October 19, 2026

Max Pain Monday is on again tonight at Hustler Casino Live.

You probably know the rules: no running it twice or anything else to soften the blow. Just fast action, big pots, and a single winner per hand, no matter what.

Today

Adrian Mateos takes over the lead in the Purple Jacket race.

The 2026 Poker Masters is halfway through, and Adrian Mateos has managed to surge to the top of the leaderboard. Hot on his heels is Nick Palma.

The WPT Prime Cyprus champion is crowned!

Ivelin Kolev took down the World Poker Tour Prime Championship in Cyprus, outlasting the field of over 950 entries to pocket $171,600. His prize includes a seat in the WPT World Championship event taking place this December in Las Vegas.

Things aren’t looking great for online poker in New Zealand.

With the market changing on December 1 and the international operators leaving the country, New Zealand players will have to resort to locally licensed sites. However, as things stand right now, there is only one operator on course to get a license with a peer-to-peer online poker platform in the mix.

Are smart glasses a real threat to live poker?

Smart glasses already represent a real risk in a live poker room, and with the technology constantly evolving, threats will only become more serious.

Daniel Negreanu talks about his passion for golf and poker – and how the two are quite similar.

In addition to his poker endeavors, Negreanu has been focusing on his golf efforts a lot more lately, and it looks like he’s got more than enough passion for both games.

Jeremy Ausmus breaks down his final table run in the $100k Super High Roller Bowl.

In his latest vlog, Jeremy Ausmus takes us through one of the toughest final tables of his career as he faces the likes of Nick Petrangelo, Alex Foxen, Adrian Mateos, Brandon Wilson, and several other high-stakes crushers.

GGPoker is adding in sweeping changes to its security policy.

Read how it may effect you here!

When it’s a slow news day let’s dive into some nostalgia.

Here’s the craziest blow ups in poker history. Enjoy.

PokerOrg’s exclusive extract from ’100 Essential Tips to Master Pot-Limit Omaha’ by Fernando 'JNandez’ Habegger makes one thing clear: position can make or break your hand.

Even strong starting cards can go from playable to fold-worthy depending on where you sit. Habegger points out, “Position doesn’t change the cards you’re dealt, but it changes how effectively you can use them.”

PokerGO streamed the final table of the Poker Masters 2026 Event 5, featuring the recognizable duo of Adrian Mateos and Nick Schulman.

The table was set at the ARIA Resort, with the $10K NL Hold’em prize pool up for grabs.

Lex’s last chance at WSOP Online glory.

Catch up here!

Stake Poker is raising the stakes, with its next flagship tournament boasting a $200,000 guarantee.

The buy-in is still a hefty $1,000, qualifiers are running for a fraction of the cost.

ACR update.

Seems maybe the games weren’t compromised after all.

Everything you may have missed on the GGPoker third-party tool changes.

If you play on the site it’s worth a read.

It’s Monday morning. What have we missed.

Here we go again.

This is almost TLDR from Pads.

But, if you want to know more about his thoughts on the ecology of cash games right now, this is the thread for you.