Jean-Robert Bellande
As
Tom Dwan, winner of a monster three-way all-in hand the week before, was taking a seat at the table, an $800 straddle was on when
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to $3,000 from the cutoff holding the
. Salomon called from the small blind with he
, the rest of the players folded, and it was heads-up action to the flop.
Salomon checked his flush draw and then called when Bellande bet $2,000 with his set of kings. The turn gave Salomon the club flush and he checked to Bellande, who bet $9,000. Salomon woke up with a check-raised to $29,000 and Bellande paused for a few beats before calling.
Game Show Network (GSN) from 2006-11,
High Stakes Poker cemented its legacy as one of the most popular poker shows ever made through its 98-episode run. Now, after a near-decade hiatus, the show is set to return this
Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on
PokerGO.
Not only is the show, which recorded earlier this year at
PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino, once again helmed by the original producer and Poker Hall of Famer
Mori Eskandani, news broke earlier this week that the showâs original hosts
Gabe Kaplan and
AJ Benza would return for commentary duties. New episodes are slated to air every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.