19,554 Twitch viewers for Tonkaaaap's SCOOP run
We round-up some big stories including a health scare for the Poker Brat and more details on the WSOP's streaming schedule.
Bittersweet for Talbot
Prolific streamer Parker Talbot was on the cusp of Twitch history last night when he made a deep run in Day 3 of the SCOOP Medium Main Event, but sadly for him and thousands of viewers he came 13th (of 5,508) for $30,000.
He did achieve a personal stream record, however, of 19,554 consecutive viewers, beating Lex Veldhuis's PB from the week before. Had he made the final table, he may have beaten the all time record for poker held by Doug Polk of over 23,000.
13th and some heartbreak for 30k. Chalk it up to another final 2 tables with all the money on the line. One day I will win that important flip I see everyone else winning all the time. Back on the grind tomorrow for homegame #4 on @888poker. See you kids tomorrow morning 🙂
— Parker Talbot (@tonkaaaap) May 22, 2018
'Wildace_hun' went on to win the event for $783,165 and 'Tankanza' took down the High version for a whopping $1,133,160.
Heart scare for Hellmuth
The Poker Brat, Phil Hellmuth, has revealed he has heart condition Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) which can cause irregular heart beats and other complications. While Hellmuth seems to think it is no big deal, it can be dangerous when combined with other heart related issues:
Feels like I’ve been covered in stardust the last few months: flowing along, great things happening, having fun fun fun. Then Sunday 11 AM went into AFIB (not a big deal) until 9 AM today (damn it!). Didn’t leave bed for 36 hours. Flowing along and then...This #LIFE #UpsAndDowns
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) May 21, 2018
In true Poker Gods style fate, if he was hoping to relax he made a rock for his own back, because at the time of writing he just bubbled the official final table of the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic.
Broadcast schedule for the WSOP
The World Series of Poker gets underway next week and finally PokerGO have revealed their broadcast schedule, to compliment the coverage on ESPN and their partners (which has not been fully revealed yet either):
Live coverage of the 2018 @WSOP:
â–¶ï¸ 16 final table streams
â–¶ï¸ Wall-to-wall coverage of the Main Event
â–¶ï¸ #BIGONE for @OneDrop_All_In broadcasts
Subscribe to @PokerGO now! https://t.co/LSkP4Ut6Hx— Poker Central (@PokerCentral) May 22, 2018
Tony G is still Tony G
He may only be an occassional figure in poker these days, but Tony G is still as incapable of embarrassment as ever, and we love it:
Paying tribute to the style of the most famous electronic festival #EDCLV2018. Yesterday was a great day, today heading back to Europe 😎 #EDCLV #EDC2018 #EDC pic.twitter.com/QFfdKlXbF1
— Antanas Guoga (@TonyGuoga) May 21, 2018
Were you watching the stream last night? Will you be watching the WSOP on PokerGO? Let us know in the comments:
