Should the WSOP be aired on YouTube instead of ESPN?

Deaf NHL High Roller at Irish Open more popular than ever.

Gregory Olson’s win in the €350 High Roller was the headline act, but the real story was the surge in attendance. The Main Event alone grew from 29 runners last year to 224 this year.

This kind of inclusivity at the poker tables is amazing to see.

Gronk shakes up PokerStars The Big Game.

Ivan reports that this week’s The Big Game on Tour was all about Gronk, who had the pros scratching their heads.

After losing chips with a cautious approach, Gronk switched gears. He won a big pot with pocket kings and suddenly decided to play several hands without ever checking his cards.

If anyone knows Paul Phua it’s Rob Yong.

Give the video a watch if you want to get to know Phua a little better who is a regular at the Triton tables and the man behind the training site: Paul Phua Poker.

Poker pro and RHOBH Jennifer Tilly turned another year older while filming Episode 17 of Hellmuth’s Home Game, but the poker gods weren’t handing out gifts.

The $25/$50 cash game sponsored by BetRivers Poker featured a star-studded table, yet it was Dan “Jungleman” Cates who walked away with the biggest pot—not the birthday girl.

According to PokerNews, the highlight came when Tilly tried to press her pocket eights, only to watch Cates make two pair on the river and claim a $19,225 pot.

Doug mentions his video on the Lodge will be dropping in a few days time.

Ahead of his high-stakes cash game stream, Doug mentioned his upcoming video, which will get into what really went down at the Lodge.

He says he is awaiting approval—presumably from legal—before it airs, but it should be soon.

WSOP Main Event final table set for August 3 to 5.

I’m still not convinced about the 20-day break before the final table plays out at the WSOP, but the dates are set, and the channel is ESPN.

BetRivers Poker: getting max value out of all formats.

Over on pokerfuse, we run through all the ways BetRivers Poker offers value to players through its different game types.

Players in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Delaware, and West Virginia have access to these offers.