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Poker, pros, and purpose: not your average Hollywood night.
PokerNews covers how Jamie Gold and Bruce Buffer hosted the 14th annual Variety Children’s Charity Poker Event at Paramount Studios. The event raised more than $250,000 for kids with disabilities, with all the usual celebrity fanfare and, naturally, some poker.Dara O’Kearney and David Lappin: attempted mugging at EPT Barcelona.
You gotta watch the video to hear Dara’s take. So glad it wasn’t worse and didn’t escalate!Phil Galfond to reveal who he thinks is the best poker player in the world.
Desperately racking my brain as to who his study partner is.These Hustler Casino Live AI videos are getting a bit ridiculous.
But that didn’t stop me watching the whole thing.Yesterday
Fedor Holz has briefly returned to the felt, and this is what he had to say.
Although officially “retired” from the game, Fedor still jumps into an occasional tournament here and there. The PokerNews crew caught up with the high-roller for a quick interview where he talks about his life now and how it compares to his grinding days.August 22
Get ready for Alex Fitzgerald’s summer rants.
Apparently, he has a whole series of these in mind, and there should be some useful info in there, but they are also rants, so, take from it what you will, quite literally.Doug Polk has some thoughts on modern-day poker.
While the golden era of the game is well and truly behind us, Polk believes that this could be the best period poker has experienced in last 15 years, despite the fact the average player has gotten much better.It looks like Fedor has temporarily un-retired himself again.
You get to do that as often as you like when you’re a poker player.Patrick Leonard has some thoughts on the upcoming 2026 WSOP Paradise.
He believes that the high average buy-in and a lot of high-rollers on the schedule will price out many players, allowing the same (and relatively small) group of pros to basically play amongst themselves and pick up a bunch of bracelets over the next few years. Is this really a master plan or is it just that the WSOP Paradise is a different type of a series?Jeremy Ausmus talks about surviving in poker.
A few days ago, Ausmus published a video talking about his poker career and how he had to go with the flow to stay ahead of the curve. For those of you who didn’t get to see it, here’s a text version of the same thing, and it’s definitely worth reading.August 21
Why is WSOP Paradise so expensive?
It literally precludes most recreational players from being able to enter.Nil Airball says what about Daniel Negreanu?
Tune in on August 28 to see it all go down on Hustler Casino Live!On the latest PokerNews Podcast, James Hartigan drops in to recount some of the wildest moments in EPT history.
He talks about his first time at Deauville, watching Victoria Coren-Mitchell pull off two landmark wins, and seeing Adrian Mateos rise to the top. The conversation takes a turn when Hartigan describes the infamous 2010 armed robbery at EPT Berlin.This did work for me?
Anyone else? 🐸 🐷No lying needed.
100%!Wow, what a line up for the Hustler Casino Live.
It is 🔥.We all love a Molly Bloom story.
And if you don’t, you are lying.August 20
If you make poker content give this a watch.
Keith talking A LOT of sense!In a candid chat with PokerOrg, he reflects on the infamous J-4 hand against Robbi Jade Lew and the chaos that followed.
Adelstein used to think he was targeted, but now believes it was just opportunists exploiting weaknesses in the system.
“I’ve come to realize it wasn’t about me, this wasn’t personal.”
He describes those involved as 'alleged con artists’ who simply took advantage of vulnerabilities, saying, “they took their shot. It wasn’t personal, it wasn’t about me, it was just some people doing what they do.”
Adelstein has stepped away from the felt since then, but with a new book and a fresh perspective, it seems he is ready to talk about the hand that defined a chapter of his career. Full interview coming to PokerOrg later this week.
Throwback to the NAPT from PokerStars on FanDuel.
Opinion always seems to be divided on this topic.The hunt for perfection and WSOP bracelets haunts The Poker Brat.
Without that drive, he probably wouldn’t have the huge haul of WSOP bracelets that he currently has—a record 17. But it is still not enough…It’s so weird seeing Phil Hellmuth without a hat.
The picture of him almost looks like a parody even when it isn’t.High Stakes Poker now sponsored by CoinPoker.
A first time partnership I believe. 👀WSOP Main Event winner and GGPoker ambassador Michael Mizrachi in Panama.
The Grinder showing us how its done over on GGPoker.August 19
It looks like Rampage is getting pretty serious about his golf efforts.
We already know that golf is one of the favorite hobbies for Daniel Negreanu, and he’s been sharing some content showcasing his golfing skills. It looks like Rampage is going down the same path.Is Patrik Antonius still winning at poker?
The game has certainly gotten harder over the years, but Patrik Antonius remains one of the original legends. So, has he been able to keep up?Lucas Robinson dove into a huge WSOP Super High Roller hand between Alex Foxen and Aleksejs Ponakovs, running it through GTO Wizard to see who got the solver’s stamp of approval.
Foxen opened with AK in the lowjack and faced a questionable 3-bet from Ponakovs holding A2 suited. According to PokerNews, GTO Wizard was all for Foxen’s approach but would have folded or called with A2 suited instead of going for the 3-bet.Turning trash into tax treasure.
Turns out, you really can put a price on losing. Some gamblers are buying up losing lottery tickets on eBay, hoping to fatten their tax write-offs. According to Card Player, this creative strategy may just get them a new kind of jackpot: an IRS audit.What’s annoyed you at the poker tables recently?
Craig Tapscott wants to know.Did you know you can choose GGPoker ambassadors to call the action when playing online?
You can choose between the voices of Daniel Negreanu, Kevin Martin, 2025 WSOP Main Event winner Michael Mizrachi, and the dearly departed Doyle Brunson.This was Will Kassouf back at last year’s WSOP.
This year he barely featured in any coverage (Martin Kabrhel replaced him) but when he did pop up during the WSOP Main Event, he was muted, respectful and almost a different person.
Did you miss the OG Kassouf antics?
WSOP photographer Jess Beck wants your poker history book recommendations.
Go hit him up on X if you have any good ones in mind.August 18
Trump uses a poker analogy while discussing Iran.
President Donald Trump reached for a poker analogy while discussing Iran on Monday, calling its leaders “good poker players” before adding, “but they’re dying.”
The comment came during a Fox News interview as Trump discussed his administration’s backchannel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Not the first time poker has found its way into presidential conversations, but certainly one of the more direct comparisons.
'Poker players spend so much time trying to be right’ according to Patrick Leonard.
Being wrong for one day costs you nothing.
Being too stubborn to change your mind can cost you years.
I mean he’s not wrong, and hopefully that means one day he will change his mind on promoting Coin Poker 🤐 🤣
Paddy Power ambassador, Dara O’Kearney, finishes 4th at EPT Barcelona Seniors event.
🇮🇪 Let’s gooooooo!
PokerStars EPT Barcelona runs to August 31 with a packed schedule of events.
Highlights include the €5,300 Main Event, €100k Super High Roller, and Spin & Go Championship Live.