No Gamble, No Future

No Gamble, No Future
Presented byBrent Hanks
Jeff Platt
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes67
Production
ProducerPokerGO
Production locationLas Vegas, Nevada
Original release
ReleaseAugust 1, 2022 (2022-08-01)

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, Patrik Antonius, Jennifer Tilly, Andrew Robl, 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.[2]

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.[1]

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.[14]

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 Q♥ 9♥ and Yong called on the button with A♣ 2♣. Antonius made it $30,000 from the small blind with A♥ K♥ and both Persson and Yong called. Antonius bet $40,000 on the 3♥ 3♣ 8♥ flop and Persson raised to $140,000. Yong folded and Antonius reraised to $250,000.[17] Persson called and the turn landed the A♠. 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 J♠.[11] 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.[12][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 Andrew Sasson Antonio Esfandiari Brandon Steven Jennifer Tilly John Morgan Alex Dombroff
2 2 Dec. 13, 20 Hoodie Allen Brettski Justin Young Mitchell Bank Jimmy D'Ambrosio Bijan Shapouri BensBenz
3 3 Dec. 27, Jan. 3, 17 Eli Elezra Nik Airball Pink Jennifer Tilly Phil Hellmuth Eric Persson
4 2 Jan. 24, Feb. 7 Phil Hellmuth Nik Airball Professor Charles Yu Jennifer Tilly Pink Eli Elezra
5 2 Feb. 14, 21 Straton Wilhelm / Julian Parmann Brandon Adams Joel Prelog / Paul Gunness Justin Young Jimmy D'Ambrosio Nik Airball Matt Berkey
6 3 Feb. 28, Mar. 6, 13 Nik Airball Professor Brandon Adams Matt Kirk Jean-Robert Bellande Eric Wong Charles Yu

Season 5 (2024)

Season 5 was taped in February 2024 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from July 24, 2024 to December 11, 2024.[20]

Week Episodes Scheduled Airdates Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7
1 4 Jul. 24, 31, Aug. 7, 14 Humboldt Mike Phil Hellmuth Nik Airball Alan Keating Matt Hanks Ryan Feldman Jean-Robert Bellande
2 3 Aug. 21, 28, Sep. 4 Joel Prelog Phil Hellmuth Sashimi Poker Mike Burns Julian Parmann Shawn Madden Justin Young
3 2 Sep. 25, Oct. 2 Jared Bleznick Wolfgang Humboldt Mike Sashimi Poker Markus Gonsalves Randy "3Coin" Sadler Jimmy D'Ambrosio
4 3 Oct. 9, 16, 23 Markus Gonsalves Sashimi Poker Ethan Yau Wolfgang Randy "3Coin" Sadler Jimmy D'Ambrosio Jared Bleznick
5 7 Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec. 4, 11 Shawn Madden Stanley Choi Justin Young Mike Volfson Andrew Robl Sean Perry Kristen Foxen

The conclusion of Season 5 of No Gamble, No Future, would see the return of Cash of the Titans that featured Andrew Robl, Kristen Foxen, Sean Perry, Justin Young, Stanley Choi, Shawn Madden, and Mike Volfson.[21] The stakes begin at $100/$200 and climb to $500/$1,000 by the final session, and players are allowed two $100,000 buy-ins. Each player has also put $100,000 on the side with cash bonuses awarded to the biggest winner on Day 1, Day 2, and the overall biggest winner. On the final hand of Episode 19, Perry was leading as the biggest winner, but a pot between Robl and Foxen totaling $497,500 would swing the win to Foxen, and she was crowned the Cash of the Titans champion.[22][23]

Season 6 (2025)

Season 6 was taped in November 2024 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from February 25, 2025, to May 27, 2025.[24]

Week Episodes Scheduled Airdates Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7
1 3 Feb. 25, Mar. 4 Joel Prelog Justin Young Markus Gonsalves Ethan Yau Randy "3Coin" Sadler / Paul Gunness Luiz Rizental Wolfgang
2 2 Mar. 11, 18 Wolfgang Justin Young Matt Berkey Ethan Yau Shawn Madden Luiz Rizental Markus Gonsalves
3 3 Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 22 Caitlin Comesky Jimmy D'Ambrosio Kasey Mills Sashimi Poker Joe Stapleton Shawn Madden Justin Young
4 3 Apr. 29, May 6, 13 Rania Nasreddine Matt Hanks Phil Laak Josh Greenly Eric Hicks Vinny Lingham Antonio Esfandiari
5 3 May 20, 27 Antonio Esfandiari Josh Greenly Kirk Brown Darin Feinstein / Eric Hicks Jennifer Tilly Andrew Sasson Matt Hanks

Season 7 (2025)

Season 7 was taped in March 2025 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired from July 22, 2025, to October 28, 2025, and included a special livestream on PokerGO of the Week 5 lineup on March 10, 2025.[25]

Week Episodes Scheduled Airdates Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7 Seat 8
1 3 Jul. 22, Aug. 5 Taylor Wilson / Rips Rips / Justin Gavri Darin Feinstein Justin Gavri / Jon Isaac Andrew Robl Kirk Brown Garrett Adelstein Shawn Madden
2 3 Aug. 12, 19, 26 Andrew Robl Justin Gavri Jon Isaac / Andy Kim Andrew Pacheco Shawn Madden Stanley Tang Garrett Adelstein
3 3 Sep. 2, 9, 16 Pedro Velasco Adnet Freddy Hamad Pink Alex Aqel Phil Hellmuth Jennifer Tilly Randy "3Coin" Sadler Luiz Rizental
4 3 Sep. 23, 30, Oct. 7 Taylor Wilson Randy "3Coin" Sadler Pink Freddy Hamad Jennifer Tilly Rips Alex Aqel
5 3 Oct. 14, 21, 28 Ethan Klein Taylor Wilson Joe Stapleton Daniel Schill Phil Hellmuth Jennifer Tilly Nick Wright Rips

Season 8 (2025)

Season 8 was taped in November 2025 from inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired as livestreams on PokerGO from November 13, 2025, to November 16, 2025.[26]

Week Episodes Scheduled Airdates Seat 1 Seat 2 Seat 3 Seat 4 Seat 5 Seat 6 Seat 7
1 tbd Nov. 13 Luiz Rizental Phil Hellmuth Abby Merk Randy "3Coin" Sadler Jennifer Tilly Jimmy D'Ambrosio Shaun Deeb
2 tbd Nov. 14 David "ODB" Baker Shaun Deeb Phil Hellmuth Luiz Rizental Abby Merk Jimmy D'Ambrosio Randy "3Coin" Sadler
3 tbd Nov. 15 Sam Kiki David Benyamine Kevin "ATM" Paque Jon Isaac Teun Mulder Matt Berkey Matt Hanks
4 tbd Nov. 16 Sam Kiki Phil Hellmuth Gaston Carrera Eric Wasserson Matt Berkey David Benyamine Kevin "ATM" Paque

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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