It might have taken an extra day, but it was worth the wait for reigning World Champion Michael Mizrachi. Going into overtime against two overmatched opponents, Mizrachi held over 80% of the chips in play in Event #70, the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship. With such an advantage, Mizrachi barely broke a sweat on… Read more »
Ahead of the start of the $10,000 Championship Event – the “Main Event” of the World Series of Poker – the lineup on the Player of the Year race has completely shuffled. Shaun Deeb, who was near the top just a couple of weeks ago in his pursuit of repeating as POY, is now mired… Read more »
Call of the year? In just her second-ever World Series of Poker event, Skye Chen won the 2026 WSOP Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship, outlasting Aubrey Williams in a thrilling heads-up contest. It was the largest Ladies event in WSOP history, with 1,475 entrants, eclipsing last year’s record of 1,368 entrants. After Lisa Teebagy was eliminated… Read more »
Benny Glaser has had a heck of a poker career, but boy, this past year has been something. Among other accomplishments, in 2025, he became just the seventh player in history to win three bracelets in a single World Series of Poker. And now, he has won the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship, the most… Read more »
Athletes tired of the abuse The Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) has proposed a ban on player prop bets as part of the ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with the league. The ban would include bets on prediction markets like Kalshi. The primary reason for the proposal is the abuse players take from upset bettors… Read more »
“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 »
After four days of battling across several disciplines of poker, the field has been reduced to the final six players in the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship. Event #60 concludes today at the 2026 World Series of Poker, and the man who led Day Four has left no doubt that he is looking for the overall… Read more »
After a remarkably fast public nomination process, the Poker Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday night the final eight nominees for the Class of 2026. Due to the changes in the voting process of the living Hall members, as many as six of these players could be inducted into the Hall. Those inductions will be… Read more »
The crème is slowly rising to the top in the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship, Event #60 on the 2026 World Series of Poker schedule. After three days of battle, the final fifteen men are left standing, one of whom will be a new champion for the event after the elimination of former PPC champion Brian… Read more »
Calvin Anderson and Naoya Kihara should have dinner together and compare notes. This past weekend, Anderson became the second player – after Kihara – to become a double-bracelet winner in the 2026 World Series of Poker. But that’s not all, like Kihara, Anderson also won his two bracelets in back-to-back championship events. He previously won… Read more »
The field is beginning to thin out at the 2026 WSOP Poker Players’ Championship. After the close of late registration, which allowed the tournament to surpass its 2025 numbers, the players battled onward in pursuit of this WSOP bracelet, a million-dollar prize, and the prestigious Chip Reese Trophy. The player with the best chance to… Read more »
We may have passed the halfway point of the 2026 World Series of Poker, but it seems that some players still have more than enough bankroll to take swings. The first day of the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship is in the books, although the survivors still don’t know what they are playing for. In another… Read more »
For all intents and purposes, we have reached the halfway point of the 2026 World Series of Poker. 49 tournaments are in the books, and there has been heartbreak and triumph throughout the first half of the schedule. Here are just a few of the highlights – and some lows – that have occurred over… Read more »
Uh…what just happened Another dealing controversy has arisen at the 2026 World Series of Poker. In the end, it seems like more of an oddity or minor mistake than a full-blown problem, but it is weird, nonetheless. Poker pro Dario Sammartino sounded the alarm on social media, which was then picked up by fellow pro… Read more »
Eagle eyes on the action Tuesday marked the end of the 2026 World Series of Poker $500 Colossus event, one of the most popular tournaments on the schedule, as it offers the chance at a huge payday for just a $500 buy-in. Justin Smith celebrated his win last night, shocked that he was able to… Read more »
NFL hopeful In a surprising turn of events, Brendan Sorsby has announced that he will not play quarterback at Texas Tech, instead declaring for the NFL’s supplemental draft. The decision comes just a week after a judge granted him a temporary injunction, allowing him to play college football after the NCAA ruled him ineligible for… Read more »
Since the organization’s creation in 1979, the Poker Hall of Fame has sought to honor the greats of the game (actually having a physical location would be a good start, but I digress). To date, 63 members have been inducted, making it a highly exclusive club (there are 33 living members of the Hall). Over… Read more »
We are creeping up on the halfway point of the 2026 World Series of Poker, and the race for the Player of the Year is beginning to heat up. It would seem to be natural that the first (and so far, only) double-bracelet winner of the 2026 WSOP, Naoya Kihara, is atop the POY standings.… Read more »
PokerStars often runs Spin & Go promotions in conjunction with popular sporting events, so naturally, the World Cup is no exception. On Thursday, the same day the World Cup began, PokerStars kicked off (pun sort of intended) its SpinGoal promo, giving players a chance to win additional cash prizes by playing Spin & Go’s like… Read more »
Slap on the wrist The college sports world was shocked this week when a judge granted Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby a temporary injunction, allowing him to play in the upcoming football season despite being declared ineligible for betting on college football games. Not only did he bet on games, he bet on 40 Indiana… Read more »
It’s not like Kristen Foxen has been sneaking up on the poker world. She is one of the few women who step into the high-stakes world of “High Roller” poker, tournaments that run over $10,000. She has won five World Series of Poker bracelets in her career, topping her husband, Alex Foxen, in that category.… Read more »
Japan’s Naoya Kihara won the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Sunday night, making him the first player at the 2026 World Series of Poker to win two bracelets. What’s more is that he did it in back-to-back championship events, previously winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship just a few days earlier. Kihara’s accomplishment… Read more »
The 2026 World Series of Poker is into its second weekend of the schedule, and players have become accustomed to the daily grind of the tournament. One of the highlights of the past few days has been the victory by poker professional Jeff Madsen, who came off the short stack to win the $1,500 Dealer’s… Read more »
Greek gambling company Bally’s Intralot has agreed to acquire British bookmaker evoke plc in an all-stock deal for 52 pence per share. That represents a 30% premium over Thursday’s closing price, bringing the total purchase price to approximately £243 million ($326 million). Shares in evoke jumped 15% to 46p on Friday’s news. The industry has… Read more »
Flops only have three cards Mistakes happen in life, and that includes poker. Players act out of turn, misread the board, miscount chips, and more. Dealers also mess up sometimes, as like any one of us, they are human. Unfortunately for Ricky Landais, a dealer error may have cost him tens of thousands, hundreds of… Read more »
