High-Stakes Poker Action in January 2016: Online and Offline Showdowns

January 2016 was a month of intense high-stakes poker action, both online and offline. The month started with RaúlGonzalez attempting to play against Jean-Robert Bellande in an 8 игр $400/$800 game on January 6, 2016. However, the experiment did not go well for RaúlGonzalez, who expressed frustration and decided to quit the game.

Jean-Robert Bellande had a successful streak online, winning $92,199 over January 5 and 6. He then shifted his focus to a heads-up game with Colisea in 8 игр $1k/2k, which was joined by Trueteller and Crazy Elior. Later, LuckyGump replaced Trueteller at the table.

Offline, the Poker King Club in Manila became a hub for high-stakes poker. The club opened in April 2015 and hosted games with extremely high stakes. The highest stakes game had a minimum buy-in of 10 million HKD (US$1.2 million), and notable players like Brian Rast, Daniel Cates, and Phil Ivey participated. The games were initiated by Chinese businessman Kin Si Hin, known as 'The Chairman' in the poker world.