HIGH STAKES POKER Season 3 Premieres on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM

HIGH STAKES POKER Season 3 Premieres on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM

Poker Analyst Gabe Kaplan Takes a Seat at the Table as 'Kid Poker' Daniel Negreanu Switches Places With Him in the Second Episode

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- GSN's HIGH STAKES POKER (HSP 3) kicks off its third season on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM ET as the 2006 World Series of Poker champion Jamie Gold and others face the best cash game players. This season once again features the top poker pros and amateurs playing with their own cash. There's millions of dollars up for grabs on HSP 3 that was taped at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

For the first time, Gabe Kaplan, the popular analyst on HIGH STAKES POKER makes his debut as a player in the series. During the second episode (on January 22) Kaplan makes a surprising entrance on the set. He asks the players if any of them want to give up their seat at the table and "Kid Poker" Daniel Negreanu, one of the most entertaining poker players, accepts. Negreanu makes his broadcasting debut as the analyst taking over Kaplan's role. Negreanu calls the action with host AJ Benza as long as Kaplan plays at the table through episode 3 on January 29.

In addition to Gold, who won $12 million at the 2006 WSOP main event, the line-up on the first episode includes the legendary Doyle Brunson, Negreanu, Daniel Alaei, Shawn Sheikhan, Victor Ramdin, Bill Chen and Mike "The Mouth" Matusow.

As a lead up to the premiere of HSP 3 on Monday, January 15 at 8 PM ET, GSN recaps the first two seasons of the series with the BEST OF HIGH STAKES POKER Volume 2. The one-hour BEST OF HSP special will get viewers caught up with the most dramatic moments from the first two seasons with commentary from Kaplan and Benza. HSP 3 repeats on Monday nights at 2 AM and Thursday nights at 9 PM.

GSN is also providing special HIGH STAKES POKER podcasts on Apple's iTunes and additional video content on GSN.com. The exclusive video provides viewers with more coverage than ever before. The podcasts feature interviews from the players as they discuss their play and unseen behind the scenes footage from the taping of HSP 3.

For the complete line up of players and more information about HSP 3, go to www.GSN.com.

GSN, the Network for Games, is the only U.S. television network dedicated to game-related programming and interactive game playing. The network features game shows, reality series, documentaries and casino games. As the industry leader in interactivity, GSN's interactivity allows viewers a chance to win prizes by playing along with GSN's televised games via GSN.com. Now reaching more than 60 million Nielsen homes, GSN is distributed in the U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The network is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation. For further media information, visit GSN's press website at corp.gsn.com.

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