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This article explores ten true poker stories so extraordinary they feel tailor-made for Hollywood.

Caesars has agreed to be taken private by Fertitta Entertainment, owned by billionaire Tilman Fertitta, in a $17.6 billion all-cash deal.

The offer is $31 per share, which is almost 50 percent more than the stock price before rumors started flying. Fertitta will take on nearly $12 billion of Caesars’ existing debt, financed with a little help from ten different banks.

The combined company would run 60 casinos and gaming spots, at least until regulators step in. According to Legal Sports Report, past mergers have forced companies like Caesars to shed properties to avoid cornering local markets. For example, both Caesars and Fertitta already operate casinos in places like Atlantic City and Las Vegas.

GGPoker is giving Ontario players exclusive online qualifiers for two major WSOP events.

If you’re based in Ontario, you can play your way to the WSOP 2026 in Las Vegas or the debut of the WSOP Super Circuit Canada, which lands at Playground Poker Club in Quebec this August.

This marks the first time the Super Circuit is being held anywhere in North America. The festival is promising a C$5,000 Main Event with a record C$10 million guarantee, though the full schedule hasn’t dropped yet.

PokerStars Power Path tickets still up for grabs.

Tickets to PokerStars Open Malaga via the qualifying route, Power Path, are available until 6pm CET. Check out our Power Path or PokerStars Open guides for more information.

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Wow, WSOP signs Warner Bros. Discovery deal.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) have agreed to a three-year deal that will see the WSOP broadcast across channels and platforms in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.

Such a cool winner’s photo of Kristen Foxen at the WSOP.

📸 WSOP / Lennart Hennig

PokerStars Ontario is back, baby.

The online poker site returns under the PokerStars brand on FanDuel in Canada.

From satellite ticket to high stakes regular: Moneymaker keeps dealing out the surprises.

Chris Moneymaker shares his latest adventure on the felt, squaring off against Nik Airball and Rampage at the World Series of Poker.

Full Final Table replay of the $25K World Series of Poker High Roller.

If you want to watch the final table showdown in full, the WSOP replay is here for you.

How to lose at everything, by Rampage.

Ethan 'Rampage’ Yau just put in a candidate for the roughest session ever recorded on Poker Night in America. Over 127 hands, he played more than half of them, but didn’t win a single showdown.
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