This Week

With five titles in just a few weeks, Patrick Leonard’s 2026 SCOOP has been remarkable.

Patrick Leonard has officially become the all-time leader in PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker, according to PokerNews.

On Saturday, he managed to win two mixed-game titles in less than ten minutes, bringing his total to a record-setting 15 titles.

Leonard’s dominance in mixed games is nothing new.

With the Main Events just getting underway, his run might not be over yet.

Alberta and Ontario could soon be poker pals, if the courts allow.

Alberta is making moves to join Ontario in the ring for cross-border online poker.

The province’s Attorney General is seeking to intervene in the Supreme Court appeal that will ultimately decide whether Ontario can keep pooling poker players with other provinces and even internationally.

The Ontario Court of Appeal already gave the nod last November, but several lottery groups are not happy and have taken it to the highest court.

Oooh, the WSOP app has a new name.

RIP WSOP Plus, and welcome WSOP Live, which lets be honest makes much more sense for a live app.

Not long until the WSOP Europe is over in Prague.

We expect to see a lot of famous faces in attendance.

Solve for Why podcast dives into whether Sklansky was a hero or villain.

If you want to dive deeper into the machinations of Sklansky, this podcast is for you.

David Sklansky, known as “The Mathematician,” has died at the age of 78, in Las Vegas, according to PokerNews.

Sklansky won three WSOP bracelets in the early 1980s and wrote 18 books on gambling, including the iconic The Theory of Poker.

He was famous for bringing math to the poker table and for making complex concepts accessible to the masses.

Digging into the comments, there is a mixed bag of opinions; some people cite Sklansky as a “monster.”

Daniel Negreanu shares his thoughts on recent happenings in the poker world.

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Daniel Negreanu beyond his posts on X. But, with everything that’s been happening recently, it looks like DNegs felt the need to chime in and share his thoughts.

In his latest vlog, Negreanu talks about the Lodge situation, new Triton Tempo, WSOP Europe, Player of the Year, and a few other hot topics.

888poker’s Glasgow stop saw a familiar story: a packed casino, a smashed guarantee, and a Main Event that drew players from all over.

This time, though, it was Austria’s Martin Lechner making his first appearance and walking away with the trophy after a deal with Richard Kellett.

The festival ran from March 14 to 22 at Grosvenor’s Merchant City Casino, offering buy-ins most players could afford.

The Main Event saw 348 entries and a prize pool that topped 264,000 pounds. Lechner, who had already racked up 220,000 dollars in live earnings, managed to outlast the field and finish the job after a 45-minute heads-up battle.

PokerNews delves into the grey areas that may have led to the raid on the Lodge.

The article is definitely worth a read if you want more context around the legality of live poker in Texas.

Ebony Kenney keeps breaking records—and the glass ceiling.

Ebony Kenney has become the most accomplished female player in the history of the Triton Poker Series, according to a new press release.

Her performance at high-stakes events, including a 5th-place finish for $1.7 million in 2022 and a recent $614,500 runner-up, has put her at over $3.3 million in live tournament earnings.

The CEO of Americas Cardroom, Phil Nagy, said:

“Ebony continues to raise the bar—not just for women in poker, but for everyone competing at the highest level. She’s proving, again and again, that she belongs in the biggest games in the world.”

David Lappin, now a PokerStars Ambassador, has very strong feelings about the Irish Open.

He told PokerNews that it’s his favorite event and not just because he’s Irish. He reckons the festival atmosphere converts everyone who attends into an honorary Irish person.

“The moment you walk through the doors…Poker players have a lot of serious poker to be played through the year and you go off and you play your high rollers or your EPTs and you go to the Irish Open it’s an opportunity to blow off some steam.”

Lappin credits PokerStars for the event’s impressive growth, citing entry numbers ballooning from under 2,000 in 2021 to over 4,500 in 2025. With PokerStars now fully on board, he predicts fields of up to 10,000 before the end of the decade.

BetMGM Poker has announced not one, but two tournament series for its US online pool, with a combined $3.4 million in guaranteed prize money.

The March Matchups series is already underway, featuring a fast-paced, basketball-themed schedule.

A high roller, a suspicious drink, and a $75 million lawsuit.

California developer Dwight Manley is headed to trial with MGM Resorts after claiming someone spiked his Old-Fashioned with ketamine while he played high-stakes blackjack.

According to Sean Chaffin at Card Player, Manley alleges that under the influence, MGM upped his credit line by millions of dollars and he suffered injuries.

MGM is fighting back, arguing Manley is just trying to dodge his losses.

The case will now go before a jury.

Everyone loves Jennifer Tilly. Now she’s returning to the theatre in her latest role.

Tilly, the poker player turned Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, will appear in the Off-Broadway adaptation of The Adding Machine. Honestly, it sounds amazing.

“I was very drawn to the material. It’s very strange. It’s very dark, but it’s also very optimistic. The characters are all so lonely and struggling to survive emotionally and financially. Then it veers off into this very fantastical category. I think people are going to be very intrigued by it or love it.”

Your sixty second intro to Alan Keating.

I actually didn’t enjoy this 🤷🏻‍♀️ but you might!

WSOP Super Circuit Cyprus is cancelled.

With the state of things in the Middle East it comes as no surprise that WSOP organizers have taken steps to cancel the series that was to take place in Cyprus in April.

Some Irish Open love coming our way.

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We have guides to lots of different topics, but in this instance, it is a guide all about the Irish Open—written by humans, for humans.

Thanks for sharing, Irish Poker Open team 🫶