Daniel Brooks writes news for PokerGate, covering the players, the big pots and the stories around the tournament circuit, both live and online.
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ACR Poker Splits Its $20M Online Super Series Into Day and Evening Halves
ACR Poker's November Online Super Series offers $20M across 143 events, split for the first time into a European Day Series and a North American Evening Series with separate leaderboards.
WSOP Circuit Grand Victoria Underway: 18 Rings, $600K Main Event and a Bahamas Trip for Every Winner
The WSOP Circuit is back at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, Illinois, from November 5 to 16, with 18 ring events, over $1.5 million guaranteed and a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package for every ring winner.
Paddy Power Poker Joins the PokerStars Network: What Changes for Players
Paddy Power Poker has left the iPoker Network for the PokerStars Network, giving UK and Irish players access to the Sunday Million, SCOOP, WCOOP, Spin & Go jackpots and a new rakeback scheme.
Was Nicholas Palma's Ace-King Shove at the Poker Masters a Mistake? The Solver Weighs In
Nicholas Palma shoved A♥K♥ into Vitalijs Zavorotnijs' top pair at the Poker Masters Event #8 final table. The solver says the bluff was the wrong hand for the job.
RunGood Poker Series Heads to Kentucky With $100,000 Guaranteed Main Event at The OG Clubhouse
The RunGood Poker Series visits The OG Clubhouse in Oak Grove, Kentucky, November 17–22 with ten ring events, buy-ins from $120 and a $600 Main Event guaranteeing $100,000.
Hands of the Week: Phil and Nick Hellmuth Among the Shooting Stars Who Burned Out at WPT Bay 101
Both Hellmuths, Jeff Madsen and all three PokerNews Podcast hosts fell at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star, while Chahn Jung scored a double bounty knockout with ten left. The biggest hands from the bounty hunt.
Straddle Smart: Why Most Players Misuse Poker's Most Misunderstood Move
The straddle doubles the stakes and halves effective stack depth, yet most live players post it out of habit. Here is what it really does to the game, when it makes sense, and how to beat players who misuse it.
Superuser Malware Scandal: Hacker Saw High-Stakes Players' Hole Cards Through Hijacked Multi-Table Tools
A hacker allegedly hid MeshAgent malware in Jurojin and IntuitiveTables updates to see high-stakes players' hole cards on GGPoker, ACR, CoinPoker and ClubWPT Gold, with losses estimated at $1.5m–$4m.
Hellmuth, Matusow Lead Tributes to High-Stakes Poker Player Jeremy Kaufman, Dead at 56
High-stakes cash game regular and Chicago real estate CEO Jeremy Kaufman has died aged 56. Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow and Ryan Feldman led the tributes to 'the life of the party'.
Jeju Poker Festival 2026: KRW 3.88B in Guarantees and the Packages Still on Offer
Red Dragon and KPC Poker combine for 15 days and 120+ events at LES A Casino from 28 October. Headline events, high rollers, mixed games and the travel packages explained.
From 0.25 Big Blinds to Champion: Justin Vaysman Wins Poker Masters Event #6
Down to 20,000 chips with five left, Justin Vaysman fought back to beat Sean Winter heads-up and win Poker Masters Event #6 for $192,000 and his first PGT title.
Kings of Vilnius 2026: Full Schedule, €250K Main Event and High Roller Guide
The third Kings of Vilnius runs at Olympic Casino Lietuva from 4 to 13 December 2026, with 35 events, a €2,000 High Roller and a €1,100 Main Event guaranteeing €250,000.
Angry Man Lands Vicious Punches on Poker Player at Minnesota Casino
A man with a ponytail walked up to a seated player during a weekend cash game at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minnesota, landed several punches, threw a table and walked out. The video is going viral.
Aleksandr Kropotov Sweeps the Mystery Millions Final Table for a Bracelet and $631,459
Russia's Aleksandr Kropotov eliminated eight of the nine finalists to win the $250 Mystery Millions on GGPoker for $631,459, a WSOP bracelet and a $30,000 Paradise Super Pass, from a 47,798-entry field worth $10,993,540.
Daniel Dvoress Denies Xuan Liu a Second Triton Title in Jeju Rematch
Daniel Dvoress won the $30,000 NLH 8-Handed at Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II for $942,000 and his seventh Triton title, beating Xuan Liu heads-up 16 months after she became Triton's first female champion at his expense.
Doctor Works a Full Shift, Then Wins Potomac Summer Poker Open Main Event for $136,054
Kyle Smith, a family doctor from Bethesda, worked his practice on four hours of sleep before the final table — then beat 280 entries at MGM National Harbor for $136,054.
Lucas Jumalon Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win the 2026 WSOP Main Event for $10,000,000
At 22 years, four months and 27 days old, Lucas Jumalon led the final table from start to finish and beat Finland's Lauri Saaskilahti heads-up to become the second-youngest WSOP Main Event champion in history.
Brandon Mueller Wins Borgata $650 PLO Championship After Being Dealt Aces 14 Times
Brandon Mueller ran hot in a way that has to be seen to be believed, picking up aces at least 14 times on the final day to win Event #8 of the 2026 Borgata Summer Poker Open for $24,575 and his first live PLO title.
Defending Champ Mizrachi Crushing WSOP Main Event Despite Running into Quads
Michael Mizrachi bagged 890,000 chips after Day 3 of the 2026 WSOP Main Event. He was up to 1.2 million before running his ace-king suited into Marshall Daigle's flopped quad queens.
Amateur Skye Chen Wins WSOP Ladies Championship on Her First Tournament Try
Skye Chen, a software engineer who left tech to travel and play poker, topped 1,475 entries to win the 2026 WSOP $1,000 Ladies Championship for $194,630 — in her very first tournament.
