No Gamble, No Future is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO, and premiered on August 1, 2022.[1] The original series was announced by PokerGO on July 21, 2022, and provide cash game-focused entertainment with a variety of stakes and players partaking.[2]
| No Gamble, No Future | |
|---|---|
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| Presented by | Brent Hanks Jeff Platt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Producer | PokerGO |
| Production location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Original release | |
| Release | August 1, 2022 |
The show is filmed exclusively in the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is hosted by Brent Hanks and Jeff Platt.[3][4]
History
editNo Gamble, No Future began as a video podcast in January 2021 with Hanks and Platt as the hosts. The show aired on Tuesdays across PokerGO's YouTube and Facebook channels and discussed poker, sports, and gambling.[5]
Guests included Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Nick Schulman, Ali Nejad, Antonio Esfandiari, Tom Dwan, Barstool Sports' Ben Mintz, and Fox Sports 1's Nick Wright.[6][7][8][9][10]
While the podcast was on break, No Gamble, No Future remained a popular PokerGO brand before it evolved into a cash game show to be aired on video streaming service PokerGO.[2]
In February 2023, No Gamble, No Future aired Cash of the Titans that featured a hand between Patrik Antonius and Eric Persson that totaled $1,978,000 and broke the record for largest pot in U.S. poker stream history.[11][12]
Episodes
editSeason 1 (2022)
editSeason 1 was taped in July 2022 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from August 23, 2022, to January 10, 2023.[1]
| Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Aug. 23, 30, Sep. 6, 13 | Matt Hanks | Patrik Antonius | Ryusuke Daifuku | Matthew Su | Eric Hicks | Dylan DeStefano | Eric Persson |
| 2 | 4 | Sep. 20, Oct.4, 11, 18 | Matt Berkey | Bob Bright | Nick Schulman | Jimmy D'Ambrosio | Jake Daniels | Justin Young | David Levy |
| 3 | 3 | Oct. 25, Nov. 1, 8 | Lynne Ji | Brett McCollum | Jake Daniels | David Levy | Nikolai Novak | Eric Hicks | Eli Elezra |
| 4 | 3 | Nov. 15, 22, 29 | Michael Ian Black | Chris Eubank Jr. | Brent Hanks / Kevin Pollak | Maria Ho | Natalia Cigliuti | Daryl Morey | Simon Yu |
| 5 | 2 | Dec. 6, 13 | Maria Ho | Darly Morey | Faizal Khoja | Eli Elezra | Rob Mariano | Christina Gollins | Jeremy Ausmus |
| 6 | 4 | Dec. 20, 27, Jan. 3, 10 | Matt Hanks | Eric Hicks | Eric Persson | Adi Chugh | Alan Keating | Jean-Robert Bellande | Pedro Velasco Adnet |
Season 2 (2023)
editSeason 2 was taped in November 2022 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from March 22 to May 25, 2023.[14]
| Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Mar. 22, 29 | Eric Hicks | Pennzoil Don | David Oppenheim | Mr Dr Batman | Evan Sofer | James Bord | Eric Persson |
| 2 | 3 | Apr. 5, 12, 19 | Evan Sofer | Justin Young | Eric Hicks | Eric Worre | Eric Wasserson | James Bord / Patrik Antonius | Eric Persson |
| 3 | 3 | Apr. 26, May 3, 10 | Shawn Madden | Jared Jaffee | Steven Buckner / James Bullimore | Kevin Martin | Sashimi Poker | Justin Young | Jimmy D'Ambrosio |
| 4 | 2 | May 17 | Brian Okin | Straton Wilhelm | Joe Tehan | Andy Loomis | Markus Gonsalves | Justin Young | Julian Parmann |
| 5 | 4 | May 24, 25 | Matt Hanks | Kevin Martin / Eric Persson | Markus Gonsalves | Chris Moneymaker | Eric Worre | Shawn Madden | Eric Hicks |
- Season 2 introduced the "Wheel of Pain" that was hosted by Remko Rinkema and would be spun by players when they triggered certain in-game conditions. Punishments included wearing funny outfits, doing push-ups or jumping jacks, and praising Phil Hellmuth as the GOAT.[14]
Season 3 (2023)
editSeason 3 was taped in February 2023 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from July 19 to November 22, 2023.
| Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jul. 19, 26, Aug. 2 | Markus Gonsalves | Rob Yong | Matthew Gonzales | Andrew Robl | Patrik Antonius | Eric Persson | |
| 2 | 3 | Aug. 9, 16, 23 | Markus Gonsalves | Matthew Gonzales | Patrik Antonius | Rob Yong | Andrew Robl | Eric Persson | |
| 3 | 4 | Aug. 30, Sep. 6, 13, Oct. 4 | Andrew Robl | Eric Persson | Matthew Gonzales | Rob Yong | Patrik Antonius | Markus Gonsalves | |
| 4 | 3 | Oct. 11, 25, Nov. 1 | Phil Hellmuth | Lynne Ji | Arden Cho | Lawford Edwards | Matt Steinberg | Justin Young | Shawn Madden |
| 5 | 3 | Nov. 8, 15, 22 | Eric Hicks | Kevin Martin / Matt Berkey | Daniel Negreanu | Matt Steinberg | Lynne Ji | Phil Hellmuth | Eli Elezra |
In February 2023, No Gamble, No Future premiered Cash of the Titans that featured Andrew Robl, Eric Persson, Rob Yong, Markus Gonsalves, Matthew Gonzales, and Patrik Antonius. The buy-in was $1,000,000 and stakes began at $500/$500 blinds that escalated every three hours over three days. Each player put $100,000 on the side, and the player that won the most money would win the $600,000 side pot. On the final hand day of filming, there was a $1,978,000 pot between Antonius and Persson that set the record for the biggest pot in U.S. poker stream history.[15][16]
With blinds at $1,000 / $2,000 and a $2,000 big blind ante, Persson raised to $7,000 with and Yong called on the button with . Antonius made it $30,000 from the small blind with and both Persson and Yong called. Antonius bet $40,000 on the flop and Persson raised to $140,000. Yong folded and Antonius reraised to $250,000.[17] Persson called and the turn landed the . Antonius bet $150,000 and Persson moved all-in. Antonius called all-in for $692,000 and had Persson drawing dead as the river fell the .[11] Following the record-breaking pot, there were three pots of $1,657,000, $1,298,000, and $1,269,000 that also amounted to larger than the previous $1,158,000 record pot that was set in December 2022 on Hustler Casino Live.[12][18]
Season 4 (2024)
editSeason 4 was taped in August 2023 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from November 29, 2023, to March 13, 2024.[19]
| Week | Episodes | Scheduled Airdates | Seat 1 | Seat 2 | Seat 3 | Seat 4 | Seat 5 | Seat 6 | Seat 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nov. 29, Dec. 6 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | Dec. 13, 20 | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 17 | |||||||
| 4 | 2 | Jan. 24, Feb. 7 | |||||||
| 5 | 2 | Feb. 14, 21 | |||||||
| 6 | 3 | Feb. 28, Mar. 6, 13 |
Results
editSeason 1 (2022)
edit| Week | Winner | Runner-Up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place | 7th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Maria Ho | Faizal Khoja | Jeremy Ausmus | Rob Mariano | Daryl Morey | Christina Gollins | Eli Elezra |
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- ^ "Alan Keating Wins Biggest Pot in U.S. Livestream Poker History; Scoops $1.2 Million on Hustler Casino Live". www.pokernews.com. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
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