Key Details Spain's Adrian Mateos won 2026 Poker Masters Event #5, a $10,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, for $229,500 on Saturday, October 17. He closed out the seven-handed final table at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas by beating Poker Hall of Famer Nick Schulman heads-up. The match lasted two hands. The
Key Details New Yorker Nicholas “Nicky P” Palma won 2026 Poker Masters Event #2: $10,500 No-Limit Hold’em on Wednesday, October 14, beating Adrian Mateos heads-up at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The win paid $235,200 and gave Palma his first PokerGO Tour (PGT) title. It isn’t the biggest payday of
By Sandra Gaweda | October 15, 2026 | 4 min read Robert Gianquitti won the 2026 WSOP Circuit Harrah's Pompano Beach $1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event on Monday, October 12. He walked away with $248,632 and his first WSOP Circuit ring. The South Florida player started the final day with
By Sandra Gaweda | October 13, 2026 | 4 min read Brandon Wilson is the Super High Roller Bowl XI champion. The American won the $100,000 buy-in event at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 10, and collected $1,125,000 for first place. He beat Nick Petrangelo heads-up by
By Sandra Gaweda | October 10, 2026 | 4 min read Sean Perry's Super High Roller Bowl XI lasted one day and cost him $200,000. Perry fired both of his $100,000 bullets on Thursday, October 8, at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, according to PokerNews. A bullet is one
Key Takeaways Cates' Straight Flush in Hellmuth's Home Game Episode 2 Dan "Jungleman" Cates opened 5♣3♣ to $200 from the hijack, and Rampage 3-bet to $600 with A♥J♠. Cates called. The flop came 4♠A♣4♣, giving Cates a club flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. Rampage bet $400, Cates check-raised
By Sandra Gaweda | October 6, 2026 | 5 min read GGPoker has launched Ocean KO, a jackpot progressive knockout (JPKO) format that applies a random multiplier every time you bust a player. Its first three tournaments ran on Sunday, October 4, and all beat their guarantees, drawing more than
By Sandra Gaweda | October 1, 2026 | 5 min read The Los Angeles Poker Classic is back on the World Poker Tour schedule. The WPT announced on Monday, September 28, 2026, that it will return to The Commerce Casino & Hotel for the $10,000 WPT LAPC Championship. The Championship
By Sandra Gaweda | September 30, 2026 | 5 min read WSOP Online's US bracelet series is back for a fifth year. The 2026 Fall WSOP Online Poker Festival runs from September 27 through November 10. The series awards 33 gold bracelets, the World Series of Poker's top prize. Players
By Sandra Gaweda · September 29, 2026 · 5 min read Tom Wheaton has built a new team event that pairs a round of golf with a night of poker. The Cards & Clubs Invitational debuts Jan. 11–13, 2027, at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. PokerNews reported
By Sandra Gaweda · September 23, 2026 · 4 min read BetRivers Poker is running its largest online tournament series yet. According to PokerNews, the 2026 BetRivers Poker Championship runs from September 27 through October 11. It packs 100 tournaments and more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools into 15
By Sandra Gaweda · Published September 22, 2026 · 4 min read Joseph Ferguson, a self-described hobbyist from Oklahoma, is the champion of the 2026 RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Golden Expedition Joplin $700 Main Event. He outlasted 400 entries at Downstream Casino Resort near Joplin, Missouri, and defeated Robert Little
