1,229 players created a prize pool of $3,932,800 that beat the $3M guarantee The 2026 World Poker Tour (WPT) season opened in Florida with the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The $3,500 Championship drew a huge turnout, with 1,229 players creating a prize pool of $3,932,800
Daniel Kwon was arrested in Toronto and faces numerous sexual assault charges A regular face from streamed high-stakes poker has been charged in a serious criminal case in Canada. Daniel Kwon, a poker player known to viewers of Hustler Casino Live, was arrested in Toronto and now faces multiple charges tied to an alleged sexual
A $64 buy-in resulted in a prize of over $58,000 and Akerreta’s first live poker tournament title Spain’s Gorka Akerreta delivered one of the feel-good stories of the year after turning a low-cost online satellite into a career-defining live win in Madrid. The Pamplona native outlasted a 360-entry field to claim the €888 (US$1,032) 888poker
The Birmingham-based poker pro is starting 2026 strong after a solid 2025 Brandon Sheils picked up an early title on the 2026 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour after winning the £2,500 (US$2,900) No-Limit Hold’em High Roller in London. The event drew 72 entries and produced a £157,310 (US$183,000) prize pool, and Sheils closed it out with
The two criminals had already been banned from poker in other states Two well-known poker cheats were caught once again last week, this time at The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas. The incident involved Norberto Pardo, 49, and Yaiquel Mosqueda-Perez, 43, both of whom had previously been banned from multiple poker rooms in
Eveslage clawed his way from being one of the shortstacks to capture the victory Chad Eveslage claimed one of the biggest wins of his career by capturing the PokerGO Tour $1 million Championship Freeroll. The victory earned him $500,000 and added a major No-Limit Hold’em result to a résumé already known for elite mixed-game success.
A solid performance at the recent PGT Last Chance event pushed Foxen over the top Alex Foxen has been crowned the 2025 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year after a dramatic finish to the season. Rather than relying on late points or a small cash, Foxen secured the title by winning the final ranking event
Questions are now being raised about some of his previous wins Australian poker professional Chris Skinner is facing heavy backlash after being caught cheating during a low-stakes tournament held on New Year’s Day. The incident took place at a casual event known as Poker With Fred, which carried a buy-in of AUD $125 (US$83.80) and
This matchup follows a tradition of “physicality bets” in poker High-stakes poker professional and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Dan “Jungleman” Cates is scheduled to make his sanctioned boxing debut on January 22. The event is sanctioned by the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) and will take place at the Beverly Hills Fight Club in Southern California.
The exclusive $1 million freeroll is open only to the top 40 eligible players of the year British poker pro Patrick Leonard has locked in a major victory to start the year, taking down Event #2 of the PGT Last Chance series. Leonard earned $315,000 for his first-place finish in the $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em tournament
Mariano Grandoli reportedly made a $1.25 million profit from his 2025 cash games Mariano Grandoli, the popular poker vlogger known as “Mariano,” recently revealed a massive $1.25 million profit from his 2025 cash games. In a yearly recap video shared with his 200,000 YouTube subscribers, he detailed how he reached this seven-figure milestone across 92
This Las Vegas stop was just the beginning of a packed January schedule for the tour Matthew Wantman started the new year in the best way possible by winning the MSPT $1,600 New Year’s Poker Open at the Venetian Resort. The tournament kicked off the 17th season of the Major Series of Poker: The Tour,
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