Month: August 2026

A week of high-stakes poker in Barcelona produced its first major result on August 22, when Tom Fuchs claimed the €100,000 EPT Super High Roller title and collected €1,126,540, according to PokerNews’ live reporting from the series. With that event wrapped up, attention has shifted to two tournaments still working toward their conclusions. The €5,300… Read more »

A friendly bet over a hat, a first-ever visit to Fremont Street, and a grocery run in Las Vegas — the third installment of 888poker’s 2026 World Series of Poker documentary series trades tournament drama for a candid look at how the brand’s ambassadors spend their downtime. PokerNews published coverage of the episode, titled “888poker… Read more »

A runner-up finish can haunt a player for years, but Spain’s Daniel Vicente turned that frustration into gold by winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha event on GGPoker, according to PokerNews. Vicente had previously finished second in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship at the 2025… Read more »

With a heads-up deal sealing €266,030 and the champion’s trophy, Klemens Roiter claimed victory in the €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Unlimited Re-Entry event at the 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona, according to PokerNews. Roiter outlasted a field of 39 entries that generated a total prize pool of €936,390, with only the top six finishers receiving… Read more »

A prize pool of nearly $1.9 million and a field of 781 entries set the stage for Event #3 of the 2026 WSOP Online at GGPoker — and when the cards were finally on their backs at the end of heads-up play, it was Nikita Kalinin claiming his first World Series of Poker bracelet alongside… Read more »

Twenty-five years into its history, the World Championship of Online Poker is returning to PokerStars with its most structured schedule in recent memory — 121 events spread across September 6 to September 30, 2026, with six Main Events carrying a combined guarantee of more than $6.5 million, according to PokerNews. Buy-ins span an unusually wide… Read more »

Playing under the alias “Fino y Elegante” and carrying 140 big blinds — the largest stack at the table — Lucas Teixeira Rodrigues entered the final table of Event #2 in the 2026 GGPoker WSOP Online festival with a clear advantage and never relinquished it, according to PokerNews. The Brazilian player went on to win… Read more »

Entering heads-up play with just 21.5 big blinds against an opponent sitting on 123.2, Argentina’s “Fedevalle” looked like a heavy underdog — but managed to pull off a remarkable comeback to claim the 888poker $80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event title and a $7,103 top prize, according to PokerNews, which reported on the result on August… Read more »