Jason Koon introduces the straddle to begin this week, but it is Jake Daniels that kicks off the action riding a heater of hands. Bluffs become the theme of the episode, but they're not all successful. Join Phil Hellmuth, James Bord, Lazaro Hernandez, Chamath Palihapitiya, Brandon Adams, and Tom Dwan on High Stakes Poker.

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The eighth season of High Stakes Poker begins with Tom Dwan, Bryn Kenney, Nick Petrangelo, Michael Schwimer, Brandon Steven, Rick Salomon, and Jean-Robert Bellande playing $400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em on this first episode of High Stakes Poker.

Episode 1

Michael Schwimer exits the game after throwing a no-hitter in the previous episode as his seat is filled by another player making their High Stakes Poker debut. Rick Salomon tangles in huge pots all night long with some of the young guns - including one that is nearly $900k!

Episode 2

Big pairs find themselves all-in, flushes top other flushes, and another player reaches for a rebuy. Can Rick Salomon continue where he left off, or will it be Lynne Ji, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bryn Kenney, Brandon Steven, Tom Dwan, or Nick Petrangelos' time to shine on this episode of High Stakes Poker?

Episode 3

Nick Petrangelo kicks off a round of straddles while Lynne Ji and Jean-Robert Bellande trade bluffs back-and-forth. Tom Dwan and Bryn Kenney get involved in some big pots as the straddles get sniped, and the bluffs get picked off on this episode of High Stakes Poker.

Episode 4

Temperatures begin to rise on this episode of High Stakes Poker as Jean-Robert Bellande begins to stir the pot while Brandon Steven takes a hit, then wins one back. As the night begins to wind down, Bellande, Lynne Ji, and Tom Dwan get involved in one of the biggest pots of the season, but who will be the one that scoops it their way?

Episode 5

A new set of players take their seats on this episode of High Stakes Poker as Tom Dwan leads a group including Jean-Robert Bellande, Sean Perry, Damien LeForbes, John Andress, Michael Schwimer, and Rick Salomon as they play $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em.

Episode 6

The stakes are raised as it becomes a three-blind game of $200/$400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em. It's a rocky start for Jean-Robert Bellande this week, but he manages to turn things around once he starts to hit some hands, while Damien LeForbes, Michael Schwimer, and Rick Salomon are all dealt big hits throughout this episode of High Stakes Poker.

Episode 7

It's a roller-coaster session for Michael Schwimer on this episode of High Stakes Poker as the retired MLB pitcher is being thrown curveballs from all directions. Sean Perry finds pocket aces against Jean-Robert Bellande, while a new player takes the seat of one that calls it an early night as this is the last High Stakes Poker episode for this current line-up of players.

Episode 8

A new set of players take their seats on this episode of High Stakes Poker as Tom Dwan leads a group including Phil Ivey, Brandon Adams, James Bord, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jake Daniels, Lazaro Hernandez, and Phil Hellmuth as they play $400/$800 No-Limit Hold'em.

Episode 9

Is it High Stakes Poker if we don't hear a, "Do you know who I am?" rant from Phil Hellmuth? Chamath Palihapitiya wins a big one, then loses a big one before a new player joins the game. This episode of High Stakes Poker continues with Phil Ivey leading a group that includes Lazaro Hernandez, Brandon Adams, James Bord, Jake Daniels, and Tom Dwan.

The home stretch of Season 8 has begun, and Doug Polk makes his High Stakes Poker debut. Polk is seated alongside Tom Dwan, Brandon Steven, James Bord, Jake Daniels, Phil Hellmuth, Bryn Kenney, and Phil Ivey on this episode as they play $200/$400 No-Limit Hold'em.

Last week's incredible fold by Doug Polk is still the talk of the table as Phil Hellmuth kicks things off by winning some of the money he should have won last week when he flopped the nuts. It's a tough night for Jake Daniels as things don't go his way, while Tom Dwan turns things around and starts to drag some big pots on this episode of High Stakes Poker.

Episode 13

The season finale of High Stakes Poker closes out with Brandon Steven, James Bord, Jake Daniels, Tom Dwan, Rick Salomon, John Andress, Bryn Kenney, and Phil Hellmuth at the table. The night starts rough for both Bord and Andress, but they both turn it around as the session concludes with pocket sevens dragging two pots totaling over $350,000 as Season 8 of High Stakes Poker comes to an end.

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