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Niklas Astedt wins second WCOOP title.

Niklas Astedt Wins Two WCOOP Titles in Two Days to Reach 14

Niklas “Lena900” Astedt has become the first double champion of WCOOP 2026 after winning PokerStars titles on consecutive nights. The Swedish online poker star followed a $1,050 PLO victory with success in the $5,200 Thursday Thrill High Roller PKO less…

September 13, 2026Niklas Astedt, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, WCOOP, WCOOP 2026

Alex Anton Wins First Triton Title and $577,000 in Jeju

Alex Anton Wins First Triton Title and $577,000 in Jeju

Alex Anton has added a Triton Poker title to his rapidly growing 2026 résumé. The 25-year-old American won the $30,000 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo at Triton Jeju II, defeating Artur Martirosian heads-up for $577,000. The tournament attracted 70 entries and created…

September 12, 2026Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, South Korea Poker, Stephen Chidwick, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

An incredible straight flush in the Anotnius vs Monarch heads up match at Triton Jeju II

$15.925M Straight Flush as Ossi Ketola Beats Patrik Antonius

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola has defeated Patrik Antonius in poker’s extraordinary $20 million heads-up battle after producing a straight flush in a pot worth an astonishing $15.925 million. The two Finns began the Duel.com Heads-Up Match at Triton Jeju II with…

September 11, 2026High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Patrik Antonius, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

Patrik Antonius to Face ‘Monarch’ in Record $20 Million Triton Heads-Up Match.

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 high-stakes poker at Triton Jeju II. The enormous match takes…

September 11, 2026High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Patrik Antonius, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

CoinPoker The One 2026 $5 million guaranteed poker tournament

CoinPoker The One: $5M GTD, $1M First Prize for $250

CoinPoker's inaugural The One runs October 4-12 with a $250 buy-in, $5 million guaranteed and at least $1 million for the winner.

September 11, 2026CoinPoker, Crypto Poker, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments

Stephen Chidwick playing poker.

Stephen Chidwick Passes $80 Million in Live Tournament Winnings

Stephen Chidwick has become only the second poker player in history to pass $80 million in recorded tournament earnings, reaching another extraordinary milestone during Triton Jeju II. The English high-stakes star collected $279,000 for finishing fifth in the $30,000 NLH…

September 11, 2026British Poker Players, Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, Stephen Chidwick, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

Blake Ellinghaus holds the Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup after winning the WPT bestbet Scramble Championship

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 WPT title after navigating a 294-entry field at bestbet Jacksonville.…

September 10, 2026Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, World Poker Tour, WPT

iPoker Adds Triton ONE Satellites.

iPoker Adds Triton ONE Satellites as Live Poker Push Expands

iPoker is adding Triton Poker to its growing portfolio of live-event satellites, giving players across the network a new route into one of poker's most recognizable high-stakes brands. The Playtech-powered network will run qualifiers for Triton ONE in Northern Cyprus,…

September 10, 2026Live Poker, Online Poker, Poker Business, Poker Tournaments, Triton Poker

The Maryland State Poker Championship.

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 PokerStars exclusively on FanDuel-sponsored series attracted 3,032 entries across 16…

September 10, 2026Fanduel, PokerStars, US Poker

Former Aussie Millions Finalist Mick Ryan Wins A$50,000 SuperCoach Title.

Former Aussie Millions Finalist Mick Ryan Wins A$50,000 SuperCoach Title

Fifteen years after winning A$450,000 at one of Australian poker's biggest final tables, Mick Ryan has found another way to turn strategic decisions into a major payday. The former Aussie Millions Main Event finalist has won the 2026 SuperCoach NRL…

September 10, 2026Australia Poker, Live Poker, Poker Players

WPT Australia begins at The Star Sydney.

WPT Australia Begins Today as 21-Day Sydney Festival Gets Underway

WPT Australia began at The Star Sydney on September 10, launching 21 days of tournament poker that produced champions in both WPT Prime and the A$5,000 WPT Australia Championship. Final results: Cooper Feltham won the A$1,500 WPT Prime Australia Championship…

September 10, 2026Australia Poker, Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, World Poker Tour, WPT

911 Anniversary Charity Poker Tournament.

9/11 Anniversary Charity Poker Tournament Raises Money in New York

A charity poker tournament in New York City brought players together on Wednesday night to raise money for three nonprofit organizations ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. The Operators Collective hosted its Charity Casino Night on…

September 10, 2026Charity Poker, US Poker

Russell Westbrook is bringing his annual charity poker night to Las Vegas after the event raised more than $2 million during its first five editions.

Russell Westbrook Brings $2M Charity Poker Night to Las Vegas

Russell Westbrook is bringing his annual charity poker night to Las Vegas after the event raised more than $2 million during its first five editions. The former NBA star and his wife Nina Westbrook will host the sixth Why Not?…

September 10, 2026Charity Poker, Jason Koon, US Poker, World Poker Tour, WPT

Jungleman Dan Cates in action at Triton Jeju II during a high stakes poker heads up match.

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 him was last year. Ketola put up $1 million against…

September 9, 2026Dan Cates, High Stakes Poker, Jungleman, Monarch, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

Daniel Dvoress wins at Triton Jeju II.

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 much of the final table before overcoming the woman who…

September 9, 2026Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

British Poker Series 2026 in London on 9th September 2026.

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 give players multiple routes into Sunday's final, with the £235…

September 9, 2026Live Poker, London Poker, Poker Tournaments

Player AHTOCb from Belarus wins 20th aniiversary Sunday Million on Pokerstars.

Belarusian “AHTOCb” Wins Sunday Million 20th Anniversary as Astedt Makes Final Table

The PokerStars Sunday Million has its 20th Anniversary champion. Belarusian player “AHTOCb” defeated a staggering 55,444-entry field to win $255,336 including bounties, while online poker legend Niklas “Lena900” Astedt made another extraordinary anniversary run before finishing eighth. PokerStars' official final…

September 8, 2026Niklas Astedt, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Sunday Million, Sunday Million 20th Anniversary

Alex Boika wins at Triton Jeju II.

Alex Boika Wins First Triton Title After Misreading Final Hand

Alex Boika has finally won a Triton Poker title, defeating Philip Sternheimer heads-up to claim the $25,000 NLHE 8-Handed event at Triton Jeju II for $761,000. The Belarusian survived a 131-entry field and then provided one final twist by admitting…

September 8, 2026Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

Ben "Spraggy" Spragg playing poker.

Spraggy Bags Fourth in Chips From 5,005 in WCOOP Sunday Special

Ben “Spraggy” Spragg has made an impressive start to WCOOP 2026, bagging the fourth-largest stack from a huge 5,005-entry field in the $75 Sunday Special. The PokerStars ambassador was one of just 190 players remaining after the opening session, with…

September 8, 2026Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, poker creator, PokerStars, Spraggy, WCOOP, WCOOP 2026

Pokerstars Super Tuesday WCOOP

Super Tuesday Returns to WCOOP: The Story Behind an Online Poker Classic

Long before online poker tournaments routinely offered seven-figure guarantees, Tuesday night meant something very specific to serious PokerStars players. It meant Super Tuesday. The $1,050 weekly tournament became one of the toughest regular fixtures in online poker, attracting established professionals…

September 8, 2026Jason Koon, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, WCOOP

Renee Xie wins at the GUKPT Luton

Renee Xie Makes History as First Woman to Win a GUKPT Main Event

Renee Xie has made British poker history by becoming the first woman to win a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Main Event, ending a wait stretching back to the tour’s launch in 2007. Xie defeated a 396-entry field in the £560…

September 8, 2026Grosvenor Poker, GUKPT, GUKPT Luton, UK Poker, Women in Poker

Reda Achnit at the Triton Jeju Super High Roller.

Freeroll Qualifier Reda Achnit Turns Dream Ticket Into Top-10 Stack at Triton Jeju

Reda Achnit had never played a live poker tournament before arriving in South Korea. Now the 24-year-old Moroccan freeroll qualifier is sitting among the leaders of a $25,000 Triton Poker event, competing against players he previously watched from home on…

September 7, 2026CoinPoker, Live Poker, Phil Ivey, Poker Tournaments, South Korea Poker, Triton Jeju, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker

PokerStars 20th anniversary Sunday Million

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 finished eighth for $25,538. Final result: Belarusian player “AHTOCb” went…

September 7, 2026Niklas Astedt, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Sunday Million, Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, WCOOP

Joey Ingram playing poker.

Joey Ingram Returns to Poker Life Podcast With Garrett Adelstein

Joey Ingram is back behind the microphone. One of poker’s most distinctive content creators has released a new Poker Life Podcast after a long absence, bringing back a show that became required viewing during some of the game’s biggest controversies.…

September 7, 2026Garrett Adelstein, High Roller Poker, Poker Cheating, poker creator, Poker Podcast, Poker Radio

Klemens Roiter wins at Triton Jeju.

Klemens Roiter Wins First Triton Title After Stunning Jeju Comeback

Klemens Roiter has finally converted a Triton final table into a victory, overcoming a huge heads-up deficit against Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo to win the $20,000 NLH 8-Handed event at Triton Jeju II. The Austrian collected $771,000 and his first…

September 6, 2026Alejandro Lococo, Jesse Lonis, Klemens Roiter, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker