A special week of PokerGO’s High Stakes Poker came to a dramatic conclusion Monday night with, by far, the biggest pot in the show’s 20-year history.
Just two days after taking down a record $2.5 million pot at the PokerGO studio in Las Vegas, high-stakes pro Eric Wasserson one-upped himself in a major way by nearly doubling that haul to $4.26 million.
The game, 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 point in the night, there was well over $10 million on the table, with blinds climbing as high as $2,000-$4,000 with a $20,000 big blind ante.
The Action
Wasserson opened with a raise to $20,000 with 9♦7♦, only to see Moncek three-bet to $80,000 from the button with 10♣7♣.
Everyone else folded and the two big stacks saw a flop of A♦K♦9♣. Wasserson checked, and Moncek continued with $100,000.
Wasserson called, and the turn was the 4♥. He checked once again, and Moncek fired in another $330,000.
After 30 seconds in the tank, Wasserson put in the call. The river was the 5♦, completing 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 moving all in, having Wasserson’s remaining $1,607,000 covered.
“I have a big hand,” Wasserson immediately said.
However, he did not call right away. His hand represented the fourth nuts, but the pot size warranted some extra thought.
“Just give me a second,” Wasserson asked the table. “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?” asked commentator Nick Schulman from the broadcast booth. “This is insane.”
Wasserson ultimately 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 happy 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 explained. “I’ve never played a pot that big before.”
The barbs continued with Moncek accusing Wasserson of locking up his big win, despite the fact that Wasserson had been playing more than 60% of his dealt hands.
With steam coming out of his ears, Moncek took to social media to vent his frustration with the session. He returned to the table with even more aggression, and somehow managed to claw his way back to a modest loss of just $296,500.
Update: it’s 10:44pm in Vegas. Day 4 high stakes poker. Just punted 1.7 on the river and got nitrolled by a flush (unpaired board). Immediately double through robl. Morale still very low. 75 min left. Do we have a chance?? Is it too late to sell pieces? Stay tuned
— Texas Mike (@TexasMike2014) September 1, 2026
The Aftermath
Moncek would later admit that his reaction 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 want to apologize to @EWassPoker and all the viewers for how I acted on stream after the 97dd vs T7cc hand. I was completely in the wrong. I do not feel nit rolled. He also does not have to punt back to me and I was VERY out of line. I will not act like that in the future. GG!
— Texas Mike (@TexasMike2014) September 2, 2026
Wasserson would have ended up a $4.8 million winner overall had a massive coinflip gone his way on the final hand of the night. Instead, Robl was able to avoid disaster and salvage a rough day.
Wasserson finished with $2.4 million in profit, adding to the roughly $800,000 he was up after the first three sessions. It continues a trend of winning ways for the Philadelphia native, who pocketed $2.7 million during cash game stream at the World Series of Poker this summer.
Tournaments have also been kind recently to the 36 year old, who earned his first bracelet at the 2024 WSOP Paradise series. In 2025, he banked $2.3 million in the Triton Montenegro series. Then last December he picked up another $2.35 million in the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event, where he made headlines for slowrolling Benny Glaser.
A Pot For The History Books
The pot on Monday night was not only the largest in High Stakes Poker show and PokerGO history, but it also breaks the record for biggest ‘televised’ pot in the United States. The previous record had been the $3.1 million that Tom Dwan dragged on Hustler Casino Live back in 2023.
The overall livestream/broadcast record (excluding heads-up) belongs to Esti Wang, who won a $5 million pot at the King Poker Cup Million Dollar Cash Game in Jeju, South Korea.
The heads-up pot record sits at a whopping $12.7 million, although it came during a series of hyper-inflated grudge matches featuring controversial online casino owner Ossi Ketola.
