January has kicked off with a very busy live poker schedule and after a hugely successful PGT Last Chance series, PokerStake players are all over the world in the next week or so. In an attempt to keep the heater going, or simply win big money, some stars of the felt are selling their action over the next week or so and we’ve got a round-up of who is playing where and what value you can find in buying players’ action.

Ladies on Top in Thunder Valley

It’s a very busy week in poker and the action won’t get any hotter than in the $1,700-entry Main Event at Thunder Valley. PokerStake have two terrific players in the Main Event and other events too, with not one but both of them selling at no markup. Both have hundreds of thousands in winnings on their Hendon Mob profiles and could be great investments.

Tiffany Michelle initially carved out an impressive career in front of the camera in poker. Transferring those skills of interpreting players’ body language, comfort in certain situations and abilities to deal with intensity of being asked difficult questions have seen her rack up $458,007 in lifetime earnings on The Hendon Mob. Tiffany is selling to the $1,300 Main Event only in Thunder Valley, with three bullets on offer ‘at spot’ on PokerStake.

Melanie Pittard is an even more successful player at the live felt, with $507,739 in total tournament winnings and five cashes in January alone. Starting off the year with a bang, one of Melanie’s results was an outright win for massive profit, as she bagged the top prize of $23,180 in the $400-entry Wynn Signature Series event on January 12. Melanie isn’t just taking on the Main Event this week, with the $1,125 NLHE Last Call event also appealing to her. Both her tournaments have multiple bullets available at no markup and she’s a terrific pick for profit.

APT Jeju Classic Sees Mao in Action

In the past year, Renji ‘Ricky’ Mao has posted some highly impressive results in professional poker. In fact, 2025 was his best year ever in the game, with an awesome fourth-place finish in the $5,000 8-Max WSOP Event #3, getting an early $191,550 payday that made it his most profitable trip to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker.

Later in the year, Ricky went to Jeju to play the Triton ONE and Triton Poker Series tours. His results were outstanding, with eight cashes worth $55,000 before he entered the $30,000 NLHE Triton 8-Max Event. Outlasting his fellow PokerStake players Kristen Foxen, Danny Tang, Mustapha Kanit and Aram Oganyan, Ricky’s tournament ended heads-up when he was beaten at the last by Jonathan Jaffe but by that point he had guaranteed himself a massive runner-up prize of $882,328, which currently stands as the biggest prize of his poker career so far.

Ricky isn’t one to rest on his laurels. Many might have slowed down after that epic run in Jeju, but nine cashes meant nothing to Ricky. Hopping on a plane to the Czech Republic, he ran well in Rozvadov, winning his second WSOP bracelet. After taking down the $800 NLHE Deepstack Event #26 in Las Vegas in 2023 for $402,588, Ricky’s victory over his fellow PokerStake player Dario Alioto in the €5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Event #8 in the Czech-German border town was worth €213,600 ($250,720) and he is unmissable value in the 2026 APR Jeju Classic, the scene of so many former triumphs for him.

Seeing the Value in Seefeld

The CAPT Seefeld festival features 44 events on its packed schedule as action gets under way very soon. With so many events, PokerStake players are getting involved as they travel to Austria to win their share of the money. Again, two female players lead the charge with two WSOP bracelet winners among them.

Jessica Teusl will be confident of adding to her many titles as she returns to her native homeland. While her most famous win was the $166,000 victory in the 2022 WSOP Ladies Event that earned her a gold WSOP bracelet, Jessica’s record in the past year was excellent, and she won a career-high score of $200,000 when she came 14^th in the ONYX $100,000 Invitational in Kyrenia, evidence that she can hold her own in any event.

Also firing hard are Vivian Saliba, Adi Rajkovic and Sandro Zarriello. The trio have results in Europe, South America and of course the United States, where Vivian won her WSOP bracelet. With a raft of events being entered by all four PokerStake players in Austria, you’ll want to take a look at the schedule to choose your champion!