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The poker community is once again facing the legal system’s onslaught, this time in Texas. Last week, law enforcement raided The Lodge Card Club in Austin, TX, and the doors have been locked up since. There is a fact with this that cannot be overlooked, however: the crackdown on the Texas “poker club” system was… Read more »
Some of the best poker players – or maybe it is players with deep pockets? – have been mixing it up over the past few days at ARIA Resort Casino in Las Vegas. The 2026 PokerGO Cup has crowned four more champions over the past few days, but there is still a lot to play… Read more »
It may have started last week, but the 2026 PokerGO Cup has a long way to go before it crowns its overall champion. The $3,000 Showcase and three one-day $5,000 tournaments took up space in the PokerGO Studios at ARIA in Las Vegas last week, but this week is when the real action begins. In… Read more »
After taking some time off over the weekend, the 2026 PokerGO Cup, being held at the PokerGO Studios at ARIA in Las Vegas, is set to resume on Monday with the first of its $10,000 tournaments. Prior to their rest period, poker professionals Justin Saliba and Brock Wilson won single-day tournaments, with fields a little… Read more »
The first of a series of one-day tournaments is in the books at the 2026 PokerGO Cup. These tournaments reflect a change in the PGT’s format, which usually sees a two-day tournament rather than cramming it into one day of action. It didn’t seem to keep the players away, however, as they played into Thursday… Read more »
One of the “signature” events of the PokerGO Tour is their yearly venture with the PokerGO Cup. The 2026 version of the tournament schedule is underway, with the champion being crowned in Event #1, the $3,000 PokerGO Cup Showcase. After three days of battle, it was Kent Stephens emerging with his first-ever PGT title, defeating… Read more »
Welcome to the party, Pennsylvania PokerStars has announced that it will become part of FanDuel in the United States later this year. Players will use a single FanDuel account and wallet for all verticals FanDuel offers, including sportsbook, casino, and poker. PokerStars will still be on a separate, dedicated app that will have to be… Read more »
Snatched up quickly Irish poker pros, podcasters, writers, and overall personalities David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney have had quite the roller coaster for the better part of a year. On June 1, Unibet’s sponsorship of their Global Poker Award-winning podcast, “The Chip Race,” ended after nearly a decade. The duo was left wondering if their… Read more »
When the Global Poker Index (GPI) announced late last year that it would discontinue its Global Poker Awards, there were some quizzical looks from members of the poker industry. The reason given was that there were unspecified “other things” that would take up the time of the members of The Hendon Mob (THM) team, who… Read more »
GGPoker has announced the complete schedule for the 2026 World Series of Poker, slated to run May 26 to July 15 at both Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas on the Strip. “Our favorite time of year is around the corner, and we cannot wait to once again welcome the poker world back to… Read more »
It may only be mid-February, but there seems to be a new sheriff in town when it comes to the mixed game world of tournament poker. After several competitions on the PokerGO Tour, Brazil’s Yuri Dzivielevski has dominated two different mixed game events. That domination has earned his way to the top of the PGT… Read more »
One of the more unique tournament schedules on the PokerGO Tour slate is when they host non-Texas Hold’em series. That is what has kicked off the month of February, as the PGT Mixed Games Series is taking place at the PokerGO Studios at ARIA in Las Vegas. Two events are in the books, with perennial… Read more »
We are only a few days away from The Big Game. That’s right, the Championship Game of the National Football League, otherwise known as “The Super Bowl,” is back for its sixtieth rendition this year, featuring the AFC Champion New England Patriots against the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks. One thing that poker players like to… Read more »
We hardly knew ye Less than a year after reopening, the Planet Hollywood poker room in Las Vegas is closing once again. Over the weekend, YouTuber, poker player, and Planet Hollywood poker dealer “Vegas Poker Nomad,” also known as “El Diesel,” posted a video to break the news that the poker room’s last day will… Read more »
The PokerGO Tour is fresh off the conclusion of its 2025 season, where it crowned Alex Foxen the Player of the Year and Chad Eveslage the PGT World Champion. After a brief pause for reflection and celebration, the PGT has announced a list of the 2026 tournaments that will be contested in the PokerGO Studios… Read more »
Maintaining their integrity David Lappin and Dara O’Kearney, hosts of the popular “The Chip Race” poker podcast, have announced that they are cutting ties with WPT Global after the poker site signed Tony “Ren” Lin as an ambassador. In a joint statement posted to social media on Tuesday, Lappin and Kearney said that when they… Read more »
With the completion of the 2026 PGT Last Chance Series, the field is now set for the 2025 PGT Championship Invitational. This tournament will crown the 2025 PGT World Champion and features the Top 40 players on the season-long PGT Leaderboard, with alternates replacing players who choose not to participate, and fourteen “wild card” choices… Read more »
We are a third of the way through the 2026 PGT Last Chance Series, and it is beginning to get a bit interesting. Dominating all the way through the tournament, Patrick Leonard stormed to the title in Event #2 of the schedule, and it was a much-needed boost for the Brit. With the victory, Leonard… Read more »
It is often said that it isn’t where you start, but where you end. Clemen Deng was the epitome of that axiom on Tuesday night at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, as he started the final table of Event #1 of the 2026 PGT Last Chance Series as the short stack. By the end,… Read more »
It may be early, but it appears that Jesse Lonis’ dominance in 2025 will continue into 2026. After Day One of Event #1 of the 2026 PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series, Lonis is the overwhelming leader at the final table. How “overwhelming?” Lonis holds more than three million chips more than Poker Hall of Famer… Read more »
The confetti has been swept, the champagne flutes have been carefully washed and put away, and the revelry of another New Year’s celebration has come to a close. With the calendar turning to 2026, however, we must reflect on a subject that seems to have gone quiet, even in our own professional area: the demise… Read more »
After twelve months of combat on the baize around the world, you would think that there would be some consensus regarding the two Player of the Year races. Alas, that might be a hope that will never come to pass. For 2025, the two major POY countdowns – CardPlayer Magazine and the Global Poker Index… Read more »
Wrapping up their 2025 tournament poker season at Wynn Las Vegas, the World Poker Tour held two events to crown their season-ending champions. On the WPT Prime Championship on Saturday, a four-hour battle was highlighted by a run from the bottom of the standings. Sunday would see the crowning of the WPT World Championship in… Read more »
The World Poker Tour is finalizing its 2025 season with the 2025 WPT World Championship festival. Over the past couple of weeks, players have come out in droves to Wynn Las Vegas to put their impressions on the WPT for 2025, and this weekend they will crown champions across two of their entities. On Saturday,… Read more »
It has been a weeklong run to reach the final eight of the $25,000 2025 WSOP Super Main Event, but the members of that table are now set. It is an international final table featuring players from six countries (the U.S. is the only one with more than one player, at three). Leading the way… Read more »
