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A powerhouse Irish partnership has just been sealed.

It’s official!

Dara O’Kearney has signed with Paddy Power as their newest ambassador.

As one of Ireland’s most respected poker players, it feels like a natural fit, an Irish talent teaming up with one of Ireland’s most iconic operators. Appointed yesterday, this is the big announcement Dara had been teasing.

“It’s an immense honour to represent such a great Irish success story, the small Irish bookie that grew into one of the biggest gambling companies in the world, with a fun, irreverent approach,” Dara said.

Lappin left out in the cold.

Dara signs with PaddyPower. But the real ☕️ is over on their Patreon.

🃏 David Lappin 🃏 (@dklappin)

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Jean-Robert Bellande reveals his first poker backer—surprise, it was Tom Dwan.

JRB recently shared a surprising tidbit on YoH Viral’s podcast: his first poker backer was none other than Tom Dwan, who was just 22 years old at the time.

JRB was already a fixture on the high-stakes poker scene and an ambassador for Aria, but it was the young online legend “durrrr” who staked him around 2009.

There’s usually only one reason I go to Luton, the airport. But seems like the 888 live stop is another good reason to go.

Apparently, 888poker underestimated how much Luton loves a good poker tournament. They had to cancel an entire event because too many people showed up.

$180 million. Let that sink in.

GGPoker has revealed the full schedule for the WSOP Super Circuit, running from March 1–31, and the numbers are massive.

A staggering $180 million guaranteed is on the line, a huge $80 million increase on last year’s edition.

There are 18 WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs, headlined by a $15 million guaranteed Super Circuit Main Event, the largest guarantee ever offered outside of the WSOP Online Main Event.

The Brat is coming back to Europe.

We knew it was coming and now it’s official.

Phil “The Brat” Hellmuth has been confirmed for World Series of Poker Europe 2026.

Hellmuth won his 13th bracelet at WSOP Europe in Cannes back in 2012, adding another milestone to one of the most decorated careers in poker history. Now the question is: can he make another deep run on European soil?

With WSOP Europe heading to Prague, all eyes will be on whether “The Brat” can capture bracelet number 18 and extend his legendary record.

SCOOP bootcamp running over on Run It Once Training.

This week, it’s all about how to master PKOs. Definitely worth checking out if you plan on playing SCOOP this year.

Revamped WSOP payout calculator now available.

You can access the calculator via the WSOP website. Thanks to Kevmath for the info!

Barry Carter on PStrat with his take on the FanDuel/PokerStars report.

We’re simple folk. You link to us, we link to you. And friend of the fuse Barry C did this nice summary and writeup of our exclusive report last week on this FanDuel/PokerStars tie-up.

Everyone is wondering what Dara O’Kearney is about to reveal.

It’s been almost 24 hours since Dara O’Kearney teased, “Big announcement coming tomorrow. I predict it will shock a lot of people.”

Now the suspense is real. What could it be?

A new sponsorship deal for the Chip Race Podcast, maybe? What if PokerStars steps in as a sponsor and signs them up? That would definitely turn some heads.

Or… what if it’s something completely different and genuinely shocking?

Guess we’ll find out soon.

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