By Sandra Gaweda · September 4, 2026 · 3 min read Key Highlights Caitlyn Jenner Takes Her Seat at the Poker Table Caitlyn Jenner is taking a seat at the poker table. According to PokerNews, the Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star headlines Friday's Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) Invitational
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 · 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 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
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
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
Key Highlights Lucas Jumalon defeated Lauri Saaskilahti to win the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event, claiming the $10 million first-place prize and the WSOP Main Event bracelet. Jumalon entered heads-up play with the chip lead and converted that advantage into a championship victory. The win also made the
The mushrooming sportsbetting brand FanDuel is emerging as a potential partner to PokerStars as online poker grows in both popularity and accessibility in the United States. Flutter Entertainment, which owns both companies, is planning a possible merger between FanDuel Poker and the biggest name in poker for the past 25
The New Year began with a bang this week, as the latest Legal U.S. Poker Sites Freerollers Open finale ended with ‘Sharar’ at the top of the charts. The month-end tournament, which comes with a free prize pool of $250, saw 20 players make the money, with the top prize
The great U.S. state of Maine has become the ninth state to legalize online poker, with the game expected to return for players in the most rural area of the United States. Standing at around 1.4 million citizens in terms of population, the state is a key area of poker’s
