A particular week of PokerGO’s High Stakes Poker got here to a dramatic conclusion Monday evening with, by far, the largest pot within the present’s 20-year historical past.
Just two days after taking down a document $2.5 million pot on the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas, high-stakes professional Eric Wasserson one-upped himself in a serious method by practically doubling that haul to $4.26 million.
The recreation, sponsored by CoinPoker, featured the likes of Alejandro ‘Papo MC’ Lococo, Andrew Robl, Justin Gavri, Sameh Elamawy, Rick Salomon, and the always-aggressive ‘Texas’ Mike Moncek. At one level within the evening, there was nicely over $10 million on the desk, with blinds climbing as excessive as $2,000-$4,000 with a $20,000 massive blind ante.
The Action
Wasserson opened with a elevate to $20,000 with 9♦7♦, solely to see Moncek three-bet to $80,000 from the button with 10♣7♣.
Everyone else folded and the 2 massive stacks noticed a flop of A♦Ok♦9♣. Wasserson checked, and Moncek continued with $100,000.
Wasserson known as, and the flip was the 4♥. He checked as soon as once more, and Moncek fired in one other $330,000.
After 30 seconds within the tank, Wasserson put within the name. The river was the 5♦, finishing his flush, and Wasserson checked.
$4,260,000 RECORD-SHATTERING POT ON HIGH STAKES POKER!!!@EWassPoker vs. @TexasMike2014. Simply unreal.
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— PokerGO (@PokerGO) September 1, 2026
The Record
Moncek wasted no time in shifting all in, having Wasserson’s remaining $1,607,000 coated.
“I have a big hand,” Wasserson instantly stated.
However, he didn’t name immediately. His hand represented the fourth nuts, however the pot measurement warranted some additional thought.
“Just give me a second,” Wasserson requested the desk. “I don’t think I can fold, but… How could I fold? This would be an insane fold. I kind of want to fold.”
“How much heart does Mike have?” requested commentator Nick Schulman from the published sales space. “This is insane.”
Wasserson in the end put the chips in, tabling his flush to scoop the $4,260,000 pot.
The Game Gets Tense
Moncek, seeing Wasserson’s flush, was not too glad by the perceived slowroll.
“That may be the biggest nit-roll of all time,” Moncek commented.
“I said immediately that I had a huge hand,” Wasserson defined. “I’ve never played a pot that big before.”
The barbs continued with Moncek accusing Wasserson of locking up his massive win, even though Wasserson had been taking part in greater than 60% of his dealt palms.
With steam popping out of his ears, Moncek took to social media to vent his frustration with the session. He returned to the desk with much more aggression, and by some means managed to claw his method again to a modest lack of simply $296,500.
Update: it’s 10:44pm in Vegas. Day 4 excessive stakes poker. Just punted 1.7 on the river and bought nitrolled by a flush (unpaired board). Immediately double via robl. Morale nonetheless very low. 75 min left. Do we now have an opportunity?? Is it too late to promote items? Stay tuned
— Texas Mike (@TexasMike2014) September 1, 2026
The Aftermath
Moncek would later admit that his response was unwarranted, stating that he “was completely in the wrong” and “very out of line.” Wasserson responded, saying he took no offense and understood given the stakes.
I wish to apologize to @EWassPoker and all of the viewers for the way I acted on stream after the 97dd vs T7cc hand. I used to be utterly within the fallacious. I don’t really feel nit rolled. He additionally doesn’t must punt again to me and I used to be VERY out of line. I cannot act like that sooner or later. GG!
— Texas Mike (@TexasMike2014) September 2, 2026
Wasserson would have ended up a $4.8 million winner total had a large coinflip gone his method on the ultimate hand of the evening. Instead, Robl was in a position to keep away from catastrophe and salvage a tough day.
Wasserson completed with $2.4 million in revenue, including to the roughly $800,000 he was up after the primary three classes. It continues a pattern of successful methods for the Philadelphia native, who pocketed $2.7 million throughout money recreation stream on the World Series of Poker this summer season.
Tournaments have additionally been type lately to the 36 12 months previous, who earned his first bracelet on the 2024 WSOP Paradise collection. In 2025, he banked $2.3 million within the Triton Montenegro collection. Then final December he picked up one other $2.35 million within the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, the place he made headlines for slowrolling Benny Glaser.
A Pot For The History Books
The pot on Monday evening was not solely the biggest in High Stakes Poker present and PokerGO historical past, but it surely additionally breaks the document for greatest ‘televised’ pot within the United States. The earlier document had been the $3.1 million that Tom Dwan dragged on Hustler Casino Live again in 2023.
The total livestream/broadcast document (excluding heads-up) belongs to Esti Wang, who received a $5 million pot on the King Poker Cup Million Dollar Cash Game in Jeju, South Korea.
The heads-up pot document sits at a whopping $12.7 million, though it got here throughout a collection of hyper-inflated grudge matches that includes controversial on-line on line casino proprietor Ossi Ketola.
