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William Gilbert
About William Gilbert
William Gilbert is a poker writer for Poker Type based in Alberta, Canada. He covers poker news, live and online tournaments, player profiles, poker personalities and developments across the wider poker industry. His work includes breaking news, tournament reporting, profiles and longer-form features exploring the people and stories behind the game. William's reporting focuses on clear, accurate coverage supported by reliable sources and the available facts.
Photo from Russell Westbrook Poker Night.
Posted inPoker News

Russell Westbrook Poker Night Raises $912,500 With Ivey at the Table

Russell Westbrook's annual charity poker night has raised $912,500 in Las Vegas, with Phil Ivey, Michael Mizrachi, Alan Keating and Bill Perkins among the poker names helping push the six-year…
September 22, 2026Tags: Celebrity Poker, Charity Poker, Phil Ivey, Poker Players, World Poker Tour
Andreas Freund poker player.
Posted inPoker News

Andreas Freund Wins First WSOP Bracelet After Negreanu Bust

Andreas Freund has won his first World Series of Poker bracelet after a wild $10,000 GGMillion$ Pot-Limit Omaha final table that briefly looked ready to become another Daniel Negreanu victory…
September 22, 2026Tags: GGPoker, High Stakes Poker, Online Poker, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Poker creator Ethan “Rampage” Yau
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Ethan “Rampage” Yau

Ethan “Rampage” Yau has built one of poker’s most unusual modern careers. He went from learning the game in college and punting through low-stakes cash sessions to becoming a two-time…
September 21, 2026Tags: poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker YouTube, Rampage, WSOP
Daniel Negreanu Heads to Canada for WSOP Online Bracelet Hunt.
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Daniel Negreanu Heads to Canada for WSOP Online Bracelet Hunt

Daniel Negreanu lives in Las Vegas, owns eight World Series of Poker bracelets and represents the company that now owns the WSOP brand. Yet when he wants to chase a…
September 20, 2026Tags: Canada Poker, Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker, Online Poker, WSOP
The Festival Malta Main Event.
Posted inPoker News

The Festival Malta Main Event Sets 804-Entry Record

The Festival Malta has set a new Main Event attendance record after 804 entries piled into the €550 No-Limit Hold'em showpiece at Portomaso Casino. The five starting flights generated a…
September 19, 2026Tags: Live Poker, Malta Poker, Poker Tournaments
David Stefanski Wins $169K Borgata Big Big Baller.
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David Stefanski Wins $169K Borgata Big Big Baller

David Stefanski has bounced straight back from a painful heads-up defeat at Borgata by winning the $10,200 BetMGM Poker Big, Big Baller for $169,220. The American topped a 69-entry high…
September 19, 2026Tags: Borgata, Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, US Poker
Pokerstars WCOOP schedule 2026
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Joao Vieira Wins PLO8 World Championship for 14th WCOOP Title

Joao "Naza114" Vieira has won the $1,050 PLO8 World Championship at WCOOP 2026, beating a 121-entry field for $27,202 and collecting the 14th World Championship of Online Poker title of…
September 19, 2026Tags: Online Poker, PokerStars, WCOOP, WCOOP 2026
WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs Opens With 18 Rings and Paradise Packages
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WSOP Circuit Council Bluffs Opens With 18 Rings and Paradise Packages

The WSOP Circuit returned to Horseshoe Council Bluffs in Iowa with 18 official ring events running through September 28. Every ring winner at the stop also received a $5,000 WSOP…
September 18, 2026Tags: US Poker, WSOP, WSOP Circuit
CoinPoker's CoinMillion tournament with a $1 million guarantee.
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FINALVERDICT7 Wins 5,321-Entry CoinMillion for $123,979

FINALVERDICT7 won the September 13 GOPC CoinMillion for $123,979 from 5,321 entries, setting an attendance record that was later broken in the final GOPC edition.
September 18, 2026Tags: CoinPoker, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments
The Irish Poker Open
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Jarrod Thatcher Wins Inaugural Irish Open Sydney Main Event

Jarrod Thatcher won the inaugural Irish Open Sydney Main Event for A$155,100 after surviving a two-outer at the final table.
September 16, 2026Tags: Australia Poker, Live Poker, Poker Tournaments
Triton Jeju II in South Korea.
Posted inPoker News

Ben Tollerene Wins $652,000 and Fifth Triton Title in Jeju

Ben Tollerene won $652,000 in Jeju after beating Daniel Rezaei heads-up for his fifth Triton Poker title.
September 16, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker
Ossi Monarch Ketola high stakes poker player.
Posted inPoker Profiles

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola did not arrive in high-stakes poker by grinding his way through small tournaments. The Finnish entrepreneur appeared on the Triton circuit in 2024 and, within two years,…
September 15, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Poker Players, Triton Poker
A Machete Gang Stole Crypto and Valuables From Poker Game have pleaded guilty in Singapore.
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Machete Gang Stole Crypto and Valuables From Poker Game

Six men have pleaded guilty over an extraordinary armed robbery in Singapore in which a masked gang targeted a high-stakes poker game and escaped with around S$4.9 million in cryptocurrency,…
September 14, 2026Tags: Poker Crime
Lex Veldhuis sitting at a poker table.
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Lex Veldhuis

Lex Veldhuis is a Dutch professional poker player and streaming pioneer who helped turn watching online poker into a form of live entertainment. Veldhuis was already playing some of the…
September 12, 2026Tags: Lex Veldhuis, poker creator, Poker Players
Patrik Antonius to Face ‘Monarch’ in Record $20 Million Triton Heads-Up Match.
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Patrik Antonius to Face ‘Monarch’ in Record $20 Million Triton Heads-Up Match

Patrik Antonius and Ossi “Monarch” Ketola will put $20 million on the table in the biggest televised heads-up poker match ever staged, bringing together two very different generations of Finnish…
September 11, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Patrik Antonius, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker
Stephen Chidwick Poker Player.
Posted inPoker Profiles

Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick has spent much of the past decade playing poker tournaments most professionals would consider terrifying. Buy-ins of $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 and considerably more have become his normal workplace.…
September 11, 2026Tags: British Poker, British Poker Players, Poker Players, Stephen Chidwick, UK Poker
Blake Ellinghaus holds the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup after winning the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship
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Blake Ellinghaus Wins First WPT Title and $294,900 at bestbet Scramble

Blake Ellinghaus has joined the World Poker Tour Champions Club after winning the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship in Jacksonville for $294,900. Ellinghaus defeated Jared Reinstein heads-up to claim his first…
September 10, 2026Tags: Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, World Poker Tour, WPT
The Maryland State Poker Championship.
Posted inPoker News

Maryland Poker Championship Smashes Guarantees After Main Event Buy-In Cut

The Maryland State Poker Championship has delivered a significant turnaround after reducing the buy-in for its Main Event, with the overall festival generating almost $1.5 million in prize money. The…
September 10, 2026Tags: Fanduel, PokerStars, US Poker
Jungleman Dan Cates in action at Triton Jeju II during a high stakes poker heads up match.
Posted inPoker News

Jungleman’s $15M Heads-Up Win Looks Even Bigger After Monarch Returns at Triton Jeju

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola has returned to million-dollar heads-up poker at Triton Jeju II, but his latest battle has provided another reminder of just how extraordinary Dan “Jungleman” Cates’ performance against…
September 9, 2026Tags: Dan Cates, High Stakes Poker, Jungleman, Monarch, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker
Daniel Dvoress wins at Triton Jeju II.
Posted inPoker News

Daniel Dvoress Denies Xuan Liu Second Triton Title in Jeju

Daniel Dvoress has won his seventh Triton Poker title after defeating Xuan Liu heads-up in the $30,000 NLH 8-Handed event at Triton Jeju II. The Canadian collected $942,000 after controlling…
September 9, 2026Tags: Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker
British Poker Series 2026 in London on 9th September 2026.
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British Poker Series £100K Main Event Begins in London Today

The British Poker Series BPS200 Main Event begins in London today, September 9, with £100,000 guaranteed at Genting Casino Stratford. Seven regular starting flights plus Turbo and Hyper opportunities will…
September 9, 2026Tags: Live Poker, London Poker, Poker Tournaments
PokerStars 20th anniversary Sunday Million
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Niklas Astedt Reaches Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Final Table

Niklas “Lena900” Astedt reached the final table of the Sunday Million 20th Anniversary after returning sixth in chips from the final 49 of a 55,444-entry field. The Swedish star eventually…
September 7, 2026Tags: Niklas Astedt, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Sunday Million, Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, WCOOP
Poker in 2006 versus poker in 2026. Has Poker Become Too Difficult for Beginners?
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Has Poker Become Too Difficult for Beginners?

Twenty years ago, learning poker could be remarkably simple. Learn which hands were good. Understand roughly when to bet, call and fold. Play thousands of hands. Read a poker book.…
September 6, 2026Tags: Online Poker, Poker Strategy, Poker Training
Lex Veldhuis closes in on first WSOP win
Posted inPoker News

Lex Veldhuis Comes Closer Than Ever to First WSOP Bracelet After 17-Year Final Table Wait

Lex Veldhuis has come closer than ever to winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet, finishing fifth in the $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha during the 2026 WSOP…
September 5, 2026Tags: GGPoker, Lex Veldhuis, Online Poker, poker streamers, World Series of Poker, WSOP, WSOP Online
Advanced Poker Training 400 million starting hands data.
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Advanced Poker Training Turns 400 Million Hands Into a Different Kind of Starting Hand Chart

Advanced Poker Training is using results from more than 400 million simulated poker hands to show which starting hands have performed best for its players, offering a different perspective from…
September 5, 2026Tags: Poker Strategy, Poker Training

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