SharePerhaps not “dirty”, but certainly “filthy-rich” describes the dozen players who will stump up $1million apiece to play in the biggest livestreamed poker game in history next month.
Ethan “Rampage” Yau, Nik “Airball” Arcot, Door Dash founder Stanley Tang, and billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya are among the 12 confirmed names taking part in Hustler Casino Live’s “The Million Dollar Game”...
The 3-day nosebleed extravaganza will see stakes of $500/$1000 with a $1000 BB ante, and with plenty of action players and almost certainly straddles to come, it could produce some of the biggest pots ever seen on a livestream.
One of those who’ll be hoping he’s on the right side of a monster pot is Eric Persson, the CEO of Maverick Gaming apparently not put off by losing a $1,978,000 pot to Patrik Antonius in PokerGO’s ‘No Gamble, No Future’ version of the $1million buy-in in February.
No legend-status pros have yet been named for HCL’s ‘Million Dollar Game’, but the pick of the bunch so far has to be Ethan Yau, better known as “Rampage”.
Yau was named this week as a brand and online poker ambassador for WPT Global, but his live record is also impressive, with huge wins in both tournament and cash games.
Nik “Airball” Arcot is another much in the news recently, the HCL reg currently knee-deep in a highstakes Grudge Match with Matt Berkey and hoping he’ll win, or at least still have enough left for the $1million buy-in in May.
Rob Yong will be making his first trip to the California casino, the Dusk Till Dawn casino owner no stranger to the biggest cash games in the world...
Investment banker “Blank Check” Ben will take a seat, as will hedge fund manager and two-time WSOP bracelet winner, Mark “Double M” Radoja, known to frequent the New York highstakes games.
Brandon Steven is another well-known face in the highstakes community, a billionaire entrepreneur and car dealership owner who has more than $6million in tournament cashes.
Steven took 10th spot in the WSOP Main Event back in 2010, and pocketed more than $2.8million last year for a runner-up spot in the $250k SHR, so the $1million buy-in won’t be scared money.
Another billionaire who loves his poker, Chamath Palihapitiya, will be hoping to put some of his hard-earned cash as a Facebook executive to good use.
The other half-dozen $million pockets include baccarat pro Mikki Mase, as well as HCL regs “Prince Charles”, “JR” and Stanley Tang.
Whether any big-name pros will fancy their chances against the dozen already named remains to be seen, but you can let us know who YOU think should take a seat in “The Million Dollar game” on our social media channels!
