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Broadcast Week: 5/3/12 - 5/9/12
Daytona Beach KC & Poker Room / Daytona Beach, FL

Episode: 186

Final Table: 2/12/12

This event in the Sunshine State marks the start of HPT’s eighth season and Joey Chalbaud’s 1st major tournament. The 20-year-old survives a tough field including Tiffany Michelle, Maria Ho, Darvin Moon, and HPT regular Tony Lay to play for $105K.



Broadcast Week: 5/10/12 - 5/16/12
Daytona Beach KC & Poker Room / Daytona Beach, FL

Episode: 187
Final Table: 2/12/12

At 58, Enos Smith is more than twice the age of some of the young guns at the Final Table in Daytona Beach, an advantage in his opinion.  “I think I am wiser and more patient.”  Smith invested just $120 for his shot at $105k.  



Broadcast Week: 5/17/12 - 5/23/12
Downstream Casino Resort / Quapaw, OK

Episode: 188

Final Table: 2/26/12

Although HPT’s new structure allows players to re-enter if they bust, all six players at the Oklahoma Final Table needed just one shot.  Plumber Terry Presley makes his HPT debut and becomes a player to watch in 2012.



Broadcast Week: 5/24/12 - 5/30/12
Downstream Casino Resort / Quapaw, OK

Episode: 189

Final Table: 2/26/12

Robert Bratton is as close to the finish line as he’s ever been in his entire life.  “I start a lot of things & never finish them,” said the construction worker.  Now, the only obstacle in his way to an HPT championship in OK is plumber Terry Presley.



Broadcast Week: 5/31/12 - 6/6/12
River City Casino / St Louis, MO

Episode: 190

Final Table: 3/11/12

Spectators were on their feet for much of the dramatic Final Table at HPT’s 100th event in St. Louis.  Some of poker’s biggest names were in the field including Hellmuth, Moneymaker, Raymer, and Will “The Thrill” Failla.



Broadcast Week: 6/7/12 - 6/13/12
River City Casino / St Louis, MO

Episode: 191

Final Table: 3/11/12

Will Failla gave spectators a thrill in St Louis as he dominated HPT’s 100th event.  Holding a massive chip lead for most of the event, the reigning WPT PoY came out on top in some dramatic hands, as Phil Hellmuth & Allen Kessler cheer from the rail.



Broadcast Week: 6/14/12 - 6/20/12
Palms Casino Resort / Las Vegas, NV

Episode: 192

Final Table: 4/15/12

Las Vegas played host to one of the most-accomplished Final Tables HPT has ever seen.  The final 6 players - Dan O’Brien, Steve Gross, Phil Collins, Matt Marafioti, Leo Wolpert, and Terry Presley - boast roughly $20M in combined lifetime winnings. 



Broadcast Week: 6/21/12 - 6/27/12
Palms Casino Resort / Las Vegas, NV

Episode: 193

Final Table: 4/15/12

Many notables went deep in this Las Vegas event, including Randy Dorfman, Christina Lindley, author Michael Craig, November Niner Phil Collins and Dutch Boyd, who bubbled the TV table.  The Final 6 make up one of the toughest tables in HPT history.



Broadcast Week: 6/28/12 - 7/4/12
Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour / Black Hawk, CO

Episode: 194

Final Table: 4/22/12

Golden Gates attracted 820 players, the largest field in HPT history, building a prize pool of $1.23M. The eventual winner invested just $360 to win $270K.  Contenders include a construction worker, a livestock trader, and a banker.




Broadcast Week: 7/5/12 - 7/11/12

Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour / Black Hawk, CO

Episode: 195

Final Table: 4/22/12

$270K is on the line in the biggest event in HPT history and the pressure is on at the Golden Gates Casino Final Table.  “Everything I did was wrong,” said one contender after elimination.


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Broadcast Week: 7/12/12 - 7/18/12

Canterbury Card Casino / Twin Cities, MN

Episode: 196

Final Table: 4/29/12

Dr Gary “Lambo” Lambert is back, hoping to improve on his recent 4th-place HPT finish.  Regardless of the outcome of this Final Table in Minnesota, the tattooed chiropractor & father of 6 takes the lead in HPT’s Player of the Year race.


 

Broadcast Week: 7/19/12 - 7/25/12

Canterbury Card Casino / Twin Cities, MN

Episode: 197

Final Table: 4/29/12

Just a week from earning his MBA, Naz Al woke at 5 am to take an online test, then drove to Canterbury Park Card Casino to test his poker skills at HPT’s nationally-televised Final Table, the largest in MN history.  His future looks bright. 


 

Broadcast Week: 7/26/12–8/1/12
Daytona Beach KC & Poker Room / Daytona Beach, FL

Episode: 186r

Final Table: 2/12/12

This event in the Sunshine State marks the start of HPT’s eighth season and Joey Chalbaud’s 1st major tournament. The 20-year-old survives a tough field including Tiffany Michelle, Maria Ho, Darvin Moon, and HPT regular Tony Lay to play for $105K.



Broadcast Week: 8/2/12–8/8/12
Daytona Beach KC & Poker Room / Daytona Beach, FL

Episode: 187r
Final Table: 2/12/12

At 58, Enos Smith is more than twice the age of some of the young guns at the Final Table in Daytona Beach, an advantage in his opinion.  “I think I am wiser and more patient.”  Smith invested just $120 for his shot at $105k. 


Broadcast Week: 8/9/12–8/15/12
Downstream Casino Resort / Quapaw, OK

Episode: 188r

Final Table: 2/26/12

Although HPT’s new structure allows players to re-enter if they bust, all six players at the Oklahoma Final Table needed just one shot.  Plumber Terry Presley makes his HPT debut and becomes a player to watch in 2012.



Broadcast Week: 8/16/12 - 8/22/12
Downstream Casino Resort / Quapaw, OK

Episode: 189r

Final Table: 2/26/12

Robert Bratton is as close to the finish line as he’s ever been in his entire life.  “I start a lot of things & never finish them,” said the construction worker.  Now, the only obstacle in his way to an HPT championship in OK is plumber Terry Presley



Broadcast Week: 8/23/12–8/29/12
River City Casino / St Louis, MO

Episode: 190r

Final Table: 3/11/12

Spectators were on their feet for much of the dramatic Final Table at HPT’s 100th event in St. Louis.  Some of poker’s biggest names were in the field including Hellmuth, Moneymaker, Raymer, and Will “The Thrill” Failla.



Broadcast Week: 8/30/12 - 9/5/12
River City Casino / St Louis, MO

Episode: 191r

Final Table: 3/11/12

Will Failla gave spectators a thrill in St Louis as he dominated HPT’s 100th event.  Holding a massive chip lead for most of the event, the reigning WPT PoY came out on top in some dramatic hands, as Phil Hellmuth & Allen Kessler cheer from the rail.



Broadcast Week: 9/6/12–9/12/12
Palms Casino Resort / Las Vegas, NV

Episode: 192r

Final Table: 4/15/12

Las Vegas played host to one of the most-accomplished Final Tables HPT has ever seen.  The final 6 players - Dan O’Brien, Steve Gross, Phil Collins, Matt Marafioti, Leo Wolpert, and Terry Presley - boast roughly $20M in combined lifetime winnings. 


Broadcast Week: 9/13/12–9/19/12
Palms Casino Resort / Las Vegas, NV

Episode: 193r

Final Table: 4/15/12

Many notables went deep in this Las Vegas event, including Randy Dorfman, Christina Lindley, author Michael Craig, November Niner Phil Collins and Dutch Boyd, who bubbled the TV table.  The Final 6 make up one of the toughest tables in HPT history.


 

Broadcast Week: 9/20/12–9/26/12
Majestic Star Casino / Indiana

Episode: 198

Final Table: 5/21/12

 

Broadcast Week: 9/27/12–10/3/12
Majestic Star Casino / Indiana

Episode: 199

Final Table: 5/21/12

 

 

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