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Adrian Mateos has had a month most poker players can only dream of.
Mateos started off with a career-best $6.37 million win at the Triton Poker Series in Montenegro, then strolled into Las Vegas and snagged his sixth WSOP bracelet in the $250,000 Super High Roller, netting another $4.3 million.
The final table looked like a poker hall of fame reunion, with Brynn Kenney, Jason Koon, and Phil Ivey all in the mix. But despite the intimidating company, Mateos outlasted them all and defeated Kenney heads-up.
BetRivers Poker launches Micro Mania series.
Running from June 21 to 28, with over $40K in guarantees.ICYMI: Dealer error at WSOP Colossus.
How bad do you think this error is??Martin Kabrhel’s wallet takes a hit, but his mouth still works fine.
Martin Kabrhel might need a new piggy bank after the Million Dollar Cash Game, where he lost big and also managed to ruffle Daniel Negreanu’s feathers.
Meanwhile, Jared Bleznick’s hot take on the Seniors High Roller has everyone talking, though not in a way he’d probably like.
Elsewhere, the WSOP bracelet parade continues with wins for Schulman, Foxen, Dzivielevski, and Mateos.
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WATCH: The WSOP $10,000 NLH Mystery Bounty replay.
The live coverage captures the tension as the remaining field narrows.
“Every knockout could unlock a massive reward as the field pushes deeper into the event.”
High Stakes Poker sets a new record. Watch here.
According to PokerGO, Santhosh Suvarna, Sam 'Senor Tilt’ Kiki, and Matt Kalish squared off for what is described as the biggest pot in High Stakes Poker history.Winning a tournament to impress your crush? Kevin Martin delivers.
And it looks like his crush IS impressed.Building a poker community, one qualifier at a time.
Kerryjane Craigie is not just playing the game, she is building the community around it.
As PokerNews reports, she spent the first half of 2026 running qualifiers for the PokerStars Open Namur, taking twenty women from her Ladies Club to Belgium for a festival full of poker and camaraderie. She made sure everyone got a fair shot at the trip, using both monthly in-person and online qualifiers.
The Belgium stop was only the beginning.
Team Hippo will be out in force at the WSOP, with five qualifiers ready for the Ladies Championship on June 25. Craigie and her team are focused on making poker more accessible and inclusive—one qualifier at a time.
Welcome to the Mechanics of Poker podcast: The Mind Set of an Online End Boss!
Dirk “VeniVidi” Gerritse reached what every poker pro supposedly craves: financial freedom and zero obligations. According to his own account, though, the months that followed were some of his unhappiest. No alarms, no urgency, just a lot of time to fill and not much purpose.
He talks openly about how the “poker identity” can become a liability once the game is gone, and how the EV mindset lingers long after it is useful. The episode also covers his comeback after being cut out from his elite PLO group and his thoughts on sharing success.
“When the goal is reached, the EV mindset traps players long after the bankroll stops needing it.”
If you thought walking away from the game was a happy ending, Gerritse wants you to know it is rarely that simple.
Thank you, PokerNews, for finally breaking down the Phil Hellmuth Main Event side bet.
The Phil Hellmuth / Shaun Deeb / Jason Mo side bet and Main Event markup, all explained.
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High Stakes Poker history made with $2.4 million dollar pot.
The hand, played during Season 16, saw Santhosh Suvarna straddling with pocket queens and three players each sitting on stacks over $800,000.
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Seniors get into spat at WSOP tables.
Words were exchanged, warnings were given.
All the news from the Seniors event below.
Reminder: WSOP giving away Main Event entry!
And it couldn’t be easier. Subscribe to the WSOP YouTube channel, fill in the form—as linked in the post—and that’s it.Leo Margets became the story poker wanted last year, whether she was looking for the spotlight or not.
Her deep run in the WSOP 2025 Main Event captivated the poker community as a whole, becoming a symbol of what female poker players can achieve.
According to David Lappin’s most recent article, Margets is decidedly uncomfortable with the idea of standing for something bigger than herself, but she might just have to get used to it.
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