August 12, 2026

First it was Raccoons, now it’s cement trucks.

Just when you think you’ve found the most random poker story of the day, you see another.

August 15

Talk about weird poker dreams…

We all dream about poker in one way or another every now and again, but this has to be one of the weirdest dreams I’ve ever heard.

San Hon Pang wraps it up in Incheon.

After outlasting 1,393 entries, he takes home over $293k and this super-cool lion trophy. This is the kind of thing you want to have in your cabinet!

Will registering late for tournaments make you money?

The team behind the GTO Wizard tackles one of the hottest topics in poker and breaks it down to the finest detail in this 20+ minute video.

Big action returns to FanDuel Poker this Sunday.

Another Sunday is just around the corner, bringing a rich tournament schedule on FanDuel Poker.

WSOP Montreal is just around the corner.

The biggest live poker series in Canada’s history kicks off on August 26. WSOP Montreal features over CAD $14,000,000 in guarantees, WSOP rings for the winners, and a shot at playing in WSOP Paradise.

Garrett Adelstein’s shares some tips to him younger self.

Garrett has become a bit of a controversial figure in recent years, but his skills on the live felt can’t be denied either way.

It’s an impressive feat from Danny Tang.

The high-roller won another event at the APT, collecting his third Lion Silhouette trophy and bringing his total number of APT wins to five. Impressive – but there are more records waiting to be broken.

How exactly did Solana partnership influence the 2026 WSOP?

Here are some interesting details and numbers regarding the newly-minted partnership between the World Series of Poker and Solana. Apparently, it was quite impactful, and things should only grow moving forward.

This is what happens when you have Rampage’s image.

Jellyfish ends up contemplating a massive hero-call on the river with just an ace-high. All those bluffs have certainly earned Rampage some street credit.

Tilting at the tables is a luxury Alex Fitzgerald can’t afford.

That’s definitely an interesting take on the topic of tilt in poker.

Daniel Negreanu shares his plans for the next couple of months.

Apparently, Daniel was supposed to appear on a new (and sick) reality show, but things did not pan out in the end, so we won’t be seeing that.

August 14

There is a pretty crazy lineup tonight on Hustler Casino Live.

With Rampage and Mariano at the same table, alongside a few other usual suspects, we expect it to be fireworks tonight on the HCL Friday stream.

The World Poker Tour is coming back to The Venetian in November.

The whole festival runs October 28 – November 15, while the WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship will take place Nov 5 – 10. The Championship buy-in is $5,000 and there is a $2,000,000 guarantee.

Trying to copy high-stakes pros when you’re just starting your poker journey isn’t the best idea.

Of course we get the inspiration from highly-successful pros, but early in your journey, you aren’t ready to handle things the way they can, and this is especially true for playing a bunch of tables online. Getting solid foundations and making sure you’re a winning player is way more important than mindlessly trying to put in as much volume as possible.

The second episode of 888poker’s WSOP series drops tomorrow.

Join Vivi Saliba and the rest of the ambassadors on their journey through the 2026 Main Event.

These are your first ten shooting stars.

The World Poker Tour has revealed the names of the first ten players who’ll have bounties on their heads for the upcoming Shooting Star Championship.

Daniel Negreanu excited for WSOP Paradise.

Plus with the series taking place at Baha Mar, it should be a much needed upgrade to the event.

Bill Perkins has always had a different relationship with money.

Although he’s done very well for himself, Perkins has always insisted that money isn’t the most important thing, and he has the philosophy of “dying with zero.”

Could this be a realistic summary of how the infamous J3 Main Event hand went down?

It’s funny because it just might be spot on.

Phil Hellmuth is backing Solana for his WSOP Paradise exploits.

Solana partnered up with the World Series of Poker earlier this year, and that partnership has already produced some interesting results. It looks like Phil Hellmuth is fully onboard with the idea of using crypto and he plans to buy into most of his 2026 WSOP Paradise tournaments using Solana.

It looks like Ivey ranks very high on Patrik Antonius’ list of regrets.

You can learn from others or from your own experience. It sure sounds like Patrik found out the hard way.

The joys of live Pot Limit Omaha…

A crazy PLO hand from a recent Hustler Casino Live stream shows just how volatile this game can be and how you’re almost never safe until that river card hits.

What’s going on with all the $1M jackpots hitting on PokerStars?

Despite super-long odds for every individual instance, the $1M jackpot hit three times over the last four weeks in $5 Spin & Gos on PokerStars. It looks like players have found themselves on the right side of variance!

August 13

According to PokerNews, PokerStars' Sunday Million 20th Anniversary is shaping up to be a crowded affair.

With over 24,000 entries already logged and Phase 2 still three weeks away, the field is only getting tougher.

Among those making it through is Benjamin 'Spraggy’ Spragg, who bagged 187,043 chips—putting him a long way from the top of the leaderboard.

It’s going to be a hard YouTube grind out there in 2027.

Surely it will kill the channels from the small guys trying to make it in poker and beyond.

🚨 Garrett Adelstein set to release docu-style video on the J4 Robbi Lew hand!

I think the reason we all still care about that hand is that it really isn’t clear-cut who was in the wrong and who was in the right.

I’m releasing a documentary-style video breaking down the full Jack-Four story for the very first time.
I’ve invested an outrageous amount of time in this baby, laying out the details and evidence surrounding the most controversial hand in poker history.
It’ll be released in late 2026 on my YouTube channel.
Nearly all of this information has never been made public. I suspect it will come as quite a shock to those who’ve followed the controversy.

If poker audiobooks are your thing, D&B Poker has got you covered.

All of them being recorded by the author is pretty cool!

The 'punt of the year’ explained by Sam Greenwood.

Yep, its that one at the WSOP Main Event.

Daniel Negreanu is not shy about his current love affair with pot-limit Omaha.

As he told PokerOrg, “PLO is my jam.” This summer, he racked up eight PLO cashes at the WSOP and walked away with his eighth bracelet and over two million dollars after winning the $100K High Roller.

But Negreanu insists it is more than just results. He says PLO fits his playing style because the real action is post-flop, where he feels most at home.

He credits Josh Arieh with helping to fine-tune his strategy, but makes it clear that the common wisdom about PLO is off the mark.

Find out everything he had to say in his interview with PokerOrg below.

Free agent, Lex Veldhuis, to hunt for WSOP Online bracelets.

The stream returns!

McKeehen quietly pads his legacy with another six-figure win.

Joe McKeehen’s resume just got a little shinier after his win at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship. According to PokerNews, he bested 672 other entries and outlasted some seasoned pros at the final table, including Loni Hui and Darren Rabinowitz. Hui exited in third after her pocket eights couldn’t stand up to McKeehen’s queens.

I was skeptical that the Solana x WSOP partnership would turn into anything that meaningful.

Turns out I was wrong, and loads of people have been taking advantage of being able to use Solana to buy their way in.

Jeremy Ausmus breaks down his Day 3 WSOP Main Event decisions.

The field has thinned and the competition has gotten a lot less entertaining. Gone are the wild table draws from earlier rounds, replaced by a room full of battle-hardened pros. Ausmus focuses on key hands, especially what he calls 'wild folds’ that only happen in the Main Event.

APT Incheon just upped the ante for poker in South Korea, smashing previous attendance records with 1,393 entries.

That is nearly a 10 percent increase over last year and, according to APT CEO Fred Leung, proof that even with a packed poker calendar, the Asian Poker Tour continues to pull in the crowds.

“We’re very pleased to see the APT Incheon Main Event surpass last year’s record turnout. Particularly with so many overlapping poker festivals in Asia taking place after the conclusion of WSOP, the continued growth is a strong reflection of the confidence players have in the APT.”

Players who made the money are pocketing at least $2,700, while the winner will walk away with $374,085 and a golden lion trophy. The final table will also send the top three finishers straight into the $5 million guaranteed APT Championship later this year in Taipei. Not a bad payday for a $1,765 buy-in.

Jesse Lonis takes a seat at the WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller, and the camera is rolling for every second.

The video promises never-before-seen footage of Lonis’s biggest tournament to date. There is plenty of behind-the-scenes content, showing the moments leading up to the high-stakes event.

“Follow Jesse with never before seen footage as he enters the biggest tournament of his career.”

The production leans in on the drama and spectacle of poker at the highest level, but ultimately it’s about seeing how the game’s top-ranked player handles real pressure.

Huge shake up for PokerStars 🇬🇧 starts today.

The first migration takes place this Thursday, August 13, when Betfair customers move to the new PokerStars on Betfair site. The platform will run on PokerStars’ software and share liquidity with the global PokerStars network, while Betfair’s existing iPoker skin will close.

888poker gives us a WSOP Main Event five-part docu-series.

The show tracks five ambassadors as they make their way to Las Vegas for the Main Event.

The cast—Lucia Navarro, Vivian Saliba, Ian Simpson, Nick Eastwood, and Aaron Barone—each handle the Vegas trip in their own way. Vivian dives straight into the $10k PLO Championship, while Aaron and Nick are on the hunt for American food. Meanwhile, Ian is just trying to adjust to being away from his family.

“It’s the best place in the world for a poker player,” says Navarro.

The show is less about poker strategy and more about the human aspect of high-stakes travel: excitement, nerves, and the occasional craving for a decent burger. Even Aaron, who usually skips live tournaments, can’t help but get caught up in the Vegas buzz.

Flutter has finally decided to bring Betfair Poker, Paddy Power, and Sky Poker onto the PokerStars Network, a move that has been years in the making.

Betfair Poker will rebrand as PokerStars on Betfair and move off the iPoker Network as of August 13, with Irish players being nudged over to the main PokerStars dot-com site.

Later this year, the same fate awaits Paddy Power and Sky Poker. As a result, three UK brands will operate on one shared network, giving access to the same tournaments and games as PokerStars.

The upside for players: a larger pool and more action.

The downside: the PokerStars UK skin will close, so players will have to migrate to one of the new options.

August 12

Galfond’s Beyond the Game is taking on new students.

Is this what you need to take your poker career to the next level? Beyond The Game is an intense poker training program for the select candidates that are ready to put in the work and see the fruits of their efforts.

The Wet Wednesday stream is kicking off on Hustler Casino Live in a couple of hours.

Tune in for some fun cash game action, big pots, and always entertaining table banter.

We have some fun updates from Garrett Adelstein.

Garrett’s book Beneath the Cards will be going the full release mode on September 1, while his new course on Upswing Poker will be available a week later. Plus, there is a documentary-style video on the way, breaking down the whole J-4 scandal.

WPT action gets underway in Cyprus today.

Cards are in the air and the action is rolling, with the Championship event starting in a week’s time, on August 19.

Barry Carter is having some X problems.

It can happen to anyone, although there has to be some sort of a meme in there. Just to be sure, there is now another X account that Carter will be posting on, in case the worst happens to his original one as a result of him falling for a scam.

Because who doesn’t want to win a European Poker Tour seat in a Maryland.

The MSPC is handing out an $11,500 EPT package.

This weekend.

It’s all to play for!

With all the Coin Poker chat over the last few days, I think it’s important to clear up one thing.

The data isn’t in question. Coin Poker does have more players than PokerStars in the international market, etc, etc. Poker Industry PRO data is legit.

The conversation Crispin Rovere and David Lappin are trying to have is something entirely different, focusing on how the organization is run, the exposure to players if things go wrong, and the bottom-feeder marketing techniques of Click Out Media. Because if you are telling me that marketing to people who have explicitly self-excluded or have gambling problems is OK, there is something wrong with you.

Alex Foxen took a break from the felt to answer the age-old question: who would he put in the Poker Hall of Fame?

In the short clip, Foxen gives his take on deserving candidates and why the Hall matters.

Hellmuth’s Home Game: Where the real action is Tilly’s one-liners.

What happens when you put a bunch of poker pros and a Hollywood star at a table with no commentary? According to PokerNews, drinks are poured, egos are bruised, and Jennifer Tilly nearly out-talks Phil Hellmuth.

The WSOP Circuit heads to Canada next week.

There’s even a $10 million guaranteed main event! It should be a good one!

WPT Cambodia returns early next year!

The WPT is getting well ahead of the schedule, releasing dates for 2027 already.

Being chased by a Raccoon may be the most American story of the day.

But it’s a gooooood one!

GGPoker is setting the stage for a record-shattering WSOP Online series.

The festival runs from August 16 to September 29, featuring 33 bracelet events and a total prize pool that could exceed $350 million. Promotions alone will total $5 million, which is enough to make any grinder’s summer more interesting.

The series is set to culminate in a $25,000,000 guaranteed WSOP Online Main Event on September 21, which will crown one ultimate online poker champion for the year and pay out a massive first-place prize on par with the prizes won in the 2026 WSOP series in Las Vegas.

Buy-ins range from a few hundred dollars up to $5,000, so the field will be packed with both hopeful newcomers and seasoned regulars.

PokerStars on FanDuel is set to host its second ever tournament series this September.

This follows the inaugural Ignite Series, which struggled to hit its guarantees but won points with players for value.

The confirmation came via the US Poker Discord server, where a company rep mentioned a “September Series Schedule” was being prepared. That’s about all we know, with the name, events, and prize pool still under wraps. At least a leaderboard is confirmed.

Did you catch the first episode of the new 888poker WSOP documentary?

It’s a great watch, and Ep 1 is only 10 mins long — meaning we can watch it without having to schedule it into our day.

August 11

Phil Ivey shares a quick lesson about ego in poker.

Ego in poker kind of comes naturally and it can be quite useful, but it can also be dangerous. Listen to what one of the game’s greatest has to say on that particular topic.

Phil Galfond shares his thoughts on private poker games.

Private poker games are always a bit controversial, as they aren’t accessible to all players – you have to be invited. But, Phil realized, after a while, that private games came as an answer to an important question about players’ behavior and rewarding those who put in the effort to make the game more fun.

Pretty random, but just in case you happen to be in a market for a yacht…

Mark Scheinberg, a co-founder of PokerStars, is selling its superyacht for some $150+ million. It’s good to know if you happen to have some spare change around the house that you’re looking to offload.

WPT Cambodia is officially back next year!

The World Poker Tour returns to Cambodia at the end of January, 2026, with both WPT Prime and WPT Championship, with the two tournaments featuring $1,500,000 in guarantees between them.

All paths lead to the $5M Sunday Million Anniversary on PokerStars.

There are quite a few different ways to secure your seat in one of the biggest online tournaments of the year and still plenty of time to do so.

WSOP Online is just around the corner, with 33 bracelets on offer.

The action kicks off on August 16 on GGPoker and the 2026 WSOP Online series will run for 45 days, featuring 33 bracelet-awarding tournaments. The Main Event comes with a massive $25,000,000 guarantee, and by the time it’s all said and done, players will have won over $350,000,000 in prize money.

WPT Global running qualifiers to the IPO Main Event.

Qualifiers starting at $4.40 every Monday and Thursday.

In case you were missing WSOP vlogs, here’s one you might have missed.

Tristan Wade spent over $100K this summer, but did he make a profit? Check out his final WSOP vlog to find out.

WSOP Online Circuit Event continues into weekend.

There’s still time to win a gold ring!

New poker coach announced for Beyond the Game.

Chris Vitch joins the roster.

There’s still time to win WCOOP BootCamp tickets.

The competition closes at 6pm CET. today (Tuesday).

Turns out ex-poker player Jason Les has done very well for himself.

Digging out this interview from a few years back to remind myself of his shift from poker into bitcoin.

GGPoker ambassador, Daniel Negreanu is famous for his poker prowess, but the Scratch Golf Show dives into another side of the pro: his costly adventures in golf.

In this exclusive new interview, Negreanu shares that he has both won and lost millions—not just at the poker table, but also in golf games with other high rollers.

He talks candidly about the ups and downs, admitting, 'I’ve lost millions playing golf, but I’ve also made some back.’

Beyond the money, Negreanu discusses the psychology behind both games and why the thrill keeps him coming back. For anyone who thought poker was a gamble, the world of high-stakes golf might be an even riskier bet.

Mark Scheinberg, co-founder of PokerStars, is letting go of his super yacht Synthesis, valued at $152.5 million according to PokerNews.

The 70-meter vessel, built by Dutch shipyard Amels, comes with six cabins, a fitness area, and all the amenities you would expect from a billionaire’s floating resort.

Scheinberg’s fortune was made when he and his father built PokerStars into the world’s largest poker site, eventually selling it for $4.9 billion. Now, at 53, he seems ready to downsize or maybe just clear some space in the marina.

Will we see 'Synthesis’ on Below Deck after the sale? We can but hope.

On the latest Poker Weekly, Nick Schulman brought Daniel Negreanu onto SiriusXM to look back at his infamous 2004 run.

For those who don’t remember, Negreanu racked up over $4 million in tournament earnings that year, a time when five-figure buy-ins were a rarity. He took home Player of the Year honors from the World Poker Tour, the World Series of Poker, and Card Player Magazine, all while poker was exploding in popularity.

Negreanu shared stories about his first bracelet win in 1998, but the main event was his 2004 dominance. Schulman and Negreanu also quizzed recent Main Event winner Lucas Jumalon about his thought process at the final table, but it was Negreanu’s historic run that stole the show.

Love that Caesars was actually used in The Hangover.

The best 'yes’ they ever made, surely.

Crispin Rovere’s investigation into CoinPoker deepens. David Lappin rounds it up.

According to Rovere, the real puzzle is not how the site operates but who actually owns it. He follows a trail of company filings, directors, and holding companies that always seems to end at yet another corporate wall.

Lappin notes, “Rovere starts with a question that sounds simple enough – who owns CoinPoker?”

Rovere’s use of public data and online sleuthing paints a detailed but still incomplete picture. If you’re looking for a straightforward poker site review, this isn’t it. Instead, it’s a lesson in how complex and opaque the world of offshore poker really is.

NB. Over a year ago, Poker Industry PRO also published an article on Click Out Media and how it operates. Link below.

Crispin Rovere’s CoinPoker Investigation Deepens

Browse our blog archive for expert insights, strategies, and stories about poker — from game tips and tournament coverage to poker news and player profiles.

In the Last Year, One SEO Company Bought PokerScout, CardPlayer and PokerStrategy. Here's Why.

ClickOut Media thought to be behind acquisition of legacy poker site PokerStrategy from Playtech, joining a growing porfolio of prized poker domains used to promote crypto gambling.

August 10

Doug Polk and Jennifer Tilly, two familiar faces in the poker world, sit down for million dollar pot on High Stakes Poker.

The twist this time is the presence of Santhosh Suvarna, who PokerGO hypes as an 'absolute legend.’

David Lappin, on that massive PokerStars change.

Could it be just the tonic for the brand that keeps on losing its market share?

PokerNews hit its 1,000th podcast episode, and to mark the occasion, they brought in some heavy hitters.

Jeremy Ausmus talked about his life as a high-stakes pro, his Poker Hall of Fame choices, and why he decided to start vlogging. Greg Mueller and Michael Gagliano, both 2026 WSOP Main Event finalists, shared how they have been handling the downtime and preparing for the $10 million prize.

The show also featured appearances from former hosts like Sarah Herring, Donnie Peters, and Kyna England. The PokerNews team reflected on the podcast’s history and gave a nod to everyone who helped get them to this milestone.

Fedor Holz’s advice on improving at poker.

It’s also about studying and sticking to a routine.

🧙‍♂️These Triton player stories are so good.

Dive into the world of The Wizard.

PokerStars is shaking things up for its UK players.

According to PokerNews, the brand will be merging with Betfair’s platform from August 13, and will be known as “PokerStars on Betfair.” UK-based players will still have access to all the global tournaments and features they’re used to, but through the Betfair platform. 😱

Low stakes, low volume, and a lot of chill.

WCOOP Bootcamp Sunday streamed another online poker session, attracting just over 9,000 viewers. The draw? Watching Spraggy grind it out on PokerStars and occasionally offering up a dry quip or two.

Skill, luck, or just a really good seat draw?

If you missed the WSOP Main Event, don’t worry. According to Alec Torelli, it was either a stroke of genius or sheer dumb luck. Poker: the only sport where your critics are also your biggest fans.

The 2026 WSOP Main Event final table saw one of the most talked-about hands in recent memory.

Lauri Saaskilahti and Lucas Jumalon, heads-up for a $10 million prize, played out an 11-minute hand that has since been dissected by pros and fans across social media. The action reached its peak when Jumalon fired a massive overbet on the turn after a third spade fell, putting Saaskilahti’s pair of jacks to the test.

Saaskilahti explained, 'When the jack came on the turn, Jumalon bet something like 2x the pot. I had, maybe not a tell, but a strong feeling I was good based on my physical reads on him.’ He called, and the debate has raged ever since, with many wondering if the outcome would have changed with a different river card.

Scott Seiver was quick to ask on X what might have happened if the river hadn’t brought another spade. For now, the only certainty is that this hand will be argued over for far longer than it took to play.

Global Poker is upping the ante for its Jackpot Sit’n'Go grinders.

The new PowerStreak promo gives players a shot at daily prizes if they play five games in a row and score well. The games themselves are unchanged, but the leaderboard offers over SC 500 in entry tickets every day, split between low and high buy-in levels.

High scorers on the leaderboard get the most tickets, but everyone in the top 10 gets something. According to Global Poker, all prizes come from the operator, and the promotion is free to join.

The site points out that Sweeps Coins can be redeemed for real money rewards, which might make all those back-to-back games a bit more enticing.

👑 WSOP Main Event winner, Lucas Jumalon, to become Poker Royalty, ambassador.

PokerNews with the latest.

Turns out, you don’t need antics to make poker interesting.

According to Lance Bradley via ESPN, the 2026 WSOP Main Event final table was a rare throwback: no shouting, no props, and no weird antics. Nine players from five countries battled for ten million dollars, but what stood out wasn’t the money or the trophy.

The rail brought the atmosphere, with friends and family creating a buzz before a single hand was dealt. There were no gimmicks, just personalities and top-level play.

Lance notes that this was the most entertaining final table in years, even if the Hall of Fame process needs a rethink.

The first episode in 888poker's new documentary series takes a look at what happens before the WSOP Main Event even starts.

Ambassadors Aaron Barone, Ian Simpson, Vivian Saliba, Nick Eastwood, and Lucia Navarro begin their journey with plenty of travel, hotel check-ins, and glimpses of the Strip.

The video covers their arrivals, preparations, and even some food reviews, setting the scene for what is to come at the tables.

James Hartigan headlines a packed The Lock-In this week, joined by JP McCann and Lauren Mooney to tackle just about every poker topic you can think of.

The group discusses the upcoming Irish Open in Sydney, the shifting regulatory landscape in Ireland, and how the Pokerstars Opens are faring.

There’s talk of the WSOP Main Event final table and Jason Koon’s induction to the Poker Hall of Fame. EPT Barcelona gets special attention, especially regarding its livestream schedule and the notable absence of Joe Stapleton.

Dara and David bring their usual candid opinions, while James muses on which half of a legendary duo he might be.

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