New Co-Host for High Stakes Poker!
With AJ Benza getting unceremoniously canned from High Stakes Poker, GSN has been a bit coy about rumors of a female replacment co-host. Until today. It was announed on Pokernew.com that Kara Scott would fill the role for the upcoming season.
Kara will work with Gabe Kaplin, analyzing hands and being the poker “Expert” on the show. And she is not without the experience. She has written articles for “Flush” and Poker Player Magazine, while simultaniously hosting “Poker Night Live.” In 2007 and 2008 Kara hosted the European Poker Tour.
After placing 104th in the 2008 World Series of Poker ($10,000 buy in main event) Kara announce that she would be leaving her job at Sky Poker to concentrate on a career as a poker professional. While she is the sescond woman to cash in consecutive WSOP main events, the whole concentrating on being a poker professional must not have worked out so well for her.
I’m not sure what prompted AJ Benza’s firing, but High Stakes poker was one of my favorite shows, with some of the best insight and hand analysis out ther. I hope that going in this direction (after 5 successful seasons) wont damage the show’s watchability!
