This Week

What do you think? Did Robbi cheat? Emoji responses only.

I personally think she did not cheat, and Garrett was a sore loser (understatement).

But not everyone at The Rail agrees. Among ourselves, the jury is very much out.

PokerStars remaining coy on merger timeline. Classic.

Foxen in the mix, Lonis on a heater.

Kristen Foxen headlines the final table at the Triton Jeju Main Event, sitting sixth in chips and looking to add to her $13.5 million in live earnings.

According to PokerNews, Ben Tollerene leads the pack with a commanding stack, while Xu Yang and Elton Tsang round out the top three. The final nine will return on Thursday to chase the $3.76 million top prize.

Jesse Lonis has already wrapped up another title in the $50k Turbo Bounty Quattro, busting nine of the last twelve players and banking $474,000 plus another $540,000 in bounties.

As PokerNews puts it, Lonis’ hot streak continues, and Foxen still has work to do if she wants to join him in the winner’s circle.

Sam Greenwood bets on words over video.

Sam Greenwood has taken a different route from most poker content creators. Rather than chasing the influencer crowd on YouTube, he’s found a home on Substack, writing daily about poker for a growing audience.

According to Greenwood, Substack’s direct-to-reader model appealed to him more than the world of vlogs and video content as per his comments to Pokerati.

Greenwood, who learned poker on the 2+2 forums before the days of training sites, sees Substack as a way to fill a void left by the migration to video content.

Despite previous training video experience for Run It Once, Greenwood wasn’t drawn to the idea of being a YouTuber.

Thousands of poker fans now follow his writing, proof that the written word isn’t dead in the age of influencers.

According to PokerNews, all eyes are on Benjamin Rolle as the final tables of the 2026 PokerStars SCOOP kick off.

Rolle, already the reigning WSOP Online Main Event champ, is in contention for the $5,200 SCOOP Main Event title.

If he pulls it off, he’ll be the first to claim both flagship online crowns back to back, a feat that would put him in rarefied air among online grinders.

And here is that J-4 hand.

Garrett Adelstein is not done talking about the hand that launched a thousand Reddit threads.

As we know, Adelstein has announced a memoir, 'Beneath the Cards,’ where he revisits the infamous “Jack-Four” hand and the fallout from his cheating accusations against Robbi Jade Lew.

As per PokerNews, the book promises a behind-the-scenes look at the chaos and stress he says followed the broadcast.

It’s go time. WSOP Europe and Irish Open get underway today.

Fedor Holz with some poker tips.

More PokerNews deep dives on the Lodge via Chad Holloway.

Holloway digs into whether FinCEN and the Bank Secrecy Act have roles to play in what went down at the Lodge.

His take below.

Get your seat at the Founders table before PokerStars becomes FanDuel.

PokerStars US is handing out VIP passes before the velvet rope even goes up. The new Founders Table lets you pick your username before the FanDuel Poker merger, score some early swag, and enjoy a $15K freeroll.

All you need is a US or Ontario PokerStars account.

Robbi’s excellent retort at the news Garrett Adelstein has written a book all about their infamous hand.

A Doug Polk video coming soon on what happened at the Lodge.

Caitlin Comeskey’s husband sets up GoFundMe for ex-Lodge employees.

Aaron Barone is giving away some 888poker LIVE Barcelona action!

If you’d like to have a piece in 888poker’s Ambassadors during the upcoming Barcelona Main Event, there is a chance to get in on the action for free.

Over the next few weeks, Aaron Barone will be awarding percentages during his live streams (1% for every $888 he makes, with the ambassador selected randomly, using a wheel).

All you have to do is tune in. At the end of every stream, one person in the chat will receive a prize, so if you enjoy watching poker streams anyways, this is really a no-brainer!

Garrett Adelstein finally shares the full J-4 story.

There is hardly a poker fan out there not aware of the infamous J-4 hand involving Garrett Adelstein and Robbie Jade Lew. It was one of the most controversial moments in live poker in recent years.

It’s been a while since the incident that shook the Hustler Casino Live and saw Garrett step away from poker, but even so, many questions still remain unanswered.

It looks like the poker world will finally be getting some of those answers thanks to Adelstein’s book, “Beneath the Cards.” According to GMan, this memoir tells the full story, at least from his perspective.

Spraggy returns with part two of what he calls the greatest final table of his career, but don’t expect a highlight reel of dramatic all-ins.

Yoh Viral is tone deaf in his latest post.

Leah Hauer heads to WSOP Europe.

On her way, she will be vlogging the whole thing. She also recently spoke to PokerOrg about what made her leave her high-paying job to pursue a career in poker.

“Poker can be very rage-inducing… very tilting. So, I thought it was quite a fun play on the fact that sometimes I hate the game, but of course it’s really a love-hate relationship.”

The Tom Dwan x Card Player article is out.

Here’s some choice quotes from the article which touches on Dwan’s stay in the UK last summer in a mental health facility.

“I was flying to meet with a gambling boss who is also a friend,” Dwan explains of his reason for traveling. “Some things happened on the flight that were unusual, to say the least. I was told that there was no WIFI when there obviously was. I had three glasses of wine and fell asleep.”

“When I woke up, a woman was having a heart attack on the floor next to me, even though all the seats in business class were taken. It didn’t make sense why she would be in that location. I was instructed not to get out of my seat. They didn’t want me to go to the bathroom and wouldn’t let me move back to coach. I was told that the seats were all taken, but they weren’t. It was very weird.”

“Instead of being met at the airport by his friend’s driver, he “had a process” and an hour or two later arrived at Hillingdon Hospital, about 3.6 miles away from Heathrow Airport. Roughly 48 hours after that, he says he was involuntarily committed. Though Dwan once acknowledged “processing some versions of details or reality wrong at some point,” he now tells me “that was and is true, but the majority was mostly on point.”

How to use the WSOP Live (formerly WSOP Plus) app.

Why have other card clubs in Texas not been targeted?

Tom Dwan interview on that stay in the UK, plus his time in Macau, drops today on CardPlayer.

Who knew Chris Moneymaker once ran a card club in Kentucky?

Permanent staff at the Lodge to be let go.

This will come as a severe blow for the employees of the club.

There is no timeline for how long the investigation will take to conclude, nor when players will be made whole. It is a nightmare situation for all.

Mariano joins a Hustler Casino Live game for some high stakes action.

Annette’s return to poker is confirmed.

Annette Obrestad, a poker phenom from Norway who stunned the world nearly two decades ago triumphing in the WSOP Europe Main Event and becoming the youngest player to win a WSOP bracelet, is making her big comeback.

Obrestad will be playing at the upcoming WSOP Europe festival in Prague, and this is one of the biggest comebacks we’ve seen in a long time.

As we wait, this article will catch you up on what she’s been up to in the meantime and what prompted her return to the green felt.

Things aren’t looking good for the Lodge…

According to the latest X post from Todd Witteles, although no criminal charges have been filed against the Lodge at this time, the situation is pretty bleak.

The Williamson County DA’s office maintains that the club operated illegally. The Lodge, naturally, denies it. So, it seems we have a stalemate, which means that the club won’t be opening any time soon.

According to Witteles, the club also laid off all of the staff, which further indicates they are not expecting to be back in business for a while.

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.

Not long until the WSOP Europe is over in Prague.

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

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.

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.

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.

WSOP Super Circuit Cyprus is cancelled.

Some Irish Open love coming our way.

We put loads of effort into our poker guides to give you the best resource on the internet to any given poker topic.

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 🫶