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More info on WSOP Paradise for the WSOP Circuit winners who plan to attend.
Man of the people Jeff Platt with all the details.Han Feng on the Jeff Platt curse: “I was the only guy he interviewed before Day 2 started for like two minutes, and then I got cooked.”
I mean, he’s not wrong.August 22
Would you like a free shot at the EPT Prague Main Event?
If the answer is: of course, then all you have to do is pick three players who you believe will do well in the Barcelona Main Event and you’ll have your shot.August 21
WSOP Circuit is headed to Virginia for the first time.
The series will start on September 3 and is giving away 18 rings + over $1 million in guarantees.August 20
WSOP Paradise returns with Solana in the mix.
The 2026 WSOP Paradise festival will have $120 million in guarantees spread across 20 events at the Baha Mar in the Bahamas.
Highlights include a $25,000 Super Main Event with a staggering $50 million guarantee and an upgraded $10,000 GGMillion$ championship, now offering $20 million in guaranteed prizes.
There are new tournament formats in the mix, including mixed PLO/NLH and bomb pot events, with buy-ins starting at $2,500.
The festival will also see the introduction of Solana cryptocurrency for buy-ins and cashouts, a first for the series.
Will will the WPT or WSOP Circuit ever head to Arizona?
Surely its only a matter of time?The Aussie Millions set to return in 2027!
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The Maryland State Poker Championship kicks off next week.
It’s almost time for the Maryland State Poker Championship powered by PokerStars on FanDuel. In total, the live series brings 16 trophy-awarding events and over $1,000,000 in guarantees.When the World Series of Poker teamed up with Solana, it was more than just another branding play.
Players could use SOL, USDC, or USDT to buy into tournaments directly via the WSOP Live app, with zero fees. According to Anuj at pokerfuse, during the 2026 series, Solana powered around one in forty tournament entries and handled about one in every twenty-three dollars spent on buy-ins.
The partnership might get even more interesting at the upcoming WSOP Paradise festival, where players could opt to receive their winnings in stablecoins. For those not keeping up with blockchain trends, Solana is touted as fast and cheap compared to older networks.
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Shout out to WSOP photographer Jess Beck for this great image!August 18
Hard to believe The Triton Invitational has never been to Asia before.
But that is all set to change in Jeju this September.The WSOP Circuit is making its return to Paris this September, and PokerNews has the full scoop.
The Partouche Casino Club will host 13 ring events ranging from €250 to €3,500, with the €1,500 Main Event as the centerpiece. The action starts September 1 with a €500 Mini Main and runs through September 14.August 17
Borgata introduces Baby Borgata trophies for their daily events.
It’s not like daily events at the Borgata are hurting for players, but adding these cool Mini Baby Borgata trophies should help bring in some extra traffic.Fred Leung and his team at the Asian Poker Tour are finishing up a record-breaking run in Incheon, South Korea.
Over 10 days, they hosted 106 events, handed out their iconic Lion trophies, and set new entry records, all while trying to create the most player-friendly experience around.
Leung credits their success to careful planning but admits that competition is at an all-time high. “I’ve never seen so much competition and so many countries and tours active,” he says. Despite this, the APT is thriving, with their Main Event recently becoming the largest international poker tournament ever held in Incheon.
For players, the APT promises variety and a welcoming atmosphere, whether you’re in it for the $10K High Roller or a low-stakes home game. According to Leung, the boom is already here, but keeping ahead of the pack is harder than ever.
August 16
EPT Barcelona brings a quality selection for mixed game enthusiasts.
This year’s European Poker Tour stop in Barcelona isn’t all about Hold’em. There is a nice range of mixed game events on offer, too, including an 8-game tournament and a 6-game mystery bounty event.WPT Prime is coming to Texas next month.
With all the hardships now behind them, The Lodge is getting ready to host the WPT Prime Championship in September.August 15
San Hon Pang wraps it up in Incheon.
After outlasting 1,393 entries, he takes home over $293k and this super-cool lion trophy. This is the kind of thing you want to have in your cabinet!WSOP Montreal is just around the corner.
The biggest live poker series in Canada’s history kicks off on August 26. WSOP Montreal features over CAD $14,000,000 in guarantees, WSOP rings for the winners, and a shot at playing in WSOP Paradise.It’s an impressive feat from Danny Tang.
The high-roller won another event at the APT, collecting his third Lion Silhouette trophy and bringing his total number of APT wins to five. Impressive – but there are more records waiting to be broken.How exactly did Solana partnership influence the 2026 WSOP?
Here are some interesting details and numbers regarding the newly-minted partnership between the World Series of Poker and Solana. Apparently, it was quite impactful, and things should only grow moving forward.August 14
The World Poker Tour is coming back to The Venetian in November.
The whole festival runs October 28 – November 15, while the WPT Venetian Las Vegas Fall Championship will take place Nov 5 – 10. The Championship buy-in is $5,000 and there is a $2,000,000 guarantee.These are your first ten shooting stars.
The World Poker Tour has revealed the names of the first ten players who’ll have bounties on their heads for the upcoming Shooting Star Championship.Could this be a realistic summary of how the infamous J3 Main Event hand went down?
It’s funny because it just might be spot on.August 13
APT Incheon just upped the ante for poker in South Korea, smashing previous attendance records with 1,393 entries.
That is nearly a 10 percent increase over last year and, according to APT CEO Fred Leung, proof that even with a packed poker calendar, the Asian Poker Tour continues to pull in the crowds.
“We’re very pleased to see the APT Incheon Main Event surpass last year’s record turnout. Particularly with so many overlapping poker festivals in Asia taking place after the conclusion of WSOP, the continued growth is a strong reflection of the confidence players have in the APT.”
Players who made the money are pocketing at least $2,700, while the winner will walk away with $374,085 and a golden lion trophy. The final table will also send the top three finishers straight into the $5 million guaranteed APT Championship later this year in Taipei. Not a bad payday for a $1,765 buy-in.
August 12
WPT action gets underway in Cyprus today.
Cards are in the air and the action is rolling, with the Championship event starting in a week’s time, on August 19.The WSOP Circuit heads to Canada next week.
There’s even a $10 million guaranteed main event! It should be a good one!WPT Cambodia returns early next year!
The WPT is getting well ahead of the schedule, releasing dates for 2027 already.August 11
WPT Cambodia is officially back next year!
The World Poker Tour returns to Cambodia at the end of January, 2026, with both WPT Prime and WPT Championship, with the two tournaments featuring $1,500,000 in guarantees between them.August 07
New blog post from Dara O’Kearney on the Irish Poker Tour.
Go check it out!WSOP Paradise is getting the 5 star treatment.
More bracelets, bigger guarantees and hosted at a new venue. 🏝️August 06
Lucas Jumalon is the 2026 WSOP Main Event champ – and this is how he got there.
Only 22 years old, Lucas Jumalon is the second-youngest Main Event winner in tournament’s history. Check out this article by Anuj for a quick recap on his journey through the Main and how he mastered a comeback from just 7,800 chips at the end of Day 1 to holding every single chip in the tournament.Lucas Jumalon is the 2026 WSOP Main Event champion.
We have a winner! At just 22 years old, Lucas Jumalon has won the 2026 WSOP Main Event, etching his name into poker history with an incredible achievement.
Congratulations, Lucas, on an unforgettable victory!
August 05
David Baker is a fan of Luke Jumalon, and he’s not afraid to admit it.
Baker has had nothing but the words of praise for the young chip leader since the start of the Main Event final table, and he’ll be rooting him on tonight to finish the job.August 04
Jamie Dwan talks about his WSOP experience.
It takes a lot to win a WSOP bracelet, but, according to Jamie, support from his rail played a major role.Sean McCormack has some ideas on how to get more people to register for tournaments early.
He proposes poker rooms should offer some incentives for early arrivals, such as lower registration fees. Something like this could probably work to get more people to show up at the start instead of waiting for the last moment to register.August 02
Evagoras Evagorou is the first player from Cyprus to reach the WSOP Main Event final table.
Although he’s coming back as the short stack, Evagoras will be dangerous as he has nothing to lose and everything to gain if he can master a double up or two.It’s the final day of the Goliath!
There are only 36 players remaining in the hunt for the trophy and the £365,500 first place money. You can watch it all go down on the Grosvenor Poker live stream on YouTube.August 01
We have some crazy numbers from this year’s Goliath event!
With all Day 1s in the book, we have official numbers for the 2026 Goliath tournament.
All said and done, there were 10,455 entries, resulting in a prize pool of over £2.2 million. The eventual winner will take home £365,500, provided there is no deal at the final table.
Every single player at the 2026 WSOP Main Event final table has different things to worry about.
With the Main Event final table only few days away, Will Shillibier of PokerNews took it upon himself to take a deep dive into the situation and identify the single biggest challenge every player will have to face once those cards are in the air.WPT Shooting Star event is getting closer.
Right now, the organizers are filling in the roster of stars who’ll take on the role of bounties in one of the most popular WPT events.This is your opportunity to win a 2027 WSOP Main Event seat for free.
Can you beat the average Poker IQ score of this year’s Main Event finalists on the new WSOP Academy app? If you can, you’ll receive a free month of WSOP Premium+ and have a shot at a free seat in the 2027 WSOP Main Event, so might as well give it a go.Carlos Chadha takes down the Borgata Summer Poker Open Championship.
The last man standing in the 565-strong field, Chadha picked up $242,385 for his efforts to bring his lifetime tournament winnings to over $3.5 million.It was quite a summer for Kid Poker!
Daniel Negreanu had his best World Series of Poker in a long time, and he has so much more to look forward to in the months to come.WSOP Circuit event in Estonia draws in quite a crowd.
Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn, Estonia, is hosting an international stop of the WSOP Circuit, and the Main Event drew close to 1,000 entries, completely smashing its previous attendance record.WSOP makes things right – Online Circuit winners will receive $5,000 Paradise packages.
After some confusion and complaints from players, the World Series of Poker made an official announcement that Online Circuit winners will be receiving a $5,000 invitation package to the WSOP Paradise.July 31
WSOP multiple bracelet winner Shiina Okamoto answering the question; “As a poker player, what is the “ideal self” you’d like to become?”
I hope that poker can become something akin to a sport, and that a culture spreads where general companies sponsor poker players. If that happens, I believe more people could stably pursue professional careers without relying solely on the highly variable income and expenses unique to poker. However, unlike typical sports, I also think there are hurdles, such as the difficulty of real-time spectating.
The admiration of thinking, “Sports players are so cool,” is the root of this idea.