This Week

A new era of online poker in the US is about to begin.

PokerStars has officially confirmed it: PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel is going live for US players on April 1 at 8 AM ET! The new platform will be played on new software, bringing together players from New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania into a single shared network.

For more details on FanDuel Poker, check out this page.

PokerStars’ current software is nearing its final hand in the US.

Enjoy the final hours as PokerStars’ software will be discontinued in the US from tomorrow, with Ontario following later. The new PokerStars x FanDuel platform will be live shortly, though no launch date has been announced yet.

The latest episode of Inside the Mind of a Pro drops us right into the chaos of the 2025 WSOP Main Event bubble.

With 1,476 players left and 1,465 paid, it’s the classic moment where every hand feels like life and death—at least for the short stacks. Winamax’s sponsored pro Leo Margets, sits comfortably with 383,000 chips at 4,000/8,000 blinds, and is our guide through the tension in this episode.

And if you all remember correctly Margets made history that year. What. A. Run.

Wynn has dropped the full schedule for its 2026 Summer Classic.

The festival runs from May 20 to July 13, with the headline event being the $10,400 Wynn Summer Championship and its $10 million guarantee.

“We’re excited to bring players a summer schedule built around big guarantees and a great overall experience… we think there’s something here for every type of player.”

If you will be in Vegas for the WSOP this may be a good series to check out as the date coincide.

There’s nothing like winning at your own party.

Apparently, hosting the tournament is the secret to winning it. Paul Phua, co-founder of Triton, casually swept up the $3.2 million prize at his own 10th anniversary party.

Listen to the Ante Up Poker Podcast.

The crew dig into poker’s hot gossip, from the WSOP Main Event returning to ESPN to the mysterious closure of The Lodge. With tales from their Arizona adventure and a baseball-inspired One Outer, this episode is a full house of chatter.

GGPoker brings back the big bucks in April.

The Bounty Hunters Series returns for April. The series will feature a staggering $80 million in guarantees along with enticing leaderboard prizes.

The event will run throughout the month, offering a packed schedule for bounty chasers everywhere.

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.

Should the WSOP be aired on YouTube instead of ESPN?

I mean, Simon makes a good point!

Señor Tilt vs Kylie Jenner. The mash-up we didn’t know we needed.

If this comes off, it will be AMAZING.