While Antonius’ record would remain intact for a few months, it would eventually have to withstand a $1 million buy-in cash game that included the likes of Nik Airball, Doug Polk, and high stakes legend Tom “durrrr” Dwan. Catching Persson speeding with the worst hand, Antonius masterfully scooped a $1,978,000 pot, the largest ever in the history of televised poker.

With each poker player sitting at least $1 million deep, the stakes were indeed high enough to challenge the record held by poker legend Patrik Antonius.Įarlier this year, Antonius appeared in No Gamble, No Future’s own million-dollar game, which resulted in a mammoth pot played between the Finnish pro and fellow high stakes poker player Eric Persson. As soon as Hustler Casino Live (HCL) owners Ryan Feldman and Nik Vertucci announced that the popular live-streamed poker production would be hosting a Million Dollar Cash Game, poker fans immediately began speculating on whether the record for largest pot in televised poker history would be broken.

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