One of the toughest things to do in the poker world is ride a streak to the championship. Jeremy Druckman started off the 2026 PGT PLO Series at Venetian $10,000 Main Event in the Top Ten of the 57 entries and, after two days of play, found himself as the chip leader of the five… Read more »
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 »
In a stunning announcement this afternoon, officials with GGPoker and the World Series of Poker stated that the $10,000 World Championship Event – the “Main Event,” won by Poker Hall of Famer Michael Mizrachi last year – will be returning to the cable broadcast channel. After a five-year absence, poker fans will once again be… Read more »
The 2026 PokerGO Tour PLO Series is steaming right along, and perhaps that has been a bit problematic. In the last three events, the tournaments were concluded in a single day rather than over two days because the fields weren’t there to support a two-day event. Sam Soveral, Jeremy Ausmus, and Jordan Glazer couldn’t care… Read more »
Future is cloudy Two weeks ago, The Lodge Card Club in Austin, Texas was raided by law enforcement. Players were sent home, doors were closed, and assets were seized. And now it looks like those doors will remain shut for a long time. Though no criminal charges have been filed yet, Jason Levin, one of… Read more »
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 »
They started the day at the top of the leaderboard, and Bruno Furth and David ‘Chino’ Rheem would end the day there. In Event #1 of the 2026 PokerGO Tour PLO Series, it was Furth who came out on top over Rheem to take the trophy. It wasn’t without a fight, either, as both men… Read more »
The PokerGO Tour is once again in action, this time traveling down the street in Las Vegas to the Venetian for their 2026 PGT Pot Limit Omaha Series. The series, set to run to March 29, is completely dedicated to the four-card variety of Hold’em, and it has drawn some power players to its opening… Read more »
Fake accounts, fake companies A former employee of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pennsylvania has been charged with nine felonies for allegedly embezzling more than $700,000 from the casino. The investigation into 51-year-old Jennifer Petrillo began a year ago when casino management contacted the police about “discrepancies” in the casino’s bookkeeping… Read more »
One of the classic scenes in any television show or movie in which the characters visit a casino involves the old “raucous craps table crowd.” Inevitably, one of the main characters doesn’t really know how to play, but ends up being the shooter, the one to roll the dice. They get on a hot streak,… Read more »
Arizona going to the mattresses The state of Arizona has ratcheted up the legal battle against prediction market companies. On Tuesday, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed criminal charges against Kalshi for allegedly operating an unlicensed gambling business. “Kalshi may brand itself as a ‘prediction market,’ but what it’s actually doing is running an illegal… Read more »
Wrapping up an exciting ten days of poker, the 2026 PokerGO Cup has concluded. Taking the championship of the $15,000 Main Event was Andrew Lictenberger, who emerged from the 52-entry field to take the title. But the Player of the Series – literally – was Brock Wilson, who not only made the final table of… Read more »
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 »
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 »
The Lodge Card Club, just north of Austin, Texas, was raided Tuesday morning by state police and the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC). Little is known about the incident, which occurred just hours after the conclusion of the Lodge Championship Series. Doug Polk, who owns the card club with Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen,… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Sometimes in poker, as in life, you can’t overthink a situation. When I was a student, my mom would tell me that I was unsure about an answer on a test, my first instinct was usually the right one. In a World Poker Tour livestream this week, perhaps a player by the name of “QQQ”… 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 »
The United States and Israel only attacked Iran less than a week ago, but there has already been unspeakable tragedy in the region. More than 1,000 civilians have reportedly been killed in the strikes, including nearly 200 children. Beyond the horror that will continue to unfold at ground level, there has been and will be… 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 »
There may be many places you want to be in Las Vegas – the VIP line at Hakkasan, the owner’s suite at a Raiders or Golden Knights game – but there is one place where nobody wants their name. The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s List of Excluded Persons – the “Black Book” – is the… Read more »
