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Sums up what Nick Schulman has done perfectly.
This is THE final hand of the Triton Main Event.Matthew Wantman on that Nick Schulman chop pot and taking the Triton title.
Matthew Wantman described his Triton Poker win in Jeju as a “huge breakthrough” after a year filled with tough beats.
According to PokerNews, Wantman had all but forgotten what a winning poker trip felt like before this event, having struggled through the WSOP and EPT.
He credited the experience of chopping heads-up with best friend Nick Schulman as the best moment of his career.
“It was super special. It was the best moment of my poker career, for sure…we were always going to chop if we got heads-up.”
🚨Nick Schulman takes down second Triton title in BACK TO BACK wins.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE!Benny Glaser just keeps adding to his trophy shelf, this time picking up his 17th PokerStars WCOOP title in the $1,050 8-Game event.
According to PokerNews, this marks his 29th overall COOP title and the first time he’s taken down this particular format.The 2026 WPT World Championship will return to the Wynn in Las Vegas.
The series will run from November 27 through December 21, and features a full schedule built for every bankroll—ranging from $1/$3 cash games up to the $10,400 main event.Matt Valeo, once a professional poker player, now wants to change the online game with Phenom Poker.
On the Late Reg Podcast, he talked about the problems of high rake in online poker and how Phenom is trying out a token staking and dividend model.
Valeo and his hosts, Brian Rast and Phil Laak, dig into the future of the game, wondering if high rake is turning poker into just another casino gamble.
Lexy makes a very good point!
Who sometimes forgets poker is fun and just a game. Hands UP.Deepstack is aiming to shake up poker broadcasts by using AI to track players’ heart rates live on air.
According to PokerNews, the show will use remote photoplethysmography technology, developed by Deepvision, to measure pulse from a player’s face and overlay it on screen. In a recent sneak peek, viewers watched as Elton Tsang bluffed on the river and Wiktor Malinowski’s heart rate ticked up as he pondered his decision.
Personally, I already hate the idea.
Ever wondered who cooks up those quirky online poker promos that pop up every month?
According to PokerNews’ Table Talk podcast, it’s less about creative chaos and more about careful planning. Nick Steiner, BetRivers Poker’s Promotions Manager, takes listeners behind the curtain in episode 8.Back in the poker boom era, the Wicked Chops Poker crew made a name for themselves by being the mischief-makers the industry didn’t know it needed.
Ex-PokerStars top brass Steve Preiss and the Cooley brothers, dubbed the 'Entities,’ mixed gossip, humor, and a bit of mayhem to create a poker media brand that punched above its weight.
“We picked our enemies carefully, if not always wisely”
They were infamous for their wild stories, like the golf prop bet that almost took out Erick Lindgren, or Amarillo Slim chasing them around the WSOP. They even managed to get under the skin of Nickelback fans and had models openly trashing their site. But they also earned respect in the industry, with Preiss later landing top roles at big poker companies, such as PokerStars.
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Matthew Wantman’s Triton win was everything!
Here is what he had to say !The Caribbean Poker Series, Aruba edition is coming your way.
Apparently last minute packages are still available.Rep Dina Titus may be making progress on her gambling tax loss deduction fix.
Everyone is keeping their fingers firmly crossed.The 🔥 year of Jamie Dwan continues.
We love to see it!Borgata Poker is rolling out the red carpet again for high-stakes poker with the return of the Big, Big Series. This one comes with a $6 million total prize pool.
The $3 million guaranteed Main Event is drawing the spotlight, but there are plenty of side events for those who want to mix it up.
If you want to try your luck but don’t feel like splashing out $5,300, there are a few $600 tournaments sprinkled in among the big ticket games.
Barry Carter nailing the analysis of the WSOP Paradise x WPT World Championship x EPT Prague mash up.
I mean, he’s not wrong.Clubs Poker is back at it, this time with the Omaha National Championship, a 15-day festival featuring 90 events and a leaderboard with 10,000 SC up for grabs.
The series kicked off on September 13 and is all about Omaha—PLO, PLO5, PLO6, Big O, and FLO8 are all on the menu.
Buy-ins are designed for every type of bankroll, starting as low as 5.5 SC and going up to 88 SC. Each day brings six tournaments, ranging from casual to more serious stakes. The Main Event will mix things up, alternating between Omaha 4, 5, and 6, and carries a 5000 SC guarantee.
Behind the scenes look at Hellmuth’s Home Game.
All the big names are there!Check out these Joao Simao stats.
That’s one hell of a run 🔥.WPT World Championship details are here!
85 events spread across Nov 27 to December 21. $20 million guaranteed.
It’s a whopper.