June 22, 2026

🚭A player at the 2026 WSOP, Brazilian João Siqueira, caused some commotion after he was caught smoking a cigarette at the table and then attempted to pocket his chips.

According to PokerNews, smoking has been banned in US poker rooms for over 20 years, but Siqueira was undeterred, even as others at the table called for penalties.

Security stepped in and Siqueira was eventually removed from the tournament for smoking and putting his chips in his pocket, as well as reportedly drinking excessively. Despite the ejection, PokerNews reports that he is not banned from Caesars properties and is expected to return to the WSOP soon.

Today

Event #58 – 2-7 Triple Draw will crown its winner tonight.

There is a WSOP bracelet and $160,000 up for grabs and 12 players remaining in the hunt.

It’s time for the Poker Players Championship for Negreanu.

On the latest episode of Daniel Negreanu’s WSOP vlog, DNegs joins one of the most prestigious events of the series, shares some thoughts on the PPC, talks about the Main Event numbers, and more.

The WSOP summed up by Jamie Lee Curtis.

Just kidding, but it’s actually the perfect take.

Jon Pardy WSOP vlogs you didn’t know you needed.

Personally, I love a vlog, and this is my first foray into Jon Pardy’s. Really enjoying it so far.

Jon Pardy (@Jon_Pardy)

A Bracelet Chance in my Biggest Poker Tournament of the Year!

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Only sharing this picture of Chino Rheem to trigger everyone who is hating on players who cover their mouth.

📸 WSOP / Miguel Cortes

This one’s going to get the “should dogs be allowed at poker tournaments” debate going.

📸 WSOP / Lennart Hennig

Donnie Peters dives into the latest from the Las Vegas poker scene, focusing on Alex Foxen’s fourth bracelet win and a payday north of $600,000.

Foxen continues to build his poker legacy, and apparently, his jewelry collection.

The episode also highlights other recent bracelet winners, though Foxen’s triumph is clearly the main event. Donnie puts the spotlight on the steady stream of success coming out of the World Series.

“Foxen’s consistency at the tables is what sets him apart,” Donnie notes, as he recaps the key moments and results from the last week.

Just another day at the office for Andrew Robl.

Andrew Robl makes high-stakes poker look like a casual Tuesday night at home, except with a lot more zeros. In this highlight reel, the only thing higher than the stakes are the eyebrows of everyone watching him call, raise, and occasionally just stare down the table.

2025 was the year poker’s glass ceiling got a few more cracks.

The 2025 World Series of Poker might be remembered for more than just bad beats and big stacks.

According to PokerNews, Shiina Okamoto’s successful defense of her Ladies Championship title was only the start.

Leo Margets then made headlines as the first woman in thirty years to reach the Main Event final table.

Daniel Negreanu is back with his WSOP vlog series, tackling Day 2 of the $50,000 PLO High Roller.

The video moves through his morning routine, strategy talks, and some hand breakdowns, with occasional cameos from Amanda and shoutouts to other pros.

The latest WSOP Countdown Show sets its sights on the $10,000 Mystery Bounty and $25,000 PLO High Roller final tables, but the real question is all about Alex Foxen’s relentless Player of the Year chase.

Jeff Platt and Joe Stapleton break down the fields, with plenty of talk about Foxen’s dominance and what it might take to dethrone him.

The WSOP Livestream: the good, the bad, the ugly.

The World Series production crew have been in problem solving mode, looking to address viewer and player concerns.

PokerStars Open Malaga starts today.

With temperatures to match Vegas, Europe braces for a heatwave. ☀️

Michael Mizrachi has spent the last year riding the wave of his 2025 WSOP main event victory.

After winning both the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for a record fourth time and the $10,000 main event for $10 million, Mizrachi’s trophy shelf is now crowded enough to require its own zip code.

As Lance Bradley via ESPN notes, “he has lived out of his suitcase, spending more time on an airplane than at any other point in his 21-year-long Hall of Fame career. And he’s exhausted.” Still, the grind continues as he returns to Las Vegas to try to do it all again.

The cherry on top? Poker legends didn’t even bother with the usual Hall of Fame process. As Bradley puts it,

They skipped the public nomination process entirely, bypassed the 'one inductee per year’ rule… and made him the 63rd member of the PHOF.

Read the full article from Bradley below.

The WSOP Poker Players Championship win was not to be for Michael Mizrachi.

But there’s still the Main Event to come 👀.

⏰ Time left for WSOP Main Event ticket giveaway. ⏰

You have until June 28 to enter. This giveaway is SO SIMPLE, it’s a must for anyone who wants a shot at Main Event glory.

Norman Chad and Lon McEachern have been calling the action for more than two decades, and not even they expected to become the voices of poker.

In this recent interview with PokerOrg, they talk about the turning point in 2003, when Chris Moneymaker’s win brought poker into the mainstream. Now, with ESPN bringing back WSOP coverage, they’re ready for another round.

They admit that the poker world has changed—celebrity players, social media challenges, and a different relationship with the audience. As Chad puts it, “We never thought we’d still be here after all these years, but poker keeps reinventing itself.”

The duo is optimistic about where poker broadcasting is headed, even if the biggest obstacle these days is keeping up with X.

More on the WSOP+ Membership and WSOP Academy. ⬇️

The World Series of Poker is changing the game for those looking to step up both their skills and their status.

The new WSOP+ membership program comes in three tiers, with the most basic being free for anyone with a GG Pass account. Even this entry level gives players access to the WSOP Academy app, which itself is launching as a standalone, free training tool.

GGPoker on 🔥.

According to Anuj’s piece on pokerfuse, this year’s GG World Festival at GGPoker set yet another high watermark, distributing over $350 million in prizes.

The fourth edition of the festival saw more than 6 million entries across 1,536 events, with three tournaments each generating prize pools of at least $10 million.

The $10,000 GGMillion$ Main Event topped the list at $12.5 million, followed by the $525 World Bounty Festival and the $1,500 Championship.

GGPoker claims this cements the GG World Festival’s status as the largest recurring online poker tournament series in the industry.

PokerStars on FanDuel running half price Summer Storm. ⛈️

The half price deal is running for the next few days, so if you are looking for ways to get max value out of the platform, this is a good one.

WSOP Senior Events start to boom.

PokerOrg has the breakdown.

Want Jen Tilly’s opinion on the Phil Hellmuth mark-up debate?

Like the rest of us, she thinks a 1.4 mark-up is a tad steep.

How does the WSOP Main Event start next week?

The series is flying by! Can’t believe next week will be all Hellmuth entrances and Main Event updates.

Wow, Calvin Anderson wins second WSOP bracelet of the series.

Check out some stats from Anderson’s poker résumé from Tim Duckworth, who is fast becoming the go-to stat man of the series.

ClubWPT Gold at a Pokemon Collect-a-Con??

How old are the kids at that stand? How is this even allowed?!

BetRivers Poker is shaking up the usual tournament schedule by focusing entirely on micro-stakes players.

Instead of a few token cheap events, Micro Mania features 30 tournaments with buy-ins from just $1 to $20, stretching across MI, PA, WV, and DE.

BetRivers Poker is also adding $10,000 in prize money across the series, guaranteeing extra value for every event. The series runs for eight days and offers leaderboard prizes and even custom collectibles for select winners.

Heated exchange at the WSOP but Martin Kabrhel nowhere in sight.

Rules are the rules.

Some fun WSOP Poker Players Championship stats you may never have heard of.

Loving this intel from Tim Duckworth!

Is Shaun Deeb a sore loser?

On the WSOP Countdown, Deeb talks about why he didn’t shake Joey Couden’s hand.

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