Trainwreckstv 2026: Personal Funds, Records and Kick
Kick's second most popular gambling streamer and the one who writes 'personal funds' in his titles. His biggest recorded slot wins, bets and dates, the race with Roshtein, and his recorded bank.
By Kadri Saar · Updated 2 October 2026
- $37.5Mhis record slot win, on Hex Appeals in July 2025
- $360Mwhat he said sponsors paid him for 16 months of gambling, in 2022
- 2.03Mhours watched on Kick in September 2026, second only to Roshtein
- 648Kfollowers on his Kick channel
Who is Trainwreckstv?
Trainwreckstv or Train is American streamer Tyler Niknam, born in 1990. He started streaming in 2015 and started streaming himself playing slots in 2021, according to his Wikipedia page.
- Where he streams: kick.com/trainwreckstv, since December 2022, after Twitch banned streams of sites like Stake.
- Kick itself: Wikipedia lists him as a partial owner of the platform.
- What he plays: high-stakes slots, plus long League of Legends sessions with other streamers.
- Socials: Trainwreckstv on X and YouTube, tylerniknam on Instagram. His Kick bio just reads "squadW - #1 Podcast".
Trainwreckstv's biggest wins
The four biggest recorded slot wins on Vegas Slots Online’s leaderboard in July 2025, and October 2024.
| Date | Slot | Bet | Win | Multiplier | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2025 | Hex Appeals | $6,000 | $37,500,000 | about 6,250x | World record for just over a week |
| Mar 2022 | Might of Ra | $1,000 | $22,500,000 | 22,500x | Still on Twitch |
| Oct 2024 | San Quentin 2: Death Row | not reported | $20,000,000 | - | Nolimit City's top win until Roshtein's $24M |
| Oct 2024 | San Quentin 2: Death Row | not reported | $7,000,000 | - | On the same leaderboard |
It was on a $6,000 spin. He was expecting maybe $15 million and fell out of his chair when he actually won $37.5 million. It took him 6 years to hit that number, he said, (Vegas Slots Online).
The multiplier, about 6,250x, is worked out from the bet and the win. His $22.5 million on Might of Ra paid more than three times that, on a $1,000 bet. Big bets, not rare multipliers, make the headline numbers, as our biggest streamer wins list shows. Slots that don't cap a win at all are on our no max win casinos page.
Trainwreckstv against Roshtein: the record race
Train and Roshtein have taken the biggest-win title off each other for two years. Each time Train set a record, it fell within about a week.
- 2024
June: Roshtein wins $28.5M on Drac's Stacks. It stands as the biggest slot win for over a year.
- 2024
October: Train wins $20M on San Quentin 2. Less than a week later Roshtein posts $24M on Brute Force, and Train says it was played on promotional Stake money (VegasSlotsOnline).
- 2025
18 July: Train wins $37.5M on Hex Appeals, the new record. He says he hopes no "fake balance" streamer beats it.
- 2025
Late July: Roshtein wins $45.4M on Drac's Stacks with $10,000 spins. Train posts in xQc's chat that he's rethinking his future with Stake (VegasSlotsOnline).
On his side, Train says balance is personal, and Roshtein’s balance isn’t. Roshtein has never revealed whose money he plays, and neither has Stake. The whole story, with the dates and the amounts of Roshtein’s wins and bets, is on our Roshtein page.
Does Trainwreckstv play with his own money?
He says so. In July 2025 he said he was one of the few “raw balance” streamers left (VegasSlotsOnline). His September 2026 stream says it as well.
"EARLY MORNING/LATE NIGHT STREAM, NEED 100M MINIMUM PLEASE (HOURS DONE) (PERSONAL FUNDS)"
Slots & Casino"$1M USDC GIVEAWAY"
Slots & Casino"NEED MAX WINS WANT MAX I AM MAX WINS"
Slots & Casino"LEAGUE W/ YASSUO, TYLER1, DOUBLELIFT, COOKIE"
League of Legends"TRYING TO PLAY SMART TODAY (maybe bonus hunts)"
Slots & Casino"$1M hail mary"
Slots & Casino"need come back BAD"
Slots & Casino
The label “(PERSONAL FUNDS)” is rare in a scene where most streamers play a balance their casino tops up. Still, it’s Train’s word. No one outside of Train and the casino can see where the money comes from.
There’s also the 2022 claim. In October 2022, he said “I’ve been paid $360 million for 16 months of gambling” (Dot Esports). He didn’t say how that breaks down, and he has never shown that money. In February 2025, he said he was the highest paid streamer in the world (VegasSlotsOnline).
He applies this same test to others. In February 2025, he said he couldn’t verify Xposed’s Roobet balance without seeing the deal (VegasSlotsOnline). Both can be true at the same time. Sponsor money can come in and then go out to the reels as his own money. That’s why “personal funds” is a lot less telling than it appears to be.
Trainwreckstv and Stake
Train has gambled on Stake since 2021, and he’s one of its biggest critics. VegasSlotsOnline describes him as frequently calling out Stake’s co-founder Ed Craven about the way the casino is run.
- The deal: both Train and Roshtein have Stake partnerships, according to VegasSlotsOnline in July 2025.
- The doubt: after Roshtein's record, Train said he was weighing his future with Stake.
- His titles now: none of his September 2026 titles named a casino. Most other top-10 streamers put !STAKE in every one.
Stake does not accept players from 45 places including the UK and the US, Train’s home country. A complete list can be found in our Stake review. The casinos that other streamers use, and which ones accept them, are on our streamer casinos page.
Trainwreckstv's Kick numbers, September 2026
Sources: Kick’s Slots & Casino Category, 1 to 30 September 2026, Streams Charts.
- #2place by hours watched, behind Roshtein
- 26,296average viewers, more than Roshtein's 16,646
- 48,603peak viewers
- 77h 10mof slots on air, about half of Roshtein's time
Train has a larger audience than any of Kick’s top 10 gambling streamers (except for Adin Ross and Maherco, according to our top 12 gambling streamers page) and streams slots less. From 6 to 30 September, his Kick archive shows 10 League of Legends streams and 9 slot streams (approximately 64 hours of League of Legends streams and 38 hours of slot streams).
More gambling streamers
The other 11 streamers we cover, and the casino each one plays on. All 12 are ranked on our top gambling streamers page.
Roshtein
Adin Ross
xQc
TimTheTatman
N3on
ClassyBeef
CasinoDaddy
Xposed
Maherco
AyeZee
LetsGiveItASpinTrainwreckstv FAQ
What is Trainwreckstv's biggest win?
On 18 July 2025, he won $37.5 million on a spin at Hex Appeals, the largest slot win ever (until Roshtein won $45.4 million a week later). See his largest slot wins.
What is Trainwreckstv's real name?
Tyler Niknam is his real name. He is American and born in 1990.
Does Trainwreckstv use real money?
He claims he does. Some of his September 2026 streams have a label stating “(PERSONAL FUNDS)”, and he has stated he is a “raw balance” streamer. In 2022, he said he made $360 million from sponsors in the past 16 months, so the line between pay and play money isn’t clear from the outside.
Is Trainwreckstv still sponsored by Stake?
He had a partnership with Stake in July 2025, and said he was reconsidering his partnerships at the time. None of his September 2026 streams named Stake or other casinos.
Does Trainwreckstv own Kick?
Wikipedia lists him as a partial owner of Kick. The platform was co-founded by Stake’s Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani.
Why do Trainwreckstv and Roshtein fight?
Train accuses Roshtein of using a “fake balance” which is funded by the casino, which makes his records cheap to chase. Roshtein broke two of Train’s records in about a week both times. See the record race.
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