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High Stakes Poker: Sam Soverel's Big Win and Randall Emmett's Triumphant Outburst
Live Poker & StreamingAugust 28, 2026·1 min read

High Stakes Poker: Sam Soverel's Big Win and Randall Emmett's Triumphant Outburst


The third night of High Stakes Poker produced some big clashes on the felt. The $200-$400 no-limit cash game featured a series of coolers that resulted in six-figure losses for three of the game’s six players. Sam Soverel turned his $100,000 buy-in into $389,900. He was joined in the black by fellow high roller Chino Rheem, and film producer Randall Emmett, whose excitable outbursts made the highlight reel. After winning a three-way all in towards the end of the session, Emmett proclaimed, “I beat the wizards! This fucking fish!”

Rick Salomon was down $163,700 by the end of the night. Dean Geistlinger, a music executive credited with discovering Eminem, and Hollywood director Nick Cassavetes both lost their $100,000 buy in and opted not to reload.

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