The new episodes of High Stakes Poker are running and it seems that for many, their worst fears have proved to be true: The show just is not the same without the funny, witty banter between Gabe Kaplan and his former co-cmmentator AJ Benza. While most have nothing against the new co-host Kara Scott, many feel that the producers made a big mistake trying to fix something that wasn't broke.


When it was announced that Benza will be leaving the show to be replaced by a studio floor host, the producers said they wanted to "freshen it up" and let the viewers "enter the same room with the players". Apparently, that's not what the majority of the fans want. It wasn't what Benza (pictured) himself wanted either, as he was very disappointed with the decision.

Naturally, the folks over at the 2+2 forum are already into action, starting an online petition to bring AJ Benza back to the show in Season 7. The signatures are coming fast, you can view the thread here.