For 5 years AJ Benza has been the host and commentator for the TV show High Stakes Poker on GSN. The show has been a big success and also the show on GSN with the most viewers. Now the managers at GSN have decided that the show needs a new host and therefore AJ Benza has been fired. The new host is according to different rumors going to be the hottest female poker player right now, Vanessa Rousso.[...] Read more » High Stakes Poker : AJ Benza to be replaced by Vanessa Rousso?
Joined: Dec '08
Location: Netherlands
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Why do those bozo's always think a hot chick attracks more viewers ( = more money)? Sadly enough, too aften its true. Now wait and see if she host as well as she plays poker. ( and if she can really drive that Lambo or has too buy a larger garage)
AJ and Gabe were a good team. Although she is a good player and cute, I think there was nothing wrong with the AJ/Gabe combo. Actually think they worked together pretty good
Joined: May '09
Location: India
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Thats harsh for AJ, poor guy must be feeling so cheated. Why remove the host when its going so well, if it was going bad don't think anyone would be bothered if he was fired.
Joined: Aug '09
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Typical. I guess they asked A.J. to suck it and he passed... Vanessa fking Rousso? I could see it if she was going to play. I mean, isn't that what she does? All I ever see her in/on are P.S.'s commercials. I wonder what Gabe thinks about this? Oh well, I guess it's true what they say, nothing is constant but change. Need to tell A.J. to come to Texas. We can do a Low-Stakes, back-door poker-room show. Real people, real cards, real money... it's a diferrent game when folks are playing for light bills and similac. We can do the entire Texas back-road, poker trail.
Joined: Aug '09
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I like the current commentators. I think Vannesa is a good poker player and she's really pretty, but for those reasons I want to see her in action, not talking about poker.
Her voice annoys the s**t outta me!!!!!!!!! The worst decision they could 've made...... I loved the show not just because of the nice actions at the tables, but also because AJ Benza and Gabe Kaplan were an awesome team. They always made it very enjoyable and funny, too.
Don't have the possibility to watch this show here in Italy but I think that not always this kind of changes can apport good results. It's true, Vanessa Rousso is beautiful and we know how much important is this in a TV show but I would think twice before changing a show that's working.
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It shouldnt be easy to watch his hard worked out throughout his carreer (and perhaps studies) place get picked up buy a young good looking chick "just because she won more than me playing that stupid game..."
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