Ethan “Rampage” Yau stated he will put within the work on match poker in 2026, and the dedication already seems to be paying off in spades.
The favored vlogger identified for punting stacks has executed something however punt up to now in the course of the PGT Kickoff collection. By way of 4 occasions, he is reached two remaining tables, his most up-to-date one a runner-up end to Taylor Paur in Occasion #4: $5,300 No-Restrict Maintain’em, which attracted 145 entries.
Paur Wins, However Rampage on a Heater
The ultimate desk in Occasion #4 was a troublesome one, with seven confirmed crushers all battling for the $174,000 first-place prize, which inevitably went to Paur. Justin Zaki (seventh for $29,000), Scott Eskenazi (sixth for $36,250), Paul Roy (fifth for $43,500), Jeremy Becker (fourth for $58,000), and Andrew Moreno (third for $76,125) all got here near capturing the title.
Paur, holding Kx7x had his smaller-stacked opponent all in preflop throughout heads-up play. Yau turned over the superior Kx9x, however a 7x landed on the river to finish the match in unhealthy beat style.
PGT Kickoff Occasion #4 Ultimate Desk Outcomes
1Taylor Paur$174,000
2Ethan Yau$105,125
3Andrew Moreno$76,125
4Jeremy Becker$58,000
5Paul Roy$43,500
6Scott Eskenazi$36,250
7Justin Zaki$29,000
Rampage, who gained $105,125 and now has over $3.3 million in The Hendon Mob cashes, vowed to work on his match recreation. He posted a video on Jan. 25 explaining his plans for 2026.
“I have been chasing the all-time cash record in Masachusetts. Now it is 2026, and with $3 million in reside cashes, I am $400,000 away from cracking that High 10,” Yau stated within the video.
Rampage claims he is been “fairly common” in all the things all through his life, together with sports activities and gaming. However “with poker, it is given me the power to be particular in one thing. So, comply with alongside in my 2026 journey. I am committing myself to enjoying tournaments and making this five-year dream a actuality.”
The vlogger with over 350,000 YouTube subscribers now ranks eleventh all-time in reside match cashes amongst Massachusetts gamers. He is now about $200,000 away from surpassing Elijah Berg for the tenth spot. Nick Petrangelo, with $40 million in cashes, has a large lead within the Bay State.
Rampage is usually criticized by poker followers, together with his vlog followers, for punting in tournaments and money video games. He is booked quite a few brutal classes on livestream exhibits comparable to Hustler On line casino Stay. However, maybe, the ClubWPT Gold ambassador will rebrand away from the “Rampunts” moniker in 2026. Up to now, so good.
The PGT Kickoff collection continued on Friday with the beginning of Occasion #5: $10,500 No-Restrict Maintain’em on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.
