No Gamble, No Future
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| 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 |
No Gamble, No Future is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO, and premiered on August 1, 2022. 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.
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.
History
No 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.
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.
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.
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.
Episodes
Season 1 (2022)
Season 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.
| 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 |
- Week 5 was a $10,000 buy-in sit-n-go. Maria Ho defeated Faizal Khoja and won $50,000.
Season 2 (2023)
Season 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.
| 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.
Season 3 (2023)
Season 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.
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. 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 . 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.
Season 4 (2024)
Season 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.
| 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
Season 1 (2022)
| 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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