12, 2009
A new lineup brings big names to the big game as Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, Joe Hachem, Sam Simon, Nick Cassavetes, Patrik Antonius, and Phil Laak kick of
Episode 8
Apr 19, 2009
Prop bets, problems, and plenty of action on this episode of High Stakes Poker with Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, Joe Hachem, Sam Simon, Nick Cassavetes, Pat
Episode 9
Apr 26, 2009
Tom Dwan picks up right where he left off after he joins Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, Joe Hachem, Sam Simon, Nick Cassavetes, Patrik Antonius, and Phil Laak
Episode 10
May 3, 2009
Action continues with Tom Dwan and Daniel Negreanu in the middle of it all while Antonio Esfandiari, Howard Lederer, Joe Hachem, Nick Cassavetes, Patrik Antonius, and Phil Laak wat
Episode 11
May 10, 2009
New faces, same action. David "Viffer" Peat, Dario Minieri, and Alan Meltzer make their High Stakes Poker debut alongside Mike Baxter, Eli Elezra, Doyle Brunson, Phil Laak, and Tom
Episode 12
May 17, 2009
The $400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em action continues on High Stakes Poker as Doyle Brunson, Mike Baxter, Eli Elezra, Dario Minieri, Phil Laak, David Peat, Alan Meltzer, and Tom Dwan con
Episode 13
May 24, 2009
Big pairs and big pots continue until the final hand of Season 5 as Doyle Brunson, Mike Baxter, Eli Elezra, Dario Minieri, Phil Laak, David Peat, Alan Meltzer, and Tom Dwan close o