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High Stakes Poker delivered its wildest moment yet on Monday, as Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek attempted an audacious bluff with only 10-high in what became the largest pot in the show’s history.
The four-day PokerGO livestream featured mostly the same nosebleed lineup, with Moncek involved in several seven-figure pots, including a $1.5 million clash with Andrew Robl on Friday. After swinging between a seven-figure loss, a seven-figure win, and a six-figure loss over the first three sessions, Moncek’s aggression set up the record-breaking hand on day four.
The action began when Eric Wasserson raised with 9♦7♦ and called a three-bet from Moncek, who held 10♣7♣. On a 9♣K♦A♦ flop, Moncek continued betting despite missing the board, and Wasserson called through the 4♥ turn and another Moncek barrel.
The 5♦ river gave Wasserson a flush, but Moncek shoved all in anyway, representing a monster hand. Facing a tough spot, Wasserson ultimately called, scooping a pot worth $4,260,000 — by far the biggest in High Stakes Poker history.
The pot topped Robl’s $2,478,000 loss to Wasserson earlier in the weekend, which itself had surpassed the previous record of $2,421,500 set by Santhosh Suvarna during Season 16.
Moncek quickly rebounded, winning the fourth-largest pot ever on the show — $2,337,000 — against Robl’s ace-king with a pair of kings on the very next hand.
