Russian Player Sets New Record on Twitch.tv

Live streaming is becoming a favorite past time for anyone with an internet connection. From Facebook live streams, to Periscope, and other services. For poker players and gamers, live streaming is nothing new. The use of twitch.tv has been the go to source for streaming everything from Call of Duty, and Hearthstone – to online poker tournaments. And were not just talking your random neck beards streaming from their parent's basement. Pros like Daniel Negranue, and Phil Hellmuth utilize the live steaming services to showcase their skills. What makes live streaming so beautiful, is that anyone can do it. Much like anyone can play poker. I've seen my share of people winning a few thousand dollars playing poker, and Blackjack on Twitch. And I've seen some players lose a few thousand. It's exciting, and you feel the agony of defeat, and the thrills of victory when it happens. A Russian player, going by one of the best screennames I have seen “SolidPenis” took this excitement to a new level. He was playing on PokerStars France, which anyone can do so long as they are in a country not restricted. His game was one of those popular jackpot Spin N Gos. He paid the €25 entry fee in to the 3 max spin n go, and waited for his prize pool to be determined. Much to everyone's surprise, the jackpot was hit, and he was about to play for his share of €300,000! Needless to say the atmosphere changed, and everyone was on the edge of their seats. After 12 minutes of nail biting, and anxiety, “SolidPenis” called an all in heads up with A-2. His opponent held a pair of 4's and had a decent shot to double up. The flop gave “SolidPenis” a gut shot straight, which fell on the turn. He would fade the full house, and win €250,000. The remaining prize pool was split between the other players. A PokerStars team pro translated the live steam since it was in Russian, and spoke about his play during the match. At one point, a straight was folded, which made it clear that nerves were playing a factor. Although the straight was a good fold given the situation. Overall, the kid played excellent and deserved to win. This makes the largest amount ever won on a live stream. The previous record was held by Doug Polk who won a $700 buy in tournament for $162,000 while on Twitch. in case you were wondering the chances of getting the €300,000 jackpot, its 250,000:1. And don't feel too bad for the other players, they both received €25,000.