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Loads of top tier guests heading the Chip Race Podcast this week.

Guests include high stakes poker pro Alexandros Theologis, along with Irish Open host Phil ‘The Tower’ Heald.

Irish Open ambassador Chris Dowling breaks down a bluff from last year’s Mediterranean Poker Party and Turlough McHugh stops by to discuss his contributions to Dara and Barry’s new book, Simplify Poker.

This episode is guest sponsored by the Irish Poker Open which takes place in March over in Dublin.

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Welcome to the Season 27 curtain-closer of The Chip Race, guest sponsored by The Irish Open. Joining David and Dara on the show this week is highstakes poker crusher Alexandros Theologis. There is als

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Has Phil Hellmuth seen the WSOP 2026 schedule already?

According to socials he has. Although the rest of the poker community waits with baited breath.

WSOP Toronto should be coming this fall.

We have it on good authority that the WSOP Toronto stop will still take place this year, but that it will happen in the second half of the year rather than spring.

Living the life, Nacho-style.

Nacho Barbero got in some hot water about a year ago, when he was accused of using RTA software. However, it seems he’s landed on his feet, with a new sponsorship deal and continuing to live his life the only way he knows how: playing poker, gambling, and always looking for something new to be excited about.

Bankroll management is always a relevant topic in poker.

The game of poker may change and evolve, but how one manages their bankroll will always be one of the key success-defining aspects of their careers in the long run. Jonathan Little shares some useful thoughts on the topic, including a table overview for cash games based on your expected win rate.

WSOP 2026 full schedule release hits a delay.

Uh oh… seems like there’s a delay in the WSOP 2026 full schedule release. We were hoping for it this week, but Kevin Mathers, the go-to source for all things WSOP, doesn’t think it will be released this week. Our own sources confirm there’s a delay.

Fingers crossed for a release next week!

Is poker waiting for its Queen’s Gambit?

Kim Lund, Founder & CEO of Aftermath Interactive, shared an interesting take on LinkedIn:

Poker deserves its Queen’s Gambit moment.
An argument can be made that what Queen’s Gambit did for chess, Rounders did for poker. But that movie is 20+ years old. Since then, the world of poker has yielded a vein of narrative gold just waiting to be mined.
How should do? How should it be done? Is it too late?

Our colleague Ivan asked a very similar question in his op‑ed last year — Makings of the Ultimate Poker Movie: Can Poker Have Its Queen’s Gambit? — exploring whether poker could find a modern breakout narrative the way Queen’s Gambit did for chess.

Read Ivan’s piece on Pokerati.

So many trophies.

This might be an old post, but damn… Patrick “padspoker” Leonard’s trophy collection is unreal. SCOOP, WCOOP, bracelets, the man just stacks hardware.

And speaking of trophies, we’ve already talked about the BetRivers Poker Spring Championship Series, but it’s worth another look. All 88 events come with an exclusive BetRivers trophy for the winner, plus one more for the Player of the Series leaderboard champ.

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Money stolen from rooms during WSOP Paradise.

And according to Weisman, the money stolen has still not been recovered.

I have never been to Atlantis, but it seems from the comments that this might be a more common problem there than we think.

How much has Seth Davies, Sam Greenwood and Jeremy Ausmus lost to which hands?

Run it Once Training has the answers.

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Win Your Seat to the 888poker LIVE Glasgow Main Event This February

The second 888poker LIVE stop of 2026 is quickly approaching, and the operator is giving away two packages to the Main Event via a special freeroll at the end of the month.

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Massive C$758,000 Bad Beat Jackpot Paid Out at Playground Poker Club in Montreal

The world-famous poker club paid out another massive bad beat jackpot, as two players ran a straight flush into a straight flush to trigger the 6-figure payout just months before the WSOPC returns to Montreal.

Wed, Feb 04
BetRivers Poker Nears New Jersey Launch — Here’s What We Know

After rapid expansion into four states, BetRivers confirms New Jersey is next as preparations for launch near completion.

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Clubs Poker Announces a New 30 SC Welcome Offer

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PokerStars SCOOP Warm Up Is Here with $10 Million in Guarantees

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Australian Poker is Back as Melbourne Millions Smashes Guarantees

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