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Garrett Adelstein hints at a return - Lodge debut and Doug Polk matchup on the schedule
Garrett Adelstein says he is heading back to the felt with a first-ever Lodge appearance and his first game against Doug Polk in nearly a decade.
Chance Kornuth spotted in WSOP 2026 $5K NLH as ACR Team Pro campaigns in Vegas
A short clip making the rounds shows ACR Team Pro Chance Kornuth in the field for the WSOP 2026 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em event, as the series momentum builds in Las Vegas.
WSOP 2026 kicks off with a new stage and wall-to-wall coverage plans
The World Series of Poker is underway in Las Vegas, and early buzz points to a more TV-ready setup with free streams, ESPN return talk, and expanded on-site production.
Chris Moneymaker teases new poker game show and asks fans to support the project
The 2003 WSOP Main Event champion says he is building a new poker game show and is looking for community backing as the concept moves toward production.
Gripsed commentates ACR Phil's Thrill $10K final bubble with all cards up replayer
ACR Team Online Pro Evan Jarvis brought pro commentary and replayer broadcast coverage to Phil's Thrill bubble, the room's highest stakes tournament with $170K+ up top.
WSOP brings back Lon McEachern and Norman Chad for summer 2026 coverage
WSOP confirmed the iconic duo will return to help call key moments during the 2026 World Series of Poker, restoring a familiar soundtrack for longtime fans.
Brad Owen wins $600 2-7 Triple Draw after third-place in $1,100 TORSE Championship
Poker vlogger Brad Owen posted a one-two punch on the mixed-game circuit, final-tabling the $1,100 TORSE Championship before taking down a $600 2-7 Triple Draw event the same day.
Hustler Casino Live teases return of blankcheckben for first appearance since 2023
Hustler Casino Live announced that fan-favorite blankcheckben will be back on the felt Wednesday, marking his first HCL session in nearly three years.
Danny Tang wins Triton $100K NLH Main Event for $3.52M
Triton Poker announced that Danny Tang captured the $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event in Montenegro, completing a comeback at a tough final table and adding a sixth Triton title to his resume....
WSOP brings back Nick Schulman and Ali Nejad for 2026 broadcast team
The WSOP confirmed that Nick Schulman will return to the booth for the 2026 Main Event on ESPN, with Ali Nejad also back across the summer live streams.
Maria Ho joins WSOP team as exclusive new hire
The longtime feature-table regular and broadcaster is officially joining the World Series of Poker, adding another familiar face to the summer broadcast lineup.
Rampage bags chip lead in Triton $210K Invitational
Ethan "Rampage" Yau closed out a marquee day at Triton by securing the overnight chip lead in the $210,000 Invitational, setting up a high-stakes run at one of poker's toughest stops....
Chris Moneymaker wins ACR Phil's Thrill and bags chip lead in OSS $1K
Moneymaker posted a big online Sunday: a win in ACR Poker's Phil's Thrill and a chip-leading bag in a $1,000 OSS event as the Online Super Series rolls on.
Doug Polk set to play on Hustler Casino Live for three-night run
Hustler Casino Live announced Doug Polk will appear Wednesday through Friday, adding another marquee name to the show’s upcoming lineup.
David Williams joins WSOP team ahead of summer series
WSOP announced that longtime pro and poker personality David Williams will work exclusively with the brand, continuing a run of high-profile additions to its broadcast and media lineup....
Rampage reaches first Triton final table and sits tied for second
Ethan "Rampage" Yau posted that he made his first Triton Poker final table and will start among the top stacks, teeing up a high-profile run against some of the tour’s biggest names....
Joe Stapleton joins WSOP as exclusive voice for the summer series
WSOP announced that longtime poker commentator Joe Stapleton will be working exclusively with the series, adding his signature energy to the biggest stage in the game.
GGMillion$ final table set - $481K up top as Jeff Gross previews Tuesday stream
Jeff Gross confirmed a stacked GGMillion$ final table with Sebastian Gaehl leading and $481,199 for the winner, with live coverage slated for Tuesday on GGPoker TV.
Roman Stoica wins EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event for €825,000
PokerNews reported that Stoica captured the €5,300 EPT Monte-Carlo Main Event title and €825,000 after a heads-up win over Bernhard Binder.
Jason Koon teases a PokerStars winner-take-all sit and go for €1,000,000
Koon says PokerStars has assembled a tough lineup for a one-table, winner-take-all match worth €1,000,000. The teaser adds fuel to the ongoing trend of high-stakes short-format content designed for streaming audiences....
ACR Pros Line Up for Online Super Series With $20M Guaranteed
ACR Poker's flagship 171-event Online Super Series runs May 11-25 with three Main Events worth $4 million combined and a $30,500 leaderboard, putting team pros Chris Moneymaker, Chris Moorman, Jeff Boski and Michael Loncar back in the spotlight....
Manig "swordfish007" Loeser Becomes BCPoker's First Global Ambassador, and We're Now Tracking Him
The German Triple Crown legend joins the BCPoker roster - and joins our 312-strong influencer monitor at PokerInfluencers.com. Plus a $1,000 welcome freeroll on May 17.
PokerGO revisits a pivotal Phil Ivey spot from the 2009 WSOP Main Event
PokerGO posted a throwback clip asking how different the 2009 Main Event might have looked if Phil Ivey had won a key pot. The moment is a reminder of how thin the margins can be in a title run....
Joey Ingram Is Publicly Looking for a Twitter Horse to Back in the WSOP Mini Mystery Millions
Ingram is opening Day 1 of the 2026 WSOP up to a stranger, and the audition takes the form of a tweet thread that runs for the next month.
Brad Owen says The Lodge has been cleared and will reopen soon
The co-owner told followers the Texas card room has been absolved of wrongdoing and is preparing to reopen, calling it a win for players, staff, and partners.
GGPoker and Grosvenor Casinos Strike a UK Live Poker Deal With 20% Cash Boosts and Goliath Satellites
GGPoker becomes the official online partner of GUKPT, The Goliath, The UK Open, The Behemoth, G200 and G300. Players who qualify online get up to a 20% cash boost on live winnings.
Michael Mizrachi's 2026 WSOP Main Event Defence Starts in 27 Days, and the Build-Up Is Already On
The Grinder defends a $10m crown and a Hall of Fame summer at the 2026 WSOP, which kicks off May 26.
Masato Yokosawa Fronts ZIPAIR Tokyo Charter-Flight Campaign for the 2026 WSOP
The WSOP and ZIPAIR Tokyo are running a Japan-to-Las-Vegas direct charter built around Yokosawa, pitching a travel-and-play package for international players heading to the 2026 series....
Unibet Open Paris Set for First Festival Without Lappin and O'Kearney
Unibet Open returns May 16 to 25 at Partouche Casino Club Paris, almost a year after Unibet ended its 8.5-year sponsorship of The Chip Race podcast and its hosts. PokerInfluencers Road to Paris satellites run on Unibet Poker now....
Paul Carr Headlines KKPT Ireland Season 2 Grand Final at Athlone Springs
The Irish KKPoker ambassador is the local face of the EUR50,000 Grand Final on May 8 to 10, with three remote Day 1s, four flights at the host venue, and online satellites running from $2....
Garrett Adelstein Teases "Going Broke at 22" Story From His September Memoir
The high-stakes cash specialist is using a slow drip of short videos to promote Beneath the Cards, due September 1, and the latest preview is the most personal yet.
Rampage Names "Bardia M." in Public Call-Out Over Unpaid NYC Private Game
Ethan "Rampage" Yau says one of the players from a $1K/$2K Manhattan private cash game still owes him money, and the same player is now demanding the post be deleted as a condition of paying....
Chris Moneymaker Wins ACR Hi5 10K 6-Max for Latest Online Score
The 2003 WSOP Main Event champion posted that he won the ACR Poker Hi5 10K 6-Max title, adding another result to a steady online schedule he has run since coming back to ACR.
ACR flags overlay potential in $109 Mystery Bounty with $750K guarantee
ACR Poker promoted late flights for its $109 Mystery Bounty, highlighting a $750,000 guarantee and a $75,000 top bounty heading into Day 2.
Twitter API disruption leaves poker feed quiet - what it means for daily poker coverage
A wave of API errors prevented our daily tweet-based tracker from collecting updates from poker influencers and rooms. Here is what happened and how we are adapting so readers still get useful poker news every day....
WSOP adds $100,000 in dealer rewards tied to new WSOP Live ratings
The World Series of Poker is putting extra money behind its new Dealer Rating System, awarding top-rated dealers per bracelet event throughout the summer series.
WSOP details Dealer Rating System - $100K in rewards for top-rated dealers this summer
WSOP shared new details on its upcoming Dealer Rating System for WSOP Live, including $100,000 in total rewards and $1,000 allocated per bracelet event to the top three dealers.
WSOP opens registration and ticket purchasing for the 2026 series
The series confirmed that players can now register and buy event tickets, with the full schedule available in the WSOP Live app and the Paris Las Vegas cage set to open next week.
WSOP says Dealer Rating System is coming to Vegas on WSOP Live
The series says players will be able to rate dealers during the 2026 Las Vegas World Series of Poker, with high-rated dealers earning rewards and feedback shared internally with tournament staff....
WSOP brings its Dealer Rating System to Las Vegas for the summer series
WSOP says players will be able to rate the dealer at their table on WSOP Live, with tournament staff seeing the feedback internally and top-rated dealers earning rewards during the series....
Stake Poker Drops a $2,000,000 Centurion Millions Series With $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event
Stake Poker's first $2,000,000 series runs May 10 to June 8 in two halves: a $1,000,000 1-cent Centroll stage with $100 streamer bounties, then a $1,000,000 schedule headlined by a $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event....
WSOP to roll out Dealer Rating System on WSOP Live for Las Vegas
The World Series of Poker says players will be able to rate dealers directly in the WSOP Live app, with results shared internally and tied to rewards during the series. The goal is to create faster feedback loops and raise service standards across the floor....
PokerGO shares the final hand of a seven-hour heads-up match
A clip of the last decision from a marathon heads-up session is making the rounds, with PokerGO inviting fans to break down the spot and the pressure that comes with late-stage heads-up play....
PokerGO Sparks Debate With WSOP Main Event Three-Handed Decision
With three players left at the WSOP Main Event final table, PokerGO highlighted a pivotal all-in spot and kicked off another round of endgame debate about ICM pressure and the value of survival....
WSOP launches 2026 Info Hub with bracelet schedule, hotel deals, and qualification routes
The series is centralizing key planning details in one official page, including the bracelet schedule, discounts, broadcast info, and qualification options.
Royal flush runs into quads in WSOP Main Event clip shared by PokerGO
A cooler for the ages made the rounds again after PokerGO highlighted the WSOP Main Event hand.
X API outage leaves poker Twitter quiet in our daily tracker
Our automated tracker received zero influencer and room tweets overnight after repeated API errors. Here is what happened and what it means for daily poker news coverage.
"Could You Imagine If This Was Your First Hand of the WSOP Main Event?" Goes Viral on Poker Twitter
PokerGO posted a chaos-opening-hand clip imagining the worst possible Level 1 spot at the WSOP Main Event, and the reactions made it the day's most-shared poker content.