Parker Talbot

aka "tonkaaaap"

Nationality

Biography

Parker Talbot is best known in the poker world for his exploits online with more than $3.4 million in online tournament cashes. His popularity soared with his popular Twitch stream under the handle “tonkaaaaP”.

He is a PokerStars Ambassador having joined in June 2016.

Intro

Born in Ontario, Canada, Talbot became interested in poker at a young age of 13 after watching the World Poker Tour on television with his parents. He played against his dad for many years before he first played in a casino on his 18th birthday.

Talbot immediately lost the $100 he had before his father gave him another $100 as a present. From there, he never looked back.

The origins of his popular “tonkaaaa” and “tonkaaaaP” online screennames came about thanks to his hockey coach calling him a Tonka truck and the nickname sticking.

PokerStars Team Pro Parker Talbot on Educating His Community and Missing Live Poker

Online Achievements

Talbot has numerous large online tournament cashes including a Super Tuesday victory in 2014 for $101,000.

In 2019, Talbot chopped the PokerStars Sunday Million for $124,114

Talbot has two WCOOP titles with his first coming in 2020. He won WCOOP-58-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout] for $51,168.

The following year, Talbot won a second WCOOP title in WCOOP-75-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, Midweek Freeze] for $108,729.

UNREAL final table today. This one felt very fucking good.
— Parker Talbot (@tonkaaaap)

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Live Achievements

Talbot has recorded nearly $800,000 in live tournament cashes as of 2022. In August 2016, Talbot recorded a seventh-place finish in the EPT Barcelona €25,500 No Limit Hold’em - Single Re-Entry 8 Handed event for €160,080 ($180,909).

The largest cash of his live career came in 2018, finishing sixth in the EPT Prague Main Event for €179,360.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event	187^th	€10,050
2024 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event	4^th	€227,000
2024 Maryland State Poker Championship $2,200 Main Event	2^nd	$73,719
2024 World Series of Poker Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship	308^th	$45,000
2024 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty	106^th	€2,980
2024 PokerStars EPT Paris €2,200 FPS High Roller	2^nd	€334,180
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague €1,100 Eureka Main Event	384^th	€2,580
2023 NAPT Las Vegas $1,650 Main Event	36^th	$6,005
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus $10,300 EPT High Roller	51^st	$19,200
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus $5,300 EPT Main Event	75^th	$14,150
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty	159^th	€3,330
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event	7^th	€105,590
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo €5,300 EPT Main Event	42^nd	€17,250
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague €5,300 EPT Prague Main Event	5^th	€278,450
2022 PokerStars EPT Prague €2,200 Eureka High Roller	54^th	€8,720
2022 PokerStars EPT London ￡2,200 UKIPT High Roller	49^th	£4,850
2022 PokerStars EPT London ￡1,100 UKIPT Main Event	197^th	£1,620
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona €3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship	20^th	€12,200
PokerStars WCOOP 2021 WCOOP-01-H: $109 NLHE [Phase 2], $1M Gtd	18^th	$3,432
PokerStars WCOOP 2021 WCOOP-04-H: $5,200 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd	14^th	$16,001
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #83: $10K WSOP Super MILLION$, $5M GTD	77^th	$25,029
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD	75^th	$31,341
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #73: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	77^th	$3,272
2020 WPT World Online Championships Event #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD	57^th	$8,550
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #64: $840 Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold'em	38^th	$2,510
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	47^th	$1,714
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #60: $525 Bounty No Limit Hold'em 6-Handed	42^nd	$3,298
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #56: $1,500 GGMasters WSOP Edition [High Roller]	187^th	$3,885
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold'em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD	63^rd	$5,665
2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events Event #50: $2,100 No Limit Hold'em Bounty Championship	104^th	$2,611
2020 Irish Open Online Event #7: €1,000.000 GTD Main Event	7^th	€45,648
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona €10,300 EPT High Roller	27^th	€31,950
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona €5,300 EPT Main Event	196^th	€10,030
2019 World Series of Poker Event #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold'em	578^th	$2,425
2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold'em Players Championship	177^th	$25,450
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague €5,300 EPT Main Event	6^th	€179,360
2018 PokerStars EPT Prague €1,100 EPT National	214^th	€2,300
2018 World Series of Poker Event #50: $1,500 Razz	25^th	$3,034
2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North America $10,300 High Roller	6^th	57,500 CAD
2017 World Series of Poker Europe Event #11: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT	25^th	€26,530
2017 888Live Poker Festival London 888Live London Festival Main Event	15^th	£5,280
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona €10,300 High Roller	13^th	€63,750
2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona €1,100 PokerStars National Championship	574^th	€1,720
2017 World Series of Poker Event #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em	144^th	$1,868
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona €5,300 Main Event	237^th	€8,660
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona €25,500 Single-Day High Roller	7^th	€160,080
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona €5,300 Main Event	26^th	€29,270
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Berlin Main Event	68^th	€11,000

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