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Jamie Gold and Bruce Buffer Host 14th Annual Variety Children’s Charity Poker Event at Paramount Pictures, Raising $250,000

By Jake Mitchell - August 23rd

For the 14th consecutive year, 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold brought Hollywood’s poker community together for a cause — and in late July, the Variety Children’s Charity Poker Event at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles raised more than $250,000 for children with disabilities, special needs, and developmental challenges in Southern California. UFC announcer… Read more »

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Daniel Negreanu to Make Hustler Casino Live Debut August 28 in $100/$200 Cash Game

By Jake Mitchell - August 18th

With a $50,000 minimum buy-in and $100/$200 stakes on the table, Daniel Negreanu is set to make his long-awaited Hustler Casino Live debut on August 28. Hustler Casino Live confirmed Negreanu’s place in the lineup via a post on X, describing him as an eight-time WSOP bracelet winner and a GGPoker ambassador, according to PokerNews.… Read more »

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Lucas Jumalon Signs with Poker Royalty After 2026 WSOP Main Event Victory

By Jake Mitchell - August 8th

Wire-to-wire chip leader, 9,208 opponents, and $10 million in prize money — that was the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event performance that earned 22-year-old Lucas Jumalon his first bracelet, and it has now landed him a management deal with one of poker’s most established representation firms. Jumalon, from Washington, has signed with Las… Read more »

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Poker’s Elite Sound Off on Poker Hall of Fame, Propose Changes

By Dan Katz - August 5th

Did the fix actually fix anything? Never has a Poker Hall of Fame election come and gone without controversy. The Powers That Be tried to head off some of the angst this year by tweaking the voting process, but after Jason Koon was the lone inductee this week, some of the top players in the… Read more »

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Jason Koon Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame

By Dan Katz - August 4th

Poker pro Jason Koon, in his first year of eligibility at age 40, has been elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Koon is the only person in the Hall’s Class of 2026. “When I found poker, I was immediately and forever in it,” Koon wrote in a social media post on Tuesday. “It was… Read more »

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ICE Agents Detain Indicted Israeli Poker Pro Gal Yifrach in Los Angeles

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By Jake Mitchell - July 31st

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took indicted poker pro Gal Yifrach into custody in Los Angeles, according to a PokerNews report published July 26, 2026. Yifrach, an Israeli citizen who PokerNews reported has long resided in the United States, was detained by ICE agents at what the outlet described as a Los Angeles-area location.… Read more »

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Poker Pro Jared Greiner Hog Tied, Robbed After Playing in WSOP

By Dan Katz - July 17th

Poker pro Jared Greiner took to social media earlier this week to detail the horrifying ordeal of returning to his Las Vegas-area Airbnb after playing in the WSOP, only to be assaulted, threatened, taped up, and robbed. In a post on X, Greiner shared a screenshot of a series of texts he sent, saying that… Read more »

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2026 WSOP: Poker Players Up in Arms Over Floor Allowing Call After Declaring Hand Dead

By Dan Katz - June 25th

“Dead hand” … “Call, call” Ladies and gentlemen, another controversy has surfaced at the 2026 World Series of Poker. And while it did involve a hand that was dealt, rather than the usual Martin Kabrhel antics, it was not a mistake by the dealer, but, rather, the floor. Patrick Leonard was the unfortunate victim. He… Read more »

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Players to Watch at the 2026 World Series of Poker

By Earl Burton - May 25th

That time of the year is upon the poker world once again. The 2026 World Series of Poker kicks off bright and early (for poker players, anyway) at noon on Tuesday, and the throngs will descend on the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas like seventeen-year cicadas waiting to breed. Event #1, the $500 Mini-Mystery Millions,… Read more »

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David Peters Addresses Dylan Linde Situation, Wants to “Make Things Right”

By Dan Katz - April 23rd

Peters contrite Poker pro David Peters has responded publicly to Dylan Linde’s accusation that he has not paid his end of a staking deal, apologizing for the situation. On Wednesday afternoon, Peters posted an explanation of sorts on Twitter, not so much to rehash the situation, but to explain that he has always intended to… Read more »

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Dylan Linde Accuses David Peters of Failure to Pay Up in Staking Deal

By Dan Katz - April 22nd

In poker, money is at the forefront of everything, and with that comes all sorts of informal (and formal) financial deals between players. As high roller and super high roller tournaments have increased in popularity, staking deals have also become much more common, as even the deepest-pocketed players often can’t or don’t want to plunk… Read more »

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Maurice Hawkins Wins 24th WSOP Circuit Ring, Shaun Deeb and Dan Cates Unimpressed

By Dan Katz - April 8th

Maurice Hawkins recently won his 24th career World Series of Poker Circuit ring, taking down the first event at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois. Hawkins celebrated his record-extending win with a social media post of himself with the ring and the words, “Not a run. Not luck. This is what dominance looks like.”… Read more »

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Mohegan Tribe Sells WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to Golden Nugget Owner, Franchise to Move to Houston

By Dan Katz - April 3rd

Comets reborn The Mohegan Tribe has agreed to sell the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to Golden Nugget and the NBA’s Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for a record $300 million. The league’s Board of Governors must still approve the sale, but it is expected to do so. The team will change its name to the Houston… Read more »

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Talk of the Town: Kristen Foxen Folds Kings Pre-Flop at Triton Poker Main Event Final Table

By Dan Katz - March 27th

For most poker players, pocket Kings is a play-no-matter-what hand pre-flop. But most poker players aren’t Kristen Foxen. This week, Foxen did just that at the final table of the Triton Poker Jeju $100K Main Event, stirring debate in the poker community as to whether or not she made the right play. There were just… Read more »

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Annette Obrestad Making Return to Poker at 2026 WSOP Europe

By Dan Katz - March 24th

Welcome back Annette Obrestad is a poker legend, even though she hasn’t been active on the poker scene in nearly a decade and has yet to even reach her 40th birthday. The one-time teenage poker phenom, though, has announced her return to competitive poker, confirming that she will play at the 2026 World Series of… Read more »

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Texas Authorities Investigating The Lodge Card Club for Alleged Illegal Gambling, Money Laundering

By Dan Katz - March 13th

Further information has emerged following the surprise raid on Austin’s The Lodge Card Club on Tuesday morning. According to the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC), the club is under investigation for possible illegal gambling and money laundering. In a statement to media outlets on Thursday, TABC Director of Communications Chris Porter said, “The business… Read more »

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Fedor Holz Retires From Professional Poker

By Dan Katz - March 10th

Poker great Fedor Holz announced over the weekend that he decided not to re-up his ambassadorship with GGPoker. That in and of itself would be news, but the 32-year-old went on to say that he is moving on to non-poker things in life, effectively indicating that he is retiring from the world of professional poker.… Read more »

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Soft Landing: Podcast Duo Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin Join Paddy Power, PokerStars

By Dan Katz - February 25th

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 »

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2026 World Series of Poker Schedule Released

By Dan Katz - February 16th

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 »

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Poker Pro Thomas Clack Loses Grosvenor Poker Sponsorship for Having RTA Open While Playing Online

By Dan Katz - February 11th

Zero tolerance Grosvenor Poker has announced that poker pro Thomas Clack has been dropped as a sponsored player after he was suspended by the site’s platform, the iPoker Network. In a Facebook post, Grosvenor Poker was as vague as could be about the decision, not even naming Clack as the person it was talking about:… Read more »

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David Lappin, Dara O’Kearney End WPT Global Sponsorship Because of Ren Lin Signing

By Dan Katz - January 13th

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 »

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WPT Global Adds Tony “Ren” Lin as Ambassador, Poker Community Not Thrilled

By Dan Katz - January 12th

Quick turnaround WPT Global has announced the signing of Tony “Ren” Lin as its newest ambassador. And the poker community has been absolutely dragging the poker site for it. Lin ranks third on China’s live tournament earnings list and has been a very popular player, but was also “indefinitely” suspended from GGPoker – for which… Read more »

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Ren Lin’s ‘Indefinite Suspension’ from GGPoker, WSOP Short Lived as He Plays in WSOP Paradise

By Dan Katz - December 10th

Back in the saddle, it seems The term “indefinite suspension” does not necessarily mean forever, but it typically means “a long time,” at the very least. Define it how you will, poker pro Ren Lin’s indefinite suspension from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and GGPoker lasted less than two months. Lin is currently playing… Read more »

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Phil Galfond, Elon Musk’s Grok AI Agree to High Stakes Heads-Up Poker Match

By Dan Katz - October 30th

Poker pro Phil Galfond has been known to take on formidable opponents for high stakes; his “Galfond Challenge” was a testament to this. But now it looks like he may sit down at the virtual tables with a different type of competitor: Grok, the conversational chatbot developed by xAI and created in the image of… Read more »

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“RealOA” Banned, Ren Lin Suspended From GGPoker, WSOP for Real-Time Assistance During Tournament

By Dan Katz - October 22nd

Swift justice GGPoker has made a quick decision on how it will handle the players involved in a real-time assistance cheating incident during the final table of the $10,000 GGMillion$. On Wednesday, a week after the situation occurred, GGPoker announced that “RealOA,” the player who won the tournament, is permanently banned from GGPoker, the World… Read more »

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