No Gamble, No Future Explained

Presenter:	Brent Hanks Jeff Platt
Country:	United States
Num Seasons:	4
Num Episodes:	67
Producer:	PokerGO
Location:	Las Vegas, Nevada

No Gamble, No Future is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO, and premiered on August 1, 2022.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5]

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.^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}

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.^{[11] [12]}

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.^[13]

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.^[14]

!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.^{[15] [16]}

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.^[17] 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.^[18]

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.^[19]

!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

Notes and References

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2. Web site: pgt-website . 2022-07-26 . www.pgt.com.
3. Web site: 2022-07-24 . PokerGO Introduces New Show "No Gamble, No Future" . 2022-07-26 . Poker News Daily . en-US.
4. Web site: Pajich . Bob . Short Stacks: WSOP Main Event Champ Reveals Swaps, New Cash Game Show Coming to PokerGO . 2022-07-26 . Cardschat . en-us.
5. Web site: pgt-website . 2022-07-26 . www.pgt.com.
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7. Web site: pgt-website . 2022-07-26 . www.pgt.com.
8. Web site: pgt-website . 2022-07-26 . www.pgt.com.
9. Web site: Fisk . Geoff . 2021-05-26 . Tom Dwan makes rare interview appearance on No Gamble No Future . 2022-07-26 . Poker.org . en-US.
10. Web site: pgt-website . 2022-07-26 . www.pgt.com.
11. Web site: Patrik Antonius Wins $1,978,000 Pot, the Largest Ever Broadcast on a US Live Stream . 2023-02-24 . www.pokernews.com . en.
12. Web site: Patrik Antonius Wins Record-Breaking $1,978,000 Cash Game Poker Hand; Largest Pot Ever Broadcast On U.S. Poker Live Stream . 2023-02-24 . www.yahoo.com . en-US.
13. Web site: No Gamble, No Future Season 1 Sit and Go, No Limit Hold'em: Hendon Mob Poker Database . 2023-01-27 . The Hendon Mob . en.
14. Web site: No Gamble, No Future Season 2 Premieres On Wednesday, March 22, Exclusively On PokerGO® PGT . 2023-11-18 . PokerGO Tour . en.
15. Web site: pgt-website . 2023-02-24 . www.pgt.com.
16. Go . Poker . Patrik Antonius Wins Record-Breaking $1,978,000 Cash Game Poker Hand; Largest Pot Ever Broadcast On U.S. Poker Live Stream . 2023-02-24 . www.prnewswire.com . en.
17. Web site: 23 February 2023 . Patrik Antonius wins largest ever poker pot broadcast on U.S. live stream . 2023-02-24 . www.sportingnews.com . en.
18. Web site: Alan Keating Wins Biggest Pot in U.S. Livestream Poker History; Scoops $1.2 Million on Hustler Casino Live . 2023-02-24 . www.pokernews.com . en.
19. Web site: "No Gamble, No Future" Season 4 Premieres On Wednesday, November 29, Exclusively On PokerGO® PGT . 2023-11-18 . PokerGO Tour . en.