This Week

When your partner’s bad beat costs you six figures: The Foxen Edition.

The Foxens were having quite the day at the Super High Roller Bowl XI, according to PokerNews.

Alex Foxen had a monster chip lead and looked set for a big payday. Then Nick Petrangelo found the only six left in the deck to crack Foxen’s tens on the bubble, flipping the tournament and the Foxens’ fortunes.

Kristen Foxen, who was hanging on as the short stack, suddenly saw her hopes for a $215,000 payday evaporate. PokerGO commentator Ali Nejad summed it up:

“A brutal one for Alex, and for that matter Kristen, who certainly post-flop thought she was going to sneak in the money.”

🪦💀 PokerStars exits Alberta tomorrow!

The final leg of the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race is heading to WSOP Paradise, and as PokerOrg points out, the stakes are as high as ever.

Shaun Deeb leads the race, but a clutch of familiar faces are within striking distance, including Daniel Negreanu, who could make history with a third title.

It’s not just about prestige. The top 100 will split $1 million, and the top 3 get live event packages worth $100K apiece. International players like Finland’s Eelis Paerssinen and Japan’s Naoya Kihara are also in the hunt, looking to break the American dominance of the leaderboard.

Phil Ivey, edge-sorting, 30 casinos in one night and private jets.

This is a great story from Daniel Negreanu.

Buttttt, I do think Ivey cheated. Edge-sorting is edge-sorting.

Vanessa Kade returns to X.

Another day, another game integrity investigation.

Prahlad x Garrett Adelstein beef.

Molly Bloom x Toby Maguire stories never get old.

6hrs until this Raise Your Edge podcast with Bencb and Stephen Chidwick drop.

This is a crazy story about $200K, PokerStars and the early UIGEA days.