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Changes ahead of WSOP Paradise.
Rake slashed across 12 events.This poker calendar is one of the best live poker tour resources out there.
If you play live poker in the US or Canada, you need this in your life.October 21
Jeremy Ausmus wins his 10th PGT title.
Ausmus triumphed in Poker Masters Event #7, picking up almost $280k and, more importantly, adding the 10th PokerGO Tour title to his impressive resume.October 20
WSOP Paradise is packing its bags for the Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas for the first time this year.
Jeff Platt says this year is all about more affordable buy-ins and giving mid-stakes grinders a chance to shine. Hmmm, feels like Paradise still excludes a massive number of people due to the expense, but luckily EPT Prague and WPT Championships run in the same slot.WSOP Main Event champ Lucas Jumalon to head to WSOP Paradise.
Could he take down the Main Event twice in one year? Surely not….October 19
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.October 18
Adrian Mateos finally breaks through at Poker Masters.
It’s been quite a week for Mateos at Poker Masters as he had three painful exits on the stone bubble, then came as close as humanly possible to winning a tournament, and finally managed to book a win in Event #5.Next on the PGT schedule is the Sprint Series.
Coming later this October is the PGT Spring Series, featuring seven tournaments, each lasting just one day for some fast and furious action.October 17
More names for the WPT Shooting Stars are announced.
The WPT Shooting Stars Championship is on next week, and the list of players to go after is slowly getting its final shape.Nicky Palma’s tough laydown helped him cash for over $100k.
After folding a straight on the river, Palma went on to finish in the third spot, making $104,000, which also puts him in the lead for the Purple Jacket.October 16
Two tournament wins in one week.
Days after banking his second WSOP bracelet, Joey Weissman scooped up the $10,500 NLH at the Poker Masters for another $218,400.October 14
The PGT Championship freeroll in January will be something else.
The tournament will bring top 40 PGT players and select Dream Seat winners to compete for a prize pool of $500,000. It may not be the largest prize pool out there, but it will still be one of the strongest fields in all of poker.WSOP Paradise will be here before we know it.
And the countdown is on.The Battle of Malta Fall Edition continues its quest for ever larger prize pools and crowds.
Last year, the festival paid out over €6 million.
This autumn’s edition is promising €2 million guaranteed. Most of that is tied up in the €600 Main Event, but there are also high roller and mystery events to appeal to all types of players.
Alongside the headline tournaments, the festival schedule includes affordable side events and mixed games.
October 12
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.”
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.
October 11
It’s Mini Main on the docket today at 888 Live London.
It may not be the busiest of schedules today, but the Mini Main is certainly a fun tournament to play.Josh Arieh is spreading some love for mixed games.
Although he is primarily and pretty much exclusively a tournament player, the seven-time WSOP bracelet winner joined the low-stakes cash game action for the final day of Mixed Game Festival XV at Bellagio. His main motivation is to give mixed games more visibility but that did not stop him from having a blast in meantime.In case you’ve missed the new – the Chainsaw Mixed Series will be a part of the fall edition of Borgata Poker Open.
In addition to the already rich and colorful standard schedule coming to Borgata this November, fans of mixed games will have plenty of tournaments to choose from.October 10
The KPC Poker Series gets underway today.
Poker history is being made in Jeju!HCL is changing things up, launching its very first tournament.
Hustler Casino Live will be hosting its very first tournament on Oct 22 – 23, featuring a $10,000 buy-in and unlimited rebuys during the first three hours. The tournament will be invite-only.October 09
WPT Prime is happening at the Lodge right now.
The WPT Prime Main Event is underway, with Day 1B action happening & some satellites coming up, just in case you happen to be in the area and looking for some tournaments to play.October 08
Just in case you’ve missed it – the Mixed Game Festival is happening right now at Bellagio.
There are only a couple of days left on the agenda, so if you’re up for some friendly, low-stakes mixed game action, head over there. It’s fun, there are plenty of surprise prizes up for grabs, and you’ll get to experience some poker variations that you’ve probably never even hear of. But don’t worry, you’ll get a quick-start guide for free!October 06
Condoms and lube are given away as prizes at the Japan Open Poker Tour.
How is that sentence real in 2026?Novibet Poker Series VIII is bringing a little GTA energy to Thessaloniki.
The eighth edition of the Novibet Poker Series takes place November 24–29 at Regency Casino Thessaloniki.
But honestly, the cover might be the most interesting part. The whole thing has a pretty clear GTA-inspired look—cars, characters, city streets and all.
Early-bird WSOP Paradise packages almost sold out.
🏝️🏝️🏝️October 04
Ian Simpson talks about his Manchester run and much more.
Check out this in-depth interview with Ian Simpson as 888 pro talks about his recent impressive run in Manchester that saw him win two tournaments (one of them being the Main Event), what his preparation looks like, how he manages to find the balance between his personal and professional life, and much more.Cesar Garcia takes down the $26k PGT PLO Series Championship.
Garcia outlasted a small but very tough field of 48 players to book the win and pick up $420,000 in prize money.October 02
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.October 01
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.
September 30
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.September 29
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.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.September 28
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.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.September 25
WSOP Paradise, quick question. How is this both FREE and also needing a $5K deposit?
What am I missing?!September 23
he WSOP Super Circuit’s first trip to Montreal turned into a record-breaking affair.
The Playground Club hosted 18 ring events, posting a Canadian record C$14 million guarantee and then watching the prize pool balloon to C$24.5 million from nearly 15,000 entries.888poker’s Ian Simpson’s 2026 was looking a bit drab—until Manchester came calling.
Simpson, representing 888poker, showed up at the UK Poker League festival and left with not just one, but two titles, and a total of £54,000 in prize money.
He started by taking down the High Roller event, a smaller field but a good confidence boost. That win bagged him £16,620 and a Main Event seat.
He wasn’t done there: Simpson then dominated the 345-strong Main Event, pocketing another £38,000.