{"id":10254,"date":"2020-07-26T16:43:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T16:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/?p=10254"},"modified":"2020-07-26T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T16:48:05","slug":"poker-central-to-introduce-a-new-high-stakes-duel-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/poker-central-to-introduce-a-new-high-stakes-duel-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Poker Central to Introduce a New High Stakes Duel Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Poker Central is debuting the High Stakes Duel format and show which will pit poker pros in a head-to-head battle in 12-round competition. The event starts on July 30 and will be broadcast live from the PokerGO Studio at Aria Resort & Casino.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s Poker Central’s High Stakes Duel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poker Central<\/a> has announced a new High Stakes Duel show which will debut on PokerGO, a service dedicated to professional and recreational poker. The show will be introduced on July 30 and feature the talents of Phil Hellmuth<\/strong> and Antonio Esfandiari<\/strong> who will participate in a heads-up poker battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After introducing a number of interesting poker initiatives over the past few months, Poker Central is keeping up the entertainment level maxed out. Poker Central has been running through some World of Series of Poker footage as well as airing analyst panels<\/a> and breaking down plays in poker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With High Stakes Duel, the idea of the intiative is simple. Professionals are invited to play one-on-one in a new format that features several rounds. In the first round, two poker players will face off, covering the steep $50K buy-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019ll be putting a package on https:\/\/t.co\/1GRCr8cpxx<\/a> @YouStake<\/a>, selling a piece of myself vs @MagicAntonio<\/a> at par value (no markup). I\u2019ve made the YouStake bettors over $100,000 in profits: won like 12 out of 13 packages…Bet on me, then watch the match!! #POSITIVITY<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/L4sRwNgnVj<\/a><\/p>— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) July 23, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>