This Week

Daniel Negreanu is back dissecting three hands at the World Series of Poker Europe.

With Annette Obrestad’s and Josh Arieh’s hands in the mix, it’s worth a watch if you want to recap some of the action from the series.

PokerStars + FanDuel is bringing the heat with their new series.

The Ignite Series starts this coming Saturday. Mark your calendars.

It guarantees $5 million, which is huge! Players in MI, NJ and PA — this one is for you!

Allen Shen just gave everyone another reason to play satellites.

Shen took a $75 online satellite at GGPoker and spun it up into a seat at the C$2,500 WSOPC Montreal Main Event.

Outlasting a field of 1,781, Shen pocketed C$605,000 and picked up his second WSOPC ring this year. The final table was no cakewalk either, featuring WSOP bracelet winners Pei Li and Brett Apter.

Woah, huge new “sports ecosystem” coming to the strip.

But with a $10 billion price tag, it ain’t coming cheap.

WSOP Europe merch still available.

T-shirts, hoodies and caps all on offer. Prices are in Euros, and we are unsure on US shipping costs. Just FYI.

Do you think big names like PokerGo and Doug Polk + crew are gatekeeping poker content?

I mean, it seems to me that Rob has a point…

PokerStars on FanDuel lights up the calendar with $5 million Ignite Series.

The tournament series runs from April 18 to May 4 and promises $5 million in guarantees.

As Anuj reports on pokerfuse, the series includes 88 events with buy-ins ranging from $25 to $1,500. The headline is a $500,000 guaranteed Main Event on May 3, which has a $300 buy-in and allows re-entries.

There are also two Sunday Dynasty tournaments, each offering a six-figure prize pool.

More tidbits on what to expect in Garrett Adelstein’s upcoming book.

This time he teases us with a $3 million pot story.

Taking a break from our usual coverage to give the Poker Industry PRO database makeover a shoutout.

This is the biggest overhaul of the PRO platform—which is the industry must-have for poker industry professionals—in the site’s history.

Believe me when I say it’s a big deal. Congrats to @pokerprojones and @anuj2212 for getting it over the line!

Good morning from The Rail. First up, Doug Polk calls Phil Galfond a “spineless coward.”

Thomas Keeling is not messing around when it comes to his recent clickbait, taken from a Doug Polk live stream.

Polk casually tells us what he really thinks of Phil Galfond, and suffice it to say, he is not a fan!

Ignite Series on FanDuel Poker brings big action!

Kicking off on April 18, the Ignite Series on PokerStars by FanDuel brings an extensive schedule of 88 events, with $5,000,000 in guarantees across the board, the $500k GTD Main Event, and a wide spread of buy-ins for all bankrolls, ranging from $25 all the way up to $1,500!

PokerStars Ignite Series is coming on FanDuel Poker.

The first-ever tournament festival on the new PokerStars Exclusively on FanDuel platform is officially on the horizon. While full details are still under wraps, banners already deployed in the client suggest the schedule and full series breakdown could drop within hours.

Keep your eyes peeled for updates.

Washington, D.C. moves toward legalizing online poker as new bill is introduced.

Big move coming out of Washington, D.C. — a new bill is on the table that would legalize iGaming, including online poker, while also cracking down on dual-currency sweepstakes models.

Even more interesting? It also opens the door for D.C. to join multi-state online poker compacts, which could mean a much bigger player pool down the line. Earlier this year, Maine legalized iGaming, including online poker. Could D.C. be the next?

That said, nothing is guaranteed here. The U.S. rollout of online poker has been extremely slow, and even with progress in places like Maine, D.C. is still very much a “wait and see” situation.

Is it the next surprise market… or just another long-shot proposal to watch?

Kevmath thinks online registration to the 2026 WSOP opens next month.

May 1st is Kevmath’s current prediction, but he also thinks some more news will drop this week.

Want to know how Phil Ivey got banned from one of richest private games in the world?

Tom Dwan reveals all. Take a guess….👀

Online satellites starting this week for PokerStars Open Malaga.

PokerStars are giving players a comfortable two months to qualify online for their upcoming Spanish Open event.

GGPoker finally set to release Ep 2 of Online Poker Millionaires.

It’s only been 5 months since episode one dropped! Madness.

Full episode premieres Wed, April 15 at 16:00 UTC on YouTube.

Poker pro and chess champ Jen Shahade writes new piece in Time magazine.

According to Shahade, playing ChatGPT at chess is less about sharpening your game and more about seeing how AI flatters, fumbles, and sometimes just makes up new rules.

From pitch to poker table, Neymar’s luck runs thin.

Neymar Jr. had a weekend that would test anyone’s patience. Fresh off a soccer victory with Santos, he logged on to PokerStars hoping for another win.

The $5,200 Titans Event brought him to a tough final table, but the bubble burst on him in sixth place, leaving him just outside the money and short of a $15K score.

FanDuel Poker coming to more states?

PokerStars US confirms on socials they hope to launch in more states 🇺🇸.

Our ⛳️ will be that PokerStars + FanDuel will next launch in West Virginia. And possibly Connecticut.

Source: @anuj2212 (IYKYK 🥷)

PokerStars + FanDuel claps back at ACR.

Ahead of their Sunday Million tournaments yesterday, PokerStars got into it with Phil Nagy, CEO of the unregulated online poker site ACR.

We love to see it. 🍿

Anyone willing to sit down first at empty No Limit Hold’em or Short Deck tables on WPT Global with stakes above $25/$50 can now earn a fixed 40 percent rakeback for their whole session.

The promo, dubbed 'Table Starter Boost,’ is open-ended and pays out weekly.

All you have to do is be the first to buy in and wait for the action. Heads-up tables are excluded, and the offer doesn’t apply to PLO games. Instead, PLO players get a more modest 30 percent rakeback, regardless of how brave or early they are.

Monday morning brain training advice.

This time, from Alan Longo, courtesy of PokerOrg.

Craic at home: Irish Open goes digital for the afterparty.

PokerStars is keeping the Irish craic alive, this time online.

The Irish Open Afterparty series launches April 12, promising $3 million in guarantees and 69 events.

Now you can chase the luck of the Irish from your couch.

Want to get in some prep before the WSOP?

Faraz Jaka has got you covered. His WSOP Prep Series starts Tuesday.

Weee! PokerStars ambassador Jen Shahade cashes in both Sunday Million tourneys.

Jen played the Sunday Million, which was available for US players over on PokerStars + FanDuel for the first time in 15 years.

WSOP Paradise heads to new location in 2026.

We may not know the dates, but we do know Paradise returns this December in the Bahamas. The series is also getting an upgrade by moving to the luxury Baha Mar resort.

Welcome to the poker community ladies and gentleman.

The Monday morning scroll doesn’t not disappoint.