Parker Talbot - Poker Player

Biography

Parker Talbot is a high-stakes poker player known for his over $3.4 million in tournament cash. He is popular for Twitch streaming, which plays under the screen name tonkaaaaP. 

Background

Born in Ontario, Canada, Talbot has played poker since his 18th birthday. On his 18th birthday, he went to the casino to play ½ live cash. He used to watch the World Poker Tour with his parents, and that’s how he became interested in poker. He was merely 13 when he used to play with his dad. He lost $100 in the game, and his dad gave him another $100. From there, he never looked back.

Parker Talbot Poker Career

Six months after his 18th birthday, he transitioned to online poker. He started playing MTTs and slowly shifted towards SNGs. He got Supernova Elite and used to play 6max turbos primarily. Next year, he played 6max hyper turbos and turbos and got three million VPPs. IN 2017, PokerStars announced that they will no longer offer SNE. Result: In the same year, Talbot played his last game in SNE, where he got 1m VPPs, and in the last game, he got 850k.

His notable achievements include winning the Super Tuesday tournament in 2014 and taking $101,000 home. In 2019, he won the PokerStars Sunday Million and took $124,114 home. He has two WCOOP titles. He won WCOOP-58-H: $530 NLHE and took  $51,168 home. The following year, he won his second WCOOP, winning the WCOOP-75-H: $5,200 NLHE, taking $108,729 home.

In 2016, he finished seventh in the EPT Barcelona €25,500 No Limit Hold’em and took €160,080 home. The largest cash of his career came when he finished sixth in the EPT Prague Main Event and took €179,360 home.

Parker Talbot Top Cashes

Parker Talbot Net Worth

Parker Talbot’s total live earnings are $2,277,938.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Tonkaaaa Poker?

Tonkaaaa is Parker Talbot's screen name.