By the Sandra Gaweda. Published Sept. 2, 2026. 3 min read. The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is heading back to Tunica, Mississippi. Its Mississippi Poker Championship runs at Horseshoe Casino from Sept. 15–20. 15–20, 2026. The stop packs nine trophy events into six days and offers more than $100,000 in
By Sandra Gaweda · September 1, 2026 · 7 min read New York iGaming Legalization Faces Another Long Wait If you're a New York poker player waiting for legal online games, the wait just got longer. Assemblymember Carrie Woerner (D-Round Lake), who chairs the Assembly committee on racing and gaming,
By Sandra Gaweda · Published August 31, 2026 · 6 min read A Breakthrough Run in Barcelona Manuel Ferrari of Caldonazzo, Italy, won the 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at Casino Barcelona on August 29, 2026, banking €1,002,488 (about $1.16 million) for his first
By Sandra Gaweda · August 31st, 2026 · 4 min read Key Takeaways Garrett Adelstein Puts the Jack-Four Hand on the Page Garrett Adelstein is telling his side of poker's most argued-over hand in book form. His memoir, "Beneath the Cards: A High-Stakes, High-Anxiety Poker Journey," releases September 1, 2026
By Sandra Gaweda. Published August 28, 2026. Estimated read time: 5 minutes. A wave of US sweepstakes and social casino closures hit in August 2026 as state regulators tightened their grip on the dual-currency model. A growing number of US sweepstakes and social casinos shut down in August 2026 as
By the Sandra Gaweda · Published August 26, 2026 · About a 4-minute read. The World Series of Poker Circuit is back on Oklahoma soil. On August 26, 2026, the tour returned to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa. The tournament series runs for nearly two weeks, wrapping
Lucas Jumalon Eyes A Bigger Prize Lucas Jumalon’s online poker push comes after his historic 2026 WSOP Main Event victory. Poker’s newest world champion isn’t just planning what to do with his money. He wants to change where Americans can play. Lucas Jumalon, a 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington, won the
By Sandra Gaweda. Published August 25, 2026. Approximately a 6 minute read. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed two lawsuits on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, alleging that sweepstakes-style gambling platforms operate as illegal, unlicensed online casinos disguised as free-to-play games. The complaints, filed in Hillsborough County Circuit Court, name VGW
Jamie Gold’s annual Variety Children’s Charity Poker Event raised more than $250,000 in Los Angeles this year, according to PokerNews. The invite-only fundraiser returned to Paramount Studios in late July 2026 for the 14th straight year. Gold, the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion, hosted the sold-out
Tim Pool says he plays roughly 20 hours a week, mostly in low-stakes cash games. Political podcaster Tim Pool has a second life away from the microphone. In an interview with PokerNews at the 2026 Potomac Summer Poker Open, the TimCast host said he won as much as $100 to
The 2026 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona is officially underway, with the festival kicking off Sunday, August 16, at Casino Barcelona. The 14-day series runs through August 29 and features more than 60 trophy events across a wide range of buy-ins. Barcelona remains one of the biggest stops on the
Last week’s conclusion of the WSOP Main Event saw a massive $30,250,000 won at the 2026 WSOP Main Event final table as American Lucas Jumalon won his first bracelet in becoming world champion for $10 million in Las Vegas. But how much of Jumalon’s winnings did the 22-year-old get to
