This is a great article:
A quality that gives televised poker games such broad viewer appeal is the thrill of living vicariously through the bets, bluffs and daring gambles of professional players.
That experience is served adequately by coverage of such high-profile tournaments as the World Series of Poker and World Poker Tour, but it's measurably intensified on "High Stakes Poker," the popular GSN cable network show now in its fourth season.
Unlike tournaments in which players compete to advance to the final table using chips with no cash value, "High Stakes Poker" brings top pro
