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Today

This is your opportunity to ease into the world of poker solvers!

Octopi’s new course is named My First Solver and it is intended for people who have no or very little experience with poker solvers. Enter the world of GTO poker on your own terms and discover all the mysteries of modern poker training.

Another action-filled Sunday is coming to PokerStars on FanDuel.

If you are playing online poker in New Jersey, Michigan, or Pennsylvania, FanDuel Poker is lining up another Sunday ripe with action, with tournaments to fit every bankroll.

Don’t miss out on high stakes action on Hustler Casino Live tonight.

It’s quite a lineup for the Friday high stakes game, including Rampage, Britney, Big Mike, and more.

Chess.com enters the POKER WORLD.

According to PokerNews, Chess.com is entering the poker world with Gambit, a free-to-play app designed to help chess players learn poker without the usual financial risks.

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway interviews Albert Cheng, Chief Growth Officer at Chess.com, who explains the philosophy behind the move.

“No real-money gambling. No rake. Just the parts of the chess playbook that have made it work for millions of people, applied to poker.”

Gambit is available on desktop and mobile and mirrors the familiar interface of Chess.com.

The aim is to make poker accessible, educational, and stress-free for a new audience. For Chess.com users, stepping into the poker world might feel less like a leap and more like a casual stroll across the board.

High stakes become everyday stakes—if you’re Sameh Elamawy.

Remko Rinkema sits down with Sameh Elamawy for an episode of Face the Ace that looks behind the high-stakes façade.

Elamawy, a Silicon Valley executive, shares how his rapid ascent into bigger and bigger poker games made enormous risks seem almost mundane.

According to Elamawy, “enormous stakes can start feeling surprisingly normal,” a sentiment likely foreign to most of us.

Lex Veldhuis streams never disappoint.

Tuen in to his latest action here!

PokerStars Ambassador Kerryjane Craigie has been keeping a low profile, but now she’s back and headlining the sold-out WPA UK Ladies Weekend at The Hippodrome Casino.

According to PokerNews, the event runs from October 16 to 18 and features everything from dedicated women’s cash games to expert-led coaching sessions and a £20,000 guaranteed tournament.

Do yourselves a favor and run this through Google Translate immediately.

This is a great précis of what has happened.

Octopi Poker is making some major changes this October.

The headline feature is a brand new course, “My First Solver,” designed to gently guide solver newbies into the world of GTO.

Created by CEO Victoria Livschitz and coach Matt Hunt, the course will be available separately or included in annual plans.

October 2 = Doyle Brunson Day.

Poker players around the world remembering the man, the myth, the legend, The Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson.

Where do you think brand ambassador responsibility lies?

Although I think ambassadors are not the company, as forward facing reps they have to be somewhat accountable.

Adrian Mateos on Daniel Negreanu’s take on the high roller circuit.

PokerOrg with the interview.

I know it’s not poker, but….

I love a marble run too much not to share!

Could this really happen?

2026 WSOP champ Lucas Jumalon heads up against GGPoker ambassador Kevin Martin for $10K?

Only time will tell.

Yesterday

Han Feng joined Joey Ingram on a GTO Wizard livestream to revisit some of his most painful hands from the 2026 WSOP Main Event final table.

The main attraction was a crucial hand where Feng, with pocket tens and two short stacks behind, opted to flat call instead of moving all in over Greg Mueller’s raise.

The decision let Lucas Jumalon stick around and flop a full house, eventually costing Feng two big bets.

This story isn’t going away any time soon.

This account from Manuel is pretty bleak.

When you trust a third-party tool to help you multitask on the tables, you probably don’t expect it to multitask for hackers too.

According to PokerNews, Jurojin Poker, a software suite designed to streamline online poker, had its update packages compromised between June 2025 and June 2026.

The attacker slipped in a remote-access tool to gain a peek at players’ screens, exposing hole cards and compromising about 30 high-stakes players.

Jurojin says they’ve contacted everyone affected and have taken steps to stop it happening again. Their statement reads:

This week, our investigation found that between June 2025 and June 2026, an attacker was able to intermittently replace the update package delivered to one specific group of Jurojin users with a tampered version. June 2026 was the last compromised month. Some of those packages included a remote-access tool.

So if you were wondering why your bluffs weren’t working, maybe check your software before your strategy.

Stake goes legit in Alberta, but online poker players will have to wait.

Stake Canada Ltd, a subsidiary of the Australian Stake Gaming and Easygo Group, has just scored iGaming registration from Alberta’s regulator, the AGLC.

This means Stake will be able to launch a licensed online casino and sportsbook in Alberta in the coming weeks, although they’re still waiting for the green light in Ontario.

Alberta poker players shouldn’t get too excited, though. As it stands, Stake’s initial offering won’t include online poker or fantasy sports.

PokerStars on FanDuel is making moves in the US online poker scene, and the competition is feeling the pinch

As Nick reports on PRO, PokerStars x FanDuel has grown its revenue by 14 percent year-on-year in August after merging its three regulated state networks and moving to new software.

Meanwhile, the rest of the market has stagnated, and both WSOP Online and BetMGM Poker have seen significant declines.

Never have truer worlds be spoken.

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What a crazy thread! 🤯

You be the judge, but this exchange seems wild to me. Crispin didn’t even mention Coin, but Bobby cannot let it go.

The numbers don’t lie, we all love to hate Martin Kabrhel.

4 days of streams and 1,400 views is not too shabby!

Why is it harder and harder to find any good guys in this industry.

Asking for a friend.

Things just look worse and worse.

Frankie Carson uncovering more Paul Gregg data. Grim.

September 30

It’s Wet Wednesday time again!

Wet Wednesday is back tonight on Hustler Casino Live if you fancy some live cash game action.

Pick up the extra value from BetRivers Poker SNG Cub3d leaderboards.

If you play online poker in Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, or Delaware, these generous leaderboards bring over $2,500 in extra value every single week. Put in the grind, get the points, and claim your prizes.

Just another reason to get in the mix for the upcoming Mixed Game Festival.

Alongside all the fun all the players will get the enjoy and all the added value from tournament tickets, the upcoming Mixed Game Festival will be dishing out some discounted poker training resources.

It seems that 888’s new branding hit the spot with the players.

It’s not often that brand changes are met with an overwhelming approval, but 888’s recent rebranding has been largely praised by the players. It looks like the operator hit the nail on the head with its recent visual identity change.

Britney responds to ALL THAT DRAMA.

Here’s her post!

Lexy Gavin-Mather documents her run in the high-stakes $5,000 WSOP Super Circuit Main Event in Montreal, complete with a $10 million guarantee and a formidable row of opponents.

She squares off against familiar faces like Jonathan Little and Michael Mizrachi, navigating tricky spots and the tense bubble to make Day 3.

Joey Ingram enters the chat.

Apparently GGPoker is sending out warnings to affected players.

The full story on the latest online poker cheating scandal.

Here’s a breakdown from Poker Listings on everything you need to know.

More details on exploited software packages.

Jurojin and IntuitiveTables may be affected.

Holy shit, what just happened on GGPoker, Coin Poker and WPN?

You need to read this thread if you are on online poker player, as you may have trojan software running that you weren’t aware of!

September 29

Gags is the PEOPLE’S CHAMPION!

His summer poker calendar now stretches all year for tournaments in the US and Canada.

Did you know the Irish Open is headed to Marrakech?

The full schedule is now out, with 36 events slated over 5 days in November.

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn made the $11K APT Jeju Super High Roller look easy, seizing the chip lead early and never letting go.

As PokerOrg reports, he ended Day 1 with almost double the chips of his nearest rival and never looked back. The final table was more a coronation than a contest.

Jen Tilly on Antonio Esfandari.

The comments were made during a taping fro No Gamble, No Future by PokerGO.

Mike Leah’s week during the WSOP Online was anything but ordinary.

According to PokerOrg, he entered Monday with two WSOP bracelets and a desire to bump up that number. By the end of the day, he’d secured a third and came heartbreakingly close to a fourth.

The WPT LAPC is returning to the Commerce Casino!

After 7 years, the tour returns.

Is Britney the problem on HCL?

It’s not for me to say, but here are some HCL regs commenting on Britney’s behavior.

The golf and poker world collide.

The Cards and Clubs Invitational has gone public. A gold and poker tour coming Jan 2027. Can’t wait to see the famous faces who will attend.

6 days ago Charlie Carrel investigated the high stakes poker drama.

We missed it at the time, but it’s a good round up of what happened.

C Ye defends her innocence.

As Xuan Liu gives her account of what happened.

Xuan Liu on that Britney and C Ye high stakes drama.

Xuan was there the night in question and this is what she saw happen.

Scientists Dean Radin joins the fellas over on the Late Reg podcast.

Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger also joins hosts Brian Rast and Phil Laak this week.

September 28

Garrett Adelstein on the latest HCL controversy.

And safe to say he doesn’t have good words to say about Ryan Feldman or Nick Airball.

Russell Westbrook, who spent almost two decades in the NBA and made a habit of stuffing stat sheets, has turned his competitive energy to the charity poker scene.

According to PokerNews, his Why Not? Foundation’s annual event in partnership with the World Poker Tour raised nearly $1 million this year at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.

WSOP Paradise 2026 is shaking things up, and not just with the cards.

Players can now buy into tournaments using Solana, marking the first time crypto is accepted for entries at the WSOP since the summer.

Never say never: ClubWPT Gold rebrands its Nevada exit as a hopeful hiatus.

ClubWPT Gold says they’re optimistic about returning to Nevada by updating 'winding down’ to 'pausing’ their operations in the state.

The latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast covers Daniel Negreanu’s much-talked-about punt at the World Series of Poker, dissecting whether he really threw away his shot at another bracelet.

There is also a recap of Abby Merk’s viral hand at The Lodge, which left her less than thrilled according to the crew.

Rampage gets a mention for berating a “Sniping Nit,” and the big winners from Borgata are celebrated. The show also touches on the Triton Jeju recap, with Schulman, Simao, and Petrangelo all claiming titles.

Jennifer Tilly is having a moment at Hellmuth’s Home Game, stacking up chips while the rest of the table wonders if Reno has a mercy rule.

Apparently, no one told her this was supposed to be a friendly game. Meanwhile, Phil Hellmuth is still searching for his lost luck—and maybe his dignity.

Did y’all see this last week?

PokerStars has officially become a network for the first time in its 25 year history.

Did you know the ultimate WSOP 2027 player guide is here?

Written by humans for humans. So far, we don’t have tons of information but this is the place that will be updated when we do.

Best online poker sites in New Jersey?

It’s not us saying it, Pokerjermz rates PokerStars US and Borgata.

Here’s why ⬇️

An old school Phil Hellmuth poker course, we never knew existed.

When was this filmed??!

Can Frankie C win a WSOP bracelet?

This is his fifth year in pursuit of WSOP hardware, and he is now taking aim at the WSOP Online series.

Alex Botez wins Poker Champs tournament for $250K.

Poker Champs was running over on ClubWPT Gold and is a huge win for Botez.

Poker sites seemed to have a glitchy weekend.

Coin Poker and PokerStars both suffered from intermittent crashes.

WHAT? Benny Glaser now has 19 PokerStars WCOOP titles.

Over the weekend he won 2 events! Incredible scenes.

It’s rigged!!

Jk, but Kevin Martin is a GGpoker ambassador. 🤐

Watch Daniel Negreanu heads up against Martin Kabrhel during WSOP Online.

Includes cards up coverage!

High stakes poker drama continues.

I think I need another coffee before we get into this one. It’s a looong post.

Todd Witteles is no stranger to calling people or organizations out.

And this is why.

The BetRivers Poker Championship got underway this weekend.

There’s $400K in guarantees, with the series running for 15 days.

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