January 2026 News Archive
Leading sweepstakes poker site adds yet another feature that players must pay to access. —
With GGPoker’s new Ocean Rewards loyalty scheme going live, we bring answers to some of the burning questions regarding the transition. —
Operator’s flagship Winter Series is now halfway through across US and Ontario markets, with more than $1.5 million in combined guarantees. —
BetRivers Poker launches three promotions, including two new offers, Double Glitch and Double the Splash, alongside the return of Added Money Week. —
Grab a pint, shuffle up online, and secure your spot in Ireland’s most iconic poker celebration. —
EPT Paris will feature the return of the Spin & Go Championship Live, as well as PokerStars Open, PokerStars Open Cup, and a variety of High Roller events. —
Online poker is legal in Maine under LD 1164, making it the ninth US state to authorize regulated internet poker. While no sites are live yet, this guide covers the licensing process, projected operator launches, tribal partnerships, and whether Maine could join MSIGA to enable shared liquidity. —
The complete guide to the Major Series of Poker: The Tour, featuring full schedule, Player of the Year details, Hall of Fame information, and much more. —
The WSOP Circuit’s Toronto stop is missing from the early 2026 schedule, but a return later in the year remains likely despite no official confirmation. —
Satellite tournaments for the WPT Prime Cyprus, including freeroll satellites, are running at WPT Global, with entry tickets, travel allowances, and $100k Golden Tickets up for grabs over the coming weeks. —
Operator launches a week-long Cash Game Festival featuring rakeback, reload bonuses, and player-specific challenges, while also reinstating its Nevada freeplay welcome offer. —
BetMGM Poker launches Spade Season, headlined by a $3 million tournament series and supported by cash game bonuses and seasonal promotions running through March. —
The 2026 PokerStars Live League brings fresh structure, €157,500 in leaderboard prizes, and a brand-new €100,000 live freeroll. —
With iGaming registration now open, Alberta is preparing to become Canada’s second province with a regulated online poker market. —
Learn all the details about the new Splash the Pot promo at BetRivers Poker and find out how much extra value it brings to the table. —
The $3,000,000 Borgata Poker Championship crowned its champion in Blake Vodges, while the festival saw players win millions of dollars across a series of affordable poker events in one of America’s most iconic poker rooms. —
The anniversary edition of online poker’s most popular freezeout event will offer a $10,000,000 guarantee, while daily GGMasters events will feature boosted prize pools over a two-week poker festival. —
With Splash the Pot and special Big Splash events, BetRivers Poker players can look forward to bonus money randomly added to pots across all cash game tables on the site. —
Gorka Akerreta qualified for the Main Event for just €55 via an online 888poker satellite and ended up winning the Main Event, topping a field of 360 players. —
In a dramatic finish, Foxen managed to secure the prestigious Player of the Year honor, while Eveslage’s triumph in an extremely tough field brought him $500,000. —
The story is far from over, with the pair hinting that much more remains unsaid about their exit from the brand. —
PokerStars is giving away €250 in extra value through exclusive Emerald Passes, with all winners receiving a lucrative package to play in the 2026 Irish Poker Open. —
Get all the details on the PokerGO Tour 2026 season, including schedule, major events, points calculation system, and more. —
Do you know the difference between WPT, WPT Global, ClubWPT, and ClubWPT Gold? We take away the confusion and explain each brand in detail. —
2025 was a breakthrough year for deep runs, big scores, and the growing impact of women making waves within the poker world. —
Barely a month after its official exit from the Empire State, ClubWPT Gold is back and running in New York, with no changes or restrictions for the players. —
Check out the new and improved 888poker streaming schedule for 2026, featuring something to keep you entertained almost every single day of the week. —
18 WSOP Online Circuit Ring events are on the schedule, along with $2 Million in guaranteed prizes, and thousands in leaderboard rewards, along with a special Reload Bonus. —
Operator extends its Rakeback Revolution promotion through March, continuing its player-first approach that significantly boosts rakeback for poker players. —
Based loosely on the rules of Texas Hold’em Poker, Poker Master is a simple casino-style game with two basic betting options and a few side bets, the first of its kind available at ClubWPT Gold. —
888poker is turning up the heat this January with its XL Winter series, bringing a rich tournament schedule and more than $1.5M in guaranteed prizes. —
A new state is finally legalizing online casino and poker, but structural limits and the lack of shared liquidity leave online poker’s future uncertain in The Pine Tree State. —
Clubs Poker is throwing a 15-day knockout tournament series with 166 events, 150,000 SC in guarantees, and 10,000 SC in leaderboard money for the top-ranked players this January. —
This new section on pokerfuse will help you cut through the social media noise and get to the stories that matter. —
Play during designated Happy Hours and get 30% of extra rakeback on all your qualifying play up until January 12. —
Play Spin & Gos on PokerStars throughout January for a chance at one of nine seats in the “Spin-Off” event in Paris, the final qualifying path for the PokerStars Spin & Go Championship Live at EPT Paris. —
WPT Global enters the new year with a series of exciting freeroll tournaments awarding WPT Prime Cambodia seats, as well as new SNG Dash and Rocket Dash poker tournaments and an exciting poker-inspired casino game. —
Phil Galfond and Phil Hellmuth recount their career-defining victories in the latest episode of Between Two Phils by BetRivers Poker. —
The complete guide to the European Poker Tour live schedule, including all the stops, festival schedules, and ways to qualify online. —