This Week

Grosvenor Poker is bringing back its Goliath festival for 2026, with the Main Event offering an estimated £2 million prize pool.

The buy-in remains at £200, making it about as accessible as these things get.

Last year’s field hit nearly 13,000 entries, and organizers are expecting similar numbers this time around.

“The event has a remarkable record of growing each year since its inception in 2011 (with the exception of 2020 & 2021 COVID years), and entry remains affordable once again.”

Victoria Coren Mitchell made European Poker Tour history in San Remo, becoming the first player to win two Main Event titles after ten seasons of near-misses.

PokerOrg recalls the tense final hand, immortalized by commentator James Hartigan’s voice cracking as he pleaded for any card but the ones Fundara needed.

“It’s a brick! It’s a brick! Vicky Coren has done it! She’s the first player in ten seasons of the European Poker Tour to win two Main Event titles.”

Coren Mitchell started out when poker was overwhelmingly male-dominated. Her first big win came at The Vic in London, netting her £500,000 in 2006.

In her memoir, she wrote about the surreal feeling of winning, handing out money to friends and waitresses at the club. PokerOrg calls her a trailblazer for women in the game, and her double EPT triumph cements her place in poker history.

Planning to play on the FanDuel Poker Ignite Series?

We’ve got you covered with our guide which tells you everything you need to know about the series, along with the full schedule.

Daniel Negreanu takes viewers on a tour through his run in the WSOP Online Main Event, hunting bounties and making a deep run.

The video is a mix of hand breakdowns, table banter, and Negreanu’s trademark dry humor. If you’ve ever wondered how a pro thinks through hands in real time, this offers a rare window into that process.

Apparently yesterday was National Poker Day.

Who even knew?

888poker’s Aaron Barone brings back the prop bet grind—one MTT at a time.

Aaron Barone, one of online poker’s true grinders, felt nostalgic for the old days when players would make wild volume bets just for fun.

So, as PokerStrategy reports, he set himself a challenge: play 150 multi-table tournaments in a day, and finish with a profit.

He ended up playing 156 MTTs, spent over $9,000 on buy-ins, and after 17 hours, walked away with $690 in profit. He even streamed the entire session, for anyone who wants to watch a man stare at a screen for nearly a full day.

“It took 17 hrs, 15 minutes but we did it. MTTs: 156 Buy-ins: $9,085 Cashes: $9,775 Profit/Loss: +$690”

Barry Carter at PokerStrategy notes that Barone has always been one of the most consistent winners at low and mid stakes.

Should service animals be allowed at the poker tables?

It’s a polarizing topic, that’s for sure.

Matt Savage is going to raise it at the poker tournament directors summit this summer.

Hellmuth’s Home Game by BetRivers has officially closed the books on its first season.

According to the show’s summary, fans can expect more episodes soon, though no timeline was given.

The first season of popular Hellmuth’s Home Game has wrapped up, but more is coming soon.

The poker world seems to have an endless appetite for Hellmuth’s antics and home game drama.