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A Week in Review: Ferrari Wins EPT Barcelona, DNegs Debuts on HCL, Robl and Wasserson Set a New Record

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Another seven days have gone by, and the poker world produced some truly spectacular moments this time around, as a new EPT champion was crowned and a new record was set for the biggest pot in High Stakes Poker history. 

Manuel Ferrari took down his first EPT title this week, dominating over a massive field in Barcelona, and winning just over a million Euros, the biggest score of his poker career. 

Over in Los Angeles, Daniel Negreanu made his long-awaited debut on Hustler Casino Live, booking a small loss, but producing a poker session that will be rewatched by thousands of his fans many times over. 

Finally, Andrew Robl and Eric Wasserson made poker history at the PokerGO Studio, as the two played the biggest pot in High Stakes Poker history, worth just under $2.5 million, with one of them holding nothing but a draw when the money went in. 

Manuel Ferrari Becomes an EPT Champion in Barcelona

One of the most anticipated poker tournaments of the year is in the books, as the European Poker Tour Barcelona crowned its Main Event champion in young Italian player Manuel Ferrari. 

Ferrari outplayed a field of 1,823 players to win his first EPT title and €1,002,488 in prize money, by far the biggest cash of his poker career. 

The Italian came into the final day of play as a chip leader after holding the position for several days, and managed to ride the wave all the way to three-handed play, when an ICM deal was suggested by one of his opponents. 

Facing the biggest decision of his career, Ferrari accepted a deal that allowed all three players to guarantee approximately €900,000 each, with another €100,000 left to play for. 

Manuel dominated three-handed play after the deal and was able to close the deal fairly quickly, with the entire final table action taking no more than five hours to play out. 

The EPT Barcelona win was by far the biggest accomplishment of Ferrari’s fledgling poker career, but his recent wins at PokerStars Open stops in Malaga and Campione prove that this run was not a fluke, but rather a result of hard work and dedication to the game. 

As EPT Barcelona wraps up, another EPT season draws closer to a close, with EPT Prague left as the final remaining festival of the season, scheduled for December 2 to 17 at Kings Casino Prague. 

Kid Poker Makes His Hustler Casino Live Debut

One of the most anticipated Hustler Casino Live shows of all time played out this Friday, as none other than Daniel Negreanu made his first-ever appearance on the show. 

Arguably the best tournament poker player of all time joined a lineup made up of the likes of Ethan “Rampage” Yau, Nik Airball, Andy Stacks, Senor Tilt, Jellyfish, and 3Coin. 

This lineup created plenty of interesting dynamics, as the show’s hosts were able to build a perfect mix of professional players and amateurs to ensure lots of action and an enjoyable atmosphere for all. 

Daniel’s debut on HCL was a fun one, as he got involved in a ton of pots, showcased his charisma and bravado, and fit right into the game. 

Unfortunately for Team Daniel, Kid Poker wasn’t able to book a profit, as he ended the show down some $73k before calling it quits to catch a flight back home. 

His entire loss for the session came down to a single bluff attempt that cost him right around $75k, as he missed an open-ended straight draw against Andy Stacks and went for a big river bet, which got picked off by one of the best cash game players in the world. 

Despite losing that pot and not being able to book a profit in the game, Negreanu seemed actually impressed with the game, and said he’s very likely to come back in his post-game interview. 

This was great news for all of Daniel’s fans, as seeing more of Negreanu in shows like HCL is exactly what they want, as these kinds of shows allow him to let loose and be himself a lot more than the high-stakes tournaments we are used to seeing him in. 

While we anticipate the next appearance of Daniel Negreanu on a live-streamed cash game, make sure to go back to the HCL YouTube channel and watch his debut appearance if you didn’t have a chance to do so in real time. 

Wasserson and Robl Play the Biggest Pot in High Stakes Poker History

Andrew Robl’s status on High Stakes Poker, the game’s most popular TV show, is legendary at this point, as he has been involved in many of the show’s iconic moments over the years. 

It came as no surprise that he was involved in the biggest pot in the show’s history, just narrowly beating the pot Robl himself played against Santhosh Suvarna earlier this year. 

The hand was played between Robl and his new nemesis Eric Wasserson, and it came after Andrew had challenged Wasserson before the Saturday show, announcing he was coming to get him and win all of the money that Wass had taken over the last few months of dominating high-stakes cash games. 

It all started with Wasserson making a raise to $20k over the top of straddles with A♦9♥, which was called by Texas Mike in the small blind with 8♣5♣. Robl woke up with J♦10♦ in the big blind, and bumped it up to $110k, which should have been enough to get rid of Wass. 

The high-stakes gambler had other things in mind, however, as he put in another raise to $280k, perhaps feeling some weakness from Andrew, or simply understanding he would do this with a wide range of hands. 

Andrew made the call, and the two went to a flop of 9♦7♠4♠ with plenty of money behind in each stack. Both players decided to check, which led to the 3♦ hitting the turn, improving Robl’s hand to a flush draw to go along with his gutshot straight draw. 

Wass bet out for $200k this time, holding top pair, and Robl turned his draw into a bluff, worth just under a million dollars in total. 

Wasserson made the call after slight deliberation, and they were off to the races with $2,478,000, more than we have ever seen in the middle in a High Stakes Poker hand. 

The players agreed to run it twice, although Eric suggested running it four times, but Robl insisted that twice was more than enough. 

The river cards were the 6♥ and the A♠, as neither helped Andrew improve his hand. The player seemed somewhat unbothered, as he poured his wine and seemed to have a good time while losing a fortune in a single hand of poker. 

Both Robl and Wasserson are fixtures in the world’s biggest poker cash games, and both have played plenty of massive pots off-camera over the years, which is likely the reason the whole situation didn’t cause more of a ruckus. 

Robl only ended up losing $669,500 in the game, not even his biggest TV poker loss, while Wasserson took home an impressive $2.1 million in profit, for one of the biggest wins ever recorded on a poker show. 

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