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PokerStars Marks 25th WCOOP with 350 Tournaments and $40M in Guarantees

The 25th edition of WCOOP features $40 million in guarantees and half a dozen Main Events with $6.5 million in combined guarantees.

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The Garrett Adelstein INTERVIEW is here. 🚨

It’s over an hour long, so settle in.

But I want to get to the J4 Robbi part asap. 🍿

24 minutes of Victoria Coren-Mitchell doing what she does best.

With the PokerStars EPT nostalgia hitting hard, I thought this might be a great watch. And it is.

James Hartigan’s top 5 PokerStars EPT moments.

This is so good. No spoilers. Just watch.

Who owns CoinPoker? THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO.

Crispin and his team has just such a good job at parsing the information and making this a compelling and must watch video!

Why is WSOP Paradise so expensive?

It literally precludes most recreational players from being able to enter.

Nil Airball says what about Daniel Negreanu?

Tune in on August 28 to see it all go down on Hustler Casino Live!

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, James Hartigan drops in to recount some of the wildest moments in EPT history.

He talks about his first time at Deauville, watching Victoria Coren-Mitchell pull off two landmark wins, and seeing Adrian Mateos rise to the top. The conversation takes a turn when Hartigan describes the infamous 2010 armed robbery at EPT Berlin.

Preflop secrets from the pros.

Lucid Poker has dropped a new video called 'The Preflop Trick Pros Don’t Want You to Know,’ and the premise is pretty clear: there are some basic preflop concepts that the top players rely on, and now you can too.

This did work for me?

Anyone else? 🐸 🐷

No lying needed.

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PokerStars’ New ’ No-Bubble Tournament Proves Popular at EPT Barcelona

The first-ever “In the Money” tournament format at EPT Barcelona proves popular, with players needing to build six times their starting stack to secure a Day 2 spot and lock up a cash.

Tue, Aug 18
Irish Gambling Regulator Gives Poker Players Chance to Make Their Case

Ireland’s gambling regulator is consulting on new rules that could sharply restrict online poker, giving players and the industry a chance to raise concerns before the August 20 deadline.

Tue, Aug 18
$100k WSOP Multi-Flight Extravaganza Offers 10 Day 1 Flights

The Multi-Flight Extravaganza will give players 10 opportunities to qualify for Day 2, with the $55 buy-in offering an affordable entry point into one of the biggest standalone events of the season.

Sun, Aug 16
Bounty Brawl Is Back at Clubs Poker with 44 Championship Events

Bounty Brawl 3 will pay out 400,000 SC across 287 events, including 44 exclusive Championships. The most successful players will win Bounty Brawl Gloves and their share of 15,000 SC in leaderboard prizes.

Fri, Aug 14
MicroMillions Is Back – $2 Million in Prizes in PokerStars’ Biggest Micro-Stakes Tournament Series

PokerStars is launching another edition of MicroMillions, its iconic micro-stakes tournament festival, with $2 million in payouts and a $250k guaranteed Main Event on August 30.

Fri, Aug 14
“Is This Serious?” PokerStars Spin & Go Produces Third Millionaire in Weeks

PokerStars’ $5 Spin & Go produces a third $1.2 million jackpot in less than a month, turning an already improbable run into a remarkable statistical outlier.

Thu, Aug 13
Online Qualifiers for the Inaugural WSOPC Malta Running at GGPoker

GGPoker is offering opportunities to qualify for the upcoming €1,500 WSOPC Malta Main Event for as little as €5, with weekly €150 Super Satellites running on the platform every Sunday.

Thu, Aug 13
Top Poker Training Tools of 2026

From preflop chart apps to solvers and ICM calculators, discover the best poker tools in 2026 that you will need in your arsenal.

Thu, Aug 13