High Stakes Poker
High Stakes Poker is a cash game poker television program, which was broadcast by the cable television network GSN in the United States. The poker variant played on the show is no limit Texas hold 'em. It premiered on January 16, 2006 and ended on December 17, 2007 for the first 4 seasons and the last 3 seasons ran from March 1, 2009 to May 21, 2011 and was simulcast in 3DTV on N3D. The participants on the show include both professional poker players and amateur players. The show was hosted by AJ Benza in the first five seasons, alongside Gabe Kaplan. Starting with the sixth season, Kara Scott replaced Benza as Kaplan's co-host, with Scott conducting interviews from the poker room floor. Starting with the seventh season, Norm Macdonald replaced Gabe Kaplan as Scott's co-host. In 2020, after a nine year hiatus, the show returned with the original commentary duo of Benza and Kaplan.
Players Include: Phil Hellmuth Phil Ivey Andreas Hoivold Daniel Negreanu Gus Hansen Tom Dwan Antonio Esfandiari Dario Minieri
Players Include: Eli Elezra Phil Ivey Andreas Hoivold Daniel Negreanu Gus Hansen Tom Dwan Antonio Esfandiari Dario Minieri
Players Include: Eli Elezra Phil Ivey Daniel Negreanu Gus Hansen Tom Dwan Antonio Esfandiari Dario Minieri Jason Mercier Phil Laak
Players Include: Dennis Phillips Tom Dwan Barry Greenstein Phil Ivey Andrew Robl Patrik Antonius Daniel Negreanu Lex Veldhuis
Players Include: Dennis Phillips Tom Dwan Barry Greenstein Phil Ivey Andrew Robl Patrik Antonius Daniel Negreanu Lex Veldhuis
Players Include: Dennis Phillips Tom Dwan Barry Greenstein Phil Ivey Andrew Robl Patrik Antonius Daniel Negreanu Lex Veldhuis
Players Include: Eli Elezra Tom Dwan Doyle Brunson Daniel Negreanu Phil Ivey David Benyamine Bertrand Grospellier
Players Include: Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra Tom Dwan Doyle Brunson Mike Matusow David Benyamine Bertrand Grospellier Phil Ivey Phil Galfond
Daniel Negreanu Mike Matusow Eli Elezra David Benyamine Tom "durrrr" Dwan Doyle Brunson Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Phil Galfond
Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra Tom Dwan Doyle Brunson Mike Matusow David Benyamine Bertrand Grospellier Phil Galfond
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2..............: Peter Eastgate Seat 3..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 4..............: Barry Greenstein Seat 5..............: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Seat 6..............: David Benyamine Seat 7..............: Eli Elezra Seat 8..............: Ilari "Zigmund" Sahamies
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2..............: Peter Eastgate Seat 3..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 4..............: Barry Greenstein Seat 5..............: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Seat 6..............: David Benyamine Seat 7..............: Eli Elezra Seat 8..............: Ilari "Zigmund" Sahamies
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2..............: Peter Eastgate Seat 3..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 4..............: Barry Greenstein Seat 5..............: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Seat 6..............: David Benyamine Seat 7..............: Eli Elezra Seat 8..............: Ilari "Zigmund" Sahamies
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2..............: Peter Eastgate Seat 3..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 4..............: Barry Greenstein Seat 5..............: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Seat 6..............: David Benyamine Seat 7..............: Eli Elezra Seat 8..............: Ilari "Zigmund" Sahamies
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2..............: Peter Eastgate Seat 3..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 4..............: Barry Greenstein Seat 5..............: Tom "durrrr" Dwan Seat 6..............: David Benyamine Seat 7..............: Eli Elezra Seat 8..............: Ilari "Zigmund" Sahamies
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Haralabos Voulgaris Seat 2..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 3..............: Antonio Salorio Seat 4..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5..............: Mike Matusow Seat 6..............: Phil Laak Seat 7..............: Brian Brandon Seat 8..............: Todd Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Haralabos Voulgaris Seat 2..............: Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Baxter Seat 3..............: Antonio Salorio Seat 4..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5..............: Mike Matusow Seat 6..............: Phil Laak Seat 7..............: Brian Brandon Seat 8..............: Todd Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Haralabos Voulgaris Seat 2..............: Mike Baxter Seat 3..............: Antonio Salorio Seat 4..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5..............: Mike Matusow Seat 6..............: Phil Laak Seat 7..............: Bob Safai Seat 8..............: Todd Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman Seat 5..............: Sam Farha Seat 6..............: Mike Baxter Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Bob Safai
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman Seat 5..............: Sam Farha Seat 6..............: Mike Baxter Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Bob Safai
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman Seat 5..............: Sam Farha Seat 6..............: Mike Baxter Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Bob Safai
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman, Brandon Adams Seat 5..............: Sam Farha Seat 6..............: Mike Baxter Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Bob Safai
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman Seat 5..............: Brandon Adams Seat 6..............: Sam Farha Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Bob Safai, Phil Galfond
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman Seat 5..............: Brandon Adams Seat 6..............: Sam Farha Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Phil Galfond
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Eli Elezra Seat 2..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3..............: Phil Hellmuth Seat 4..............: Jennifer Harman Seat 5..............: Brandon Adams Seat 6..............: Sam Farha Seat 7..............: Jamie Gold Seat 8..............: Phil Galfond
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 2..............: Sam Farha Seat 3..............: David Benyamine Seat 4..............: Patrik Antonius Seat 5..............: Guy Laliberté Seat 6..............: Jamie Gold Seat 7..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 8..............: Barry Greenstein
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 2..............: Sam Farha Seat 3..............: David Benyamine Seat 4..............: Patrik Antonius Seat 5..............: Guy Laliberté Seat 6..............: Jamie Gold Seat 7..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 8..............: Barry Greenstein
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 2..............: Sam Farha Seat 3..............: David Benyamine Seat 4..............: Patrik Antonius Seat 5..............: Guy Laliberté Seat 6..............: Jamie Gold Seat 7..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 8..............: Barry Greenstein
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 2..............: Sam Farha Seat 3..............: David Benyamine Seat 4..............: Patrik Antonius Seat 5..............: Guy Laliberté Seat 6..............: Jamie Gold, Daniel Negreanu Seat 7..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 8..............: Barry Greenstein
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 2..............: Sam Farha Seat 3..............: David Benyamine Seat 4..............: Patrik Antonius Seat 5..............: Guy Laliberté Seat 6..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 8..............: Barry Greenstein
Playing in this episode: Seat 1..............: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 2..............: Sam Farha Seat 3..............: David Benyamine Seat 4..............: Patrik Antonius Seat 5..............: Guy Laliberté Seat 6..............: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7..............: Doyle Brunson Seat 8..............: Barry Greenstein
Recap of the last 2 seasons with unaired footage
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Mike Matusow Seat 2......................: Jamie Gold Seat 3......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 4......................: Sean Sheikhan Seat 5......................: Victor Ramdin Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: William Chen Seat 8......................: Doyle Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Mike Matusow Seat 2......................: Jamie Gold Seat 3......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 4......................: Sean Sheikhan Seat 5......................: Victor Ramdin Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: William Chen Seat 8......................: Doyle Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Mike Matusow Seat 2......................: Jamie Gold Seat 3......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 4......................: Sean Sheikhan, Paul Wasicka Seat 5......................: Victor Ramdin Seat 6......................: Gabe Kaplan Seat 7......................: William Chen Seat 8......................: Doyle Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Mike Matusow Seat 2......................: Jamie Gold Seat 3......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 4......................: Paul Wasicka Seat 5......................: Victor Ramdin Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: William Chen Seat 8......................: Doyle Brunson
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Brian Townsend Seat 2......................: Jamie Gold, Sam Farha Seat 3......................: Daniel Alaei, Todd Brunson Seat 4......................: Paul Wasicka Seat 5......................: Victor Ramdin, Barry Greenstein Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 8......................: Erick Lindgren
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Brian Townsend Seat 2......................: Sam Farha Seat 3......................: Todd Brunson Seat 4......................: Paul Wasicka Seat 5......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 6......................: Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 8......................: Erick Lindgren
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Brian Townsend Seat 2......................: Sam Farha Seat 3......................: Todd Brunson Seat 4......................: Paul Wasicka Seat 5......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 6......................: Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 8......................: Erick Lindgren
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Brian Townsend Seat 2......................: Sam Farha, Phil Laak Seat 3......................: Todd Brunson Seat 4......................: Paul Wasicka Seat 5......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 6......................: Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 8......................: Erick Lindgren
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Illya Trichner Seat 3......................: Dan Harmetz Seat 4......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 5......................: Phil Laak Seat 6......................: Chris Ferguson Seat 7......................: Mike Matusow Seat 8......................: Dan Shak
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Illya Trichner Seat 3......................: Dan Harmetz Seat 4......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 5......................: Phil Laak Seat 6......................: Chris Ferguson Seat 7......................: Mike Matusow Seat 8......................: Dan Shak
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Dan Harmetz, David Williams Seat 3......................: Illya Trichner, Brad Booth Seat 4......................: Phil Laak Seat 5......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 6......................: Chris Ferguson, Phil Ivey Seat 7......................: Mike Matusow, John D'Agostino Seat 8......................: Dan Shak, Brian Townsend
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: David Williams Seat 3......................: Brad Booth Seat 4......................: David Benyamine Seat 5......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 6......................: Phil Ivey Seat 7......................: John D'Agostino Seat 8......................: Brian Townsend
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Patrik Antonius Seat 3......................: Brad Booth Seat 4......................: David Benyamine Seat 5......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 6......................: Phil Ivey Seat 7......................: John D'Agostino Seat 8......................: Brian Townsend
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Michael Mizrachi Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Phil Laak Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Michael Mizrachi Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Phil Laak Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Phil Laak Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Phil Laak Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Phil Laak, Todd Brunson Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Minh Ly Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Todd Brunson Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Minh Ly Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Todd Brunson Seat 6......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 7......................: Minh Ly Seat 8......................: Sam Farha
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 2......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 4......................: Mike Matusow Seat 5......................: Todd Brunson Seat 6......................: Brad Booth Seat 7......................: Minh Ly Seat 8......................: Phil Laak
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 4......................: Sean Sheikhan Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Cory Zeidman Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: Amnon Filippi
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 4......................: Gus Hansen Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Cory Zeidman Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: Amnon Filippi
Biggest pot (at the time) in the history of High Stakes Poker. Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 4......................: Gus Hansen Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Cory Zeidman Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: Amnon Filippi
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: Antonio Esfandiari, David Grey Seat 4......................: Gus Hansen Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Cory Zeidman, Eric Lindgren Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: Amnon Filippi, John Juanda
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: David Grey Seat 4......................: Ted Forrest Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Eric Lindgren Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: John Juanda
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: David Grey Seat 4......................: Ted Forrest Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Eric Lindgren Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: John Juanda
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Phil Laak Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: David Grey Seat 4......................: Ted Forrest Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Eric Lindgren Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: John Juanda
Playing in this episode: Seat 1......................: Phil Laak Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra, Brad Booth Seat 3......................: David Grey Seat 4......................: Ted Forrest Seat 5......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 6......................: Eric Lindgren Seat 7......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 8......................: John Juanda
Daniel Negreanu buys in for 1 million and is soon throwing bundles of cash around in an all-out assault on the table. Seat 1......................: Jerry Buss Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 5......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 6......................: Ted Forrest Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 8......................: Dr. Amir Nasseri
In last episode's action pro Ted Forrest was felted by amateur Dr. Nasseri. Can Ted rebound from his loss and teach the amateur a lesson? Seat 1......................: Jerry Buss Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 5......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 6......................: Ted Forrest Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei Seat 8......................: Dr. Amir Nasseri
Legendary gambler Sammy Farha joins the game and wastes no time getting involved in the high stake's action. Seat 1......................: Jerry Buss Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson Seat 5......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 6......................: Ted Forrest, Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Daniel Alaei, Sam Farha Seat 8......................: Dr. Amir Nasseri, Shawn Sheikhan
The infamous Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan is added to the volatile mix of high stakes gamblers. Seat 1......................: Jerry Buss Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Todd Brunson Seat 5......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 6......................: Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Sam Farha Seat 8......................: Shawn Sheikhan
Jerry Buss desperately tries to win back the 0.001% of his fortune he lost in the last few episodes. Seat 1......................: Jerry Buss Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Todd Brunson Seat 5......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 6......................: Eli Elezra Seat 7......................: Sam Farha Seat 8......................: Shawn Sheikhan
The amateur, Dr. Amir Nasseri, is back from the operating room and is looking to carve up a star-studded lineup of professionals. Seat 1......................: Johnny Chan Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Eli Elezra Seat 4......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 5......................: Sammy Farha Seat 6......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 7......................: Freddy Deeb Seat 8......................: Amir Nasseri
The $1200 live straddle is still on and the action has never been more explosive. Seat 1......................: Johnny Chan Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Eli Elezra Seat 4......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 5......................: Sammy Farha Seat 6......................: Fred Chamanara Seat 7......................: Freddy Deeb Seat 8......................: Amir Nasseri
The Bear's protege Mimi Tran joins the game and goes on the offensive. Seat 1......................: Johnny Chan Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Mimi Tran Seat 4......................: Todd Brunson Seat 5......................: Sammy Farha Seat 6......................: Bob Stupak Seat 7......................: Freddy Deeb Seat 8......................: Amir Nasseri, Shawn Sheikan
Todd Brunson looks to step out of his father's shadow with solid play, homicidal staring, and witty repartee. Seat 1......................: Johnny Chan Seat 2......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 3......................: Mimi Tran Seat 4......................: Todd Brunson Seat 5......................: Sammy Farha Seat 6......................: Bob Stupak Seat 7......................: Freddy Deeb Seat 8......................: Shawn Sheikan
Phil Hellmuth Jr. brings his vast tournament experience to the cash game; will he bust the game or go broke? Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5......................: Shawn Sheikan Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 8......................: Freddy Deeb
Barry Greenstein crushes the game and looks in vain for a perky Asian cocktail waitress. Seat 1......................: Doyle Brunson Seat 2......................: Eli Elezra Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5......................: Shawn Sheikan Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 8......................: Freddy Deeb
Kid Poker's loose lips let the Magician sniff out his bluff. Seat 1......................: Todd Brunson Seat 2......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5......................: Shawn Sheikan Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 8......................: Jerry Buss
Season 1 comes to a close with all of the high-stakes players making a mad dash for the most cash. Seat 1......................: Todd Brunson Seat 2......................: Jennifer Harman Seat 3......................: Barry Greenstein Seat 4......................: Phil Hellmuth Seat 5......................: Shawn Sheikan Seat 6......................: Daniel Negreanu Seat 7......................: Antonio Esfandiari Seat 8......................: Jerry Buss
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| Language | English |
| Release | 2006-01-16 |
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