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Book cover for What the Cards Don’t Tell You: Practical Poker Wisdom by Patrick Mansell, featuring a player holding ace-king at a blue poker table with stacks of red, blue and black chips and elegant gold lettering.

Book Review: What the Cards Don’t Tell You – Patrick Mansell Gets to the Heart of Poker

Patrick Mansell's What the Cards Don’t Tell You: Practical Poker Wisdom takes a refreshingly human approach to poker instruction. We examine what the book gets right, where it falls short, and which players will benefit most. There is no shortage…

October 16, 2026Poker Book, Poker Education

BBC poker documentary The Four Rules of the Poker Kings.

Poker’s Family Cost: BBC Film Follows Two Pros on Tour

The BBC’s 2024 documentary follows Niall Farrell’s return to the tournament circuit and David Docherty’s push for a breakthrough, revealing the family pressures and financial swings behind poker’s professional life.

October 11, 2026British Poker, TV Poker, UK Poker

A laptop screen shows a poker account banned online.

Caught Cheating at a Poker Site, What Happens Next?

Getting banned from one online poker site does not necessarily stop a suspected cheat playing elsewhere. PokerType looks at blacklists, data sharing, appeals and what a real industry-wide integrity network could look like.

October 7, 2026Online Poker, Poker Cheating

Doyle Brunson lifts his hat to acknowledge a photographer.

What Is Doyle Brunson Day? The Story Behind Poker’s Famous 10-2 Hand

Every October 2, poker celebrates Doyle Brunson Day and the unlikely 10-2 hand he made famous. We revisit both extraordinary WSOP Main Event finishes, the repeated deuce-ten runouts and why two cards became a lasting tribute to one of poker’s greatest figures.

October 3, 2026Doyle Brunson, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, WSOP

Doyle Brunson looks over an old book to glance at a PC screen showing GTO info.

Friday Feature: From Super/System to AI, How Poker Study Became an Arms Race

Poker study has moved from closely guarded advice in books such as Super/System to solvers, GTO training platforms and AI-assisted coaching. We look at the tools and ideas that transformed how poker players learn the game.

October 2, 2026AI Poker, Doyle Brunson, Friday Feature, GTO, Poker Strategy

Pocket Aces lose to Pocket Kings on showdown after a river card King.

Poker Variance Explained: Why Good Decisions Still Lose

Poker variance explains why strong decisions can still lose in the short term. Here is how luck, sample size and expected value interact in real poker.

October 1, 2026Poker Education, Poker Strategy

Online poker players are investigating allegations that remote-access software was used to expose opponents’ hole cards.

Poker Superusers: Inside the $837K Poker Trojan Allegations

A high-stakes online poker cheating investigation has linked multiple accounts to allegations that remote-access software was used to view opponents’ hole cards. Two WPN accounts reportedly recorded more than $837,000 in combined profit.

September 29, 2026CoinPoker, GGPoker, High Stakes Poker, Online Poker, Paul Gregg, Poker Cheating

Jeju South Korea poker destination and high-stakes tournament hub.

Friday Feature: How Jeju Became Asia’s High-Stakes Poker Island

Jeju has grown from an unusual stop on the Asian poker calendar into a major destination for Triton, the APT and some of the world’s biggest high-stakes players.

September 25, 2026Asian Poker Tour, Friday Feature, Jeju, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju

Phil Hellmuth Sr obituary is published.

Phil Hellmuth Sr. Obituary Reveals Remarkable Life Beyond Poker

Phil Hellmuth Sr. was known to poker fans as the father who followed his son to the WSOP for 34 years, but his obituary reveals a much broader life of family, sport, education and service.

September 24, 2026Phil Hellmuth

BetRivers Poker: The Challenger Building Its Place in US Poker

How BetRivers Poker grew from Phil Galfond’s Run It Once technology into a regulated four-state US network, backed by Rush Street Interactive.

September 19, 2026BetRivers Poker, Online Poker, Poker Business, US Poker

Poker Tournament Bankroll Management: How Many Buy-Ins Do You Need?

Friday Feature: Poker Tournament Bankroll Management – How Many Buy-Ins Do You Need?

Poker tournament bankroll management is less glamorous than studying solver outputs or reviewing final-table hands, but it decides how long a player can stay in action when the cards run badly. Multi-table tournaments produce huge swings, and even strong players…

September 18, 2026Friday Feature, Poker Strategy

Poker’s 10 Most Famous High-Stakes Players in 2026 and How They Reached the Top.

Poker’s 10 Most Famous High-Stakes Players in 2026 and How They Reached the Top

High-stakes poker has never been more visible or more difficult to enter. Million-dollar cash game pots and six-figure tournament buy-ins now provide regular content for livestreams, social media clips and subscription platforms. The players occupying those seats did not all…

September 15, 2026Daniel Negreanu, High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Poker Players, Rampage, Stephen Chidwick

Is diet important in poker? We look at online and live poker sessions to find out.

Friday Feature: Is Diet Important in Poker?

Poker may be a game of movement, but the players barely move at all. A live tournament can keep you at a poker table for most of the day, while an online session can involve hours sitting in front of…

September 11, 2026Friday Feature, Live Poker, Online Poker

Pokerstars network.

Is the PokerStars Network the Biggest Change in PokerStars History?

For 25 years, PokerStars has been somewhere poker players went. Download the software, create an account and find a table. That relationship helped build one of online poker's defining brands. Now, something fundamental is changing. PokerStars is becoming a network.…

September 9, 2026Online Poker, Poker Business, Poker Industry, PokerStars

Canadian poker players surrounding the flag of Canada.

Why Canada Might Be Entering a New Poker Boom

Canada has always punched above its weight in poker. For a country with a population far smaller than the United States, it has produced some of the game's greatest players, hosted huge international tournaments and built poker communities stretching from…

September 7, 2026Alberta Poker, Canada Poker, Daniel Negreanu, Kristen Foxen, Montreal Poker, Ontario Poker, Playground, WSOP Super Circuit Canada

Poker in 2006 versus poker in 2026. Has Poker Become Too Difficult for Beginners?

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. Talk about difficult decisions with other players. Then play some…

September 6, 2026Online Poker, Poker Strategy, Poker Training

Ghosts playing poker.

Bill Simmons Gave Someone His Betting Login. What Happens When Poker Players Do the Same?

Bill Simmons gave someone else access to his FanDuel account. For poker players, that sentence should immediately set alarm bells ringing. The sportswriter, podcaster and founder of The Ringer revealed that while he was in California, his daughter's boyfriend logged…

September 3, 2026Dan Cates, GGPoker, Jungleman, Online Poker, Poker Cheating

Poker cards, chips, and a video game handset.

What Video Games Can Teach You About Getting Better at Poker

Poker and video games can look like completely different worlds. One puts you behind a controller. The other puts cards in your hand. One might ask you to defeat a boss, win a race or climb a competitive ranking system.…

September 3, 2026Decision Making, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Training

Chess.com is teaching poker

Chess.com Is Teaching Poker, But What Can Poker Teach Us About Life?

Chess.com has spent years teaching people how to stop making bad moves. Now it wants to do the same thing with poker. The company behind the world's biggest online chess platform has expanded into poker with Gambit, a free-to-play training…

September 2, 2026Bencb, Daniel Negreanu, Decision Making, Poker Psychology, Poker Strategy, Poker Training

Tony G in a CoinPoker sponsored jacket.

What Is Tony G Doing Now? Poker’s Great Provocateur Has Moved Into Quantum Technology

“On your bike!” For a generation of poker fans, that sentence is enough to identify Tony G. Antanas Guoga built one of the biggest personalities of the television poker boom. He berated opponents, celebrated pots as though he had won…

August 29, 2026Antanas Guoga, Cryptocurrency, High Stakes Poker, Poker Business, Poker Players, Tony G, Triton Poker

Tellie Swift to return to Celebrity Poker Tour.

Telli Swift Targets Celebrity Poker Tour Title After Two Final Tables

Telli Swift is heading back to the Celebrity Poker Tour with unfinished business. The reality television personality and businesswoman has confirmed she will play Celebrity Poker Tour Invitational XIII in Las Vegas on September 4, returning to a competition where…

August 28, 2026Celebrity Poker, Celebrity Poker Tour, CPT Invitational XIII, Telli Swift, WSOP

Poker players at a dealerless poker table.

Is Poker Slowly Removing the Humans? AI, Automation and the Future of the Game

Sit down at a poker table in New Mexico and something rather important is missing. The dealer. There are still eight seats. There are still opponents sitting across the table. There are still bets, raises, folds, bad beats and presumably…

August 26, 2026

Jo Living from Aces High

From Poker Table to Boardroom: How Women Are Turning Poker Skills Into Business Success

Poker has traditionally been portrayed as a battle of aggression, bluffing and nerve. Entrepreneur Jo Living believes some of its most valuable lessons are very different, and women are using them to succeed far beyond the poker table. Poker can…

August 20, 2026Poker Business, Poker Strategy, Texas Hold’em, Women in Poker

Caitlyn Arnwine female poker player.

Pregnancy, Breastfeeding and Poker: Why Motherhood Does Not Have to End a Poker Career

Long tournament days, late nights, casino floors and international travel already make professional poker a difficult lifestyle. Add pregnancy, breastfeeding or caring for a newborn and the practical challenges become considerably greater. Yet female poker players have repeatedly shown that…

August 19, 2026

Kylie Jenner playing poker in Vanity Fair.

The Kylie Jenner Poker Effect: How One Celebrity Video Reached Millions Beyond Poker

When Kylie Jenner sat down to explain poker hand rankings for Vanity Fair, few people in poker would have expected the video to become the starting point for one of the game's stranger viral moments of 2026. But that is…

August 17, 2026Americas Cardroom, Kylie Jenner, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker YouTube