Poker World Sets New Records: WPT, Lucas Robinson, and GGPoker Highlights

The World Poker Tour in Miami set a new record for attendance with 2,482 registrations for a $3,500 tournament. This event surpassed the previous record set in 2014 by 687 registrations. The final table, which will be played on May 18, features notable players such as Sonny Franco, Brack Shatten, and Steven Schneider. The winner will receive $1,261,000, while the runner-up will get $900,000.

Lucas Robinson made poker history by streaming 1,000 hours of poker in just 100 days, breaking the previous record set by Arli Shaban in 2018. Robinson's achievement earned him a spot on the GGPoker streaming team. His father also made headlines by winning a SCOOP tournament with 15,549 registrations, earning $10,000 including knockouts.

PokerGO announced the PokerGO Cup, a series of tournaments running from July 1 to 10. The event will feature seven tournaments, including a $100,000 main event. Following the PokerGO Cup, a heads-up championship will be held with a prize pool of $3,200,000. Additionally, PokerGO introduced a leaderboard that includes results from Poker Masters and Super High Roller Bowl tournaments, with the top three players receiving $100,000, $50,000, and $25,000 respectively.