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Pedro Faustino Claims First WSOP Bracelet With Monster Stack Win in Prague

Pedro Carvalhas Faustino of Portugal won the €1,650 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em at the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe, topping a 902-entry field at King’s Casino / Hilton Prague to...

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Orleans Summer Open 2026 Drops Full Schedule With $4.7M in Guarantees

The Orleans Hotel and Casino has released its full 2026 Summer Open schedule, committing to more than $4.7 million in guarantees across a seven-week series running May 22 through July 12 in...

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WSOPE Main Event Becomes Biggest European Major in Poker History

The 2026 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event in Prague has officially broken the record for the largest major tournament in European poker history. A final field of 2,617 entries...

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Alberta Online Poker Set for July 13 Launch as Major Operators Prepare to Enter

Alberta has confirmed July 13, 2026, as the go-live date for its regulated iGaming market — making it the second Canadian province, after Ontario, to allow private online gambling operators to compete. ...

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Frank Koopmann Wins First WSOP Europe Bracelet of 2026 in Dramatic Fashion

A recreational player from Germany just claimed the opening bracelet of the 2026 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) — and he did it by flopping a set, turning quads, and watching...

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PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel Goes Live — and Recreational Players Could Change the Game

PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel went live this morning at 8 AM ET, and with it, regulated online poker in the United States stepped into a new era. Players in New Jersey, Michigan,...

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Sacha Cohen Wins the 2026 Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale Sword

Sacha Cohen had the chip lead, a packed rail behind him, and a lifetime of poker running through his veins. On March 31 at the Pasino Grand Partouche in Aix-en-Provence, he converted...

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Artur Martirosian Claims Fourth Triton Title With $1 Million PLO Payday in Jeju

Artur Martirosian arrived at the final table of the $50,000 PLO Mystery Bounty at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series (SHRS) Jeju as one of the shortest stacks in the field....

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Winamax Poker Tour Grande Finale Chases Record Field as France’s Grassroots Pipeline Delivers Again

Every March, thousands of French poker players converge on Aix-en-Provence for the Winamax Poker Tour (WiPT) Grande Finale. Most of them paid €500 to be there. A significant number paid nothing at...

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WSOP Main Event Returns to ESPN With Live Prime-Time Finale in 2026

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has signed a multi-year agreement with ESPN, bringing poker’s biggest event back to the very network that helped build it into a global phenomenon. Starting this...

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Annette Obrestad Returns to WSOP Europe With No Playbook and Nothing to Lose

Nearly two decades ago, a teenage girl from Norway walked into a London casino and won the first WSOP bracelet ever awarded outside of Las Vegas. She was 18. She hadn't planned...

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Zachary VanKeuren Wins WSOPC Turning Stone Main Event at His Home Casino

Zachary VanKeuren was 18 years old the first time he sat down at a poker table at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Nearly a decade later, he walked out...

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Patrick Leonard Claims Record 15th SCOOP Title With Historic Back-to-Back

Patrick “pads1161” Leonard made online poker history over the weekend, claiming two SCOOP titles in under 10 minutes on PokerStars to reach a record 15 career victories in the Spring Championship of...

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David Sklansky, Author of The Theory of Poker, Dead at 78

Poker legend and author David Sklansky died on March 23 in Las Vegas following heart failure. He was 78. The announcement arrived with the weight carried when the person was genuinely irreplaceable....

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Alisson Piekazewicz Wins $40K Triton Mystery Bounty in Jeju, Sets Series Record With Triple Knockout

Brazilian pro Alisson Piekazewicz delivered one of the most dominant final-day performances in Triton Poker Series history on Friday in Jeju, South Korea. He claimed the $40,000 buy-in Mystery Bounty tournament at...

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Jackpot Digital Signs Two-Table Deal with New Mexico’s Inn of the Mountain Gods

Jackpot Digital Inc. has signed a licensing and equipment lease agreement to install two Jackpot Blitz dealerless electronic poker tables at Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino in Mescalero, New...

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Wyoming’s New Poker Law Closes the “Friendly Game” Loophole

On March 5, 2026, Wyoming signed Senate File 44 into law, tightening the definition of what constitutes a legal “friendly” poker game for the first time in years. The legislation addresses a...

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Poker Dream 21 Puts Asia’s Thriving Live Scene on Full Display With MYR 5M Malaysia Festival

Poker Dream has released the full schedule for Poker Dream 21 Malaysia, running April 9-20, 2026, at Resorts World Genting Highlands. The headliner is a MYR 5,000,000 (~$1.25 million) guaranteed Main Event...

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Andrew Lichtenberger Wins PokerGO Cup Finale as Brock Wilson Clinches Series Title

Brock Wilson's PokerGO Cup championship run culminated with the series title at the Event #10 final table on March 15th  in Las Vegas.  The finale delivered a dual celebration, with Wilson securing...

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The PGT PLO Series Returns to Las Vegas With Ten Events

The PokerGO Tour is heading back to the ARIA next week, and with it comes one of the most anticipated runs on the schedule: the PGT PLO Series. From October 14 to...

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GGPoker Reopens the Door to Banned Players with ‘Olive Branch’ Program

GGPoker, the world’s largest online poker site and the international home of the WSOP, is revisiting its stance on lifetime bans – at least for now. Through its new Olive Branch Initiative,...

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WSOP Circuit Returns to Baltimore for 18-Ring Series This October

The World Series of Poker Circuit makes its fall stop in Baltimore from October 2–13, with 18 ring events on the schedule and a $500,000 guaranteed Main Event headlining the series.  Horseshoe...

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Truckee Gaming to Renovate Poker Palace Casino in North Las Vegas

The Poker Palace, a staple of North Las Vegas since the 1970s, will shut its doors on October 1 as it transitions to new ownership under Reno-based Truckee Gaming. The property is...

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PokerStars Confirms EPT Paris Return After 2025 Cancellation

The European Poker Tour will return to Paris in 2026, with PokerStars confirming the festival will take place from February 18 to March 1 at Le Palais des Congrès. The comeback follows...

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WSOP Withholds Bracelet After Yaginuma ClubWPT Bonus Controversy

For the first time in the history of the World Series of Poker, a live event has concluded without awarding a bracelet due to integrity concerns. The controversy centers on Jesse Yaginuma...

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PokerGO Officially Acquires National Heads-Up Poker Championship from NBC Sports

The National Heads-Up Poker Championship is one of the most famous televised poker tournaments in U.S. history. First aired in 2005 on NBC and became the first poker show produced by a...

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