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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
