Eric Wasserson High Stakes Poker: The Winningest Ring Game Livestream Poker Player Ever
The high-stakes cash game grinder is now the winningest TV/livestream player ever among those who’ve won their money exclusively in ring games. Not only that, he just booked one of the most profitable weeks of livestream cash game poker in history. Wasserson played four straight days on High Stakes Poker, winning twice and losing twice. During that run, he won the largest pot in High Stakes Poker history for over $4.2 million against Michael ‘Texas Mike’ Moncek and profited nearly $3.3 million overall.
Andrew Robl Ring Game Record Context
Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, according to HighRollPoker.com, has won the most on livestreams ($14.3 million). But nearly all of those profits came in a heads-up contest against Ossi ‘Monarch’ Ketola. As for those who’ve nearly exclusively played in ring games, Andrew Robl entered this past weekend’s HSP games out in front lifetime with a $7.9 million profit.
Despite the loss, Robl also remains one of the winningest players in live-streamed cash games. In appearances dating back to 2009, he now has $7.9 million in profit.
High Stakes Poker Biggest Pot: Inside the $4.2 Million Poker Hand
The action was intense the past four days with mostly the same table playing at nosebleed stakes on the PokerGO livestream.
Michael ‘Texas Mike’ Moncek took a stab at the largest pot ever on High Stakes Poker with 10-high, and he nearly forced his opponent to fold a flush. […] Texas Mike had just 10-high, but he refused to surrender the pot without a fight. The bigger-stacked high roller put his opponent all in.
Wasserson had a tough decision even with a flush because it was possible he was up against a bigger flush. He eventually came to the conclusion his hand was too strong to fold, so he made the call to take down a pot worth $4,260,000, the largest pot in High Stakes Poker history … by a lot.
Texas Mike Moncek Poker Dynamics and Secondary Records
In fact, the second-largest pot occurred this weekend when Robl gambled on a draw against Wasserson’s top pair, only to miss and lose a $2,478,000 pot. That hand was just a tad bigger than the previous record, won by Santhosh Suvarna for $2,421,500 during the recent Season 16.
Wasserson’s win is the largest ring game pot ever shown on television or a livestream.
Winningest Cash Game Poker Player Background
Originally from Narbeth, Pennsylvania, Wasserson has $9.1 million in tournament winnings in addition to being a high-stakes cash game regular. Dating back to 2016, he has appeared in several other live-streamed cash games including No Gamble No Future, Hustler Casino Live, and others, pocketing $6.7 million over that time, according to High Roll Poker.
Sources: PokerNews (Jon Sofen / PokerNews Staff) and CardPlayer reporting on the September 2026 High Stakes Poker live broadcasts.
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