CoinPoker's inaugural Global Online Poker Championship exceeded expectations, paying out $88.44 million. The event drew over 2 million entries and featured eight events with prize pools over $1 million.
The WSOP Online tournament with a $10,000 buy-in and a $10 million guarantee attracted a prize pool of over $17 million. Notable players included Niklas Oestedt, Ole Schemion, and Sergio Aydo.
From October 28 to November 11, 2026, King’s Resort will host the WSOP Super Circuit, featuring 18 Ring Events with over €5 million in guaranteed prizes. The Main Event offers a €2,000,000 guarantee.
Sergio Aido has won his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, defeating 1,754 players in the 2026 WSOP Online GGMillion$ High Rollers event and earning $2,228,762. This victory marks his third bracelet and his eighth seven-figure score.
James Chen secured his second PGT title by winning event no. 4 of the PGT PLO Series, earning $239,000 in total prize money. Chen claimed eight bounties, dominating the competition with strategic plays.
Poker player Yuri Dzivilevskiy explains his decision to skip Triton Series tournaments due to financial constraints and the higher expected value of online play. He also discusses the extravagant spending of some players at these events.
The Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC) is making a comeback on the World Poker Tour (WPT) schedule in 2027. The main event will run from Feb. 26 through March 3 at the Commerce Casino.
A sophisticated scam involving Mesh Agent malware allowed a cheater to exploit high-stakes poker players for years. The scammer targeted players on platforms like GG, ACR, and CoinPoker, using the malware to gain remote access to their computers and view their cards.
Daniel Negreanu made three final tables in a week during the WSOP Online. Edward Norton shared his 1998 WSOP experience, and DraftKings faced controversy over AI use.