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PokerStars WCOOP Women’s Championship Offers Route to London Ladies Weekend
Vanessa Kade won the 2026 WCOOP Women’s World Championship as PokerStars linked the event with three seats to Ladies Weekend at The Hippodrome.
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WSOP Fall Online Series Returns With 33 Bracelets Up for Grabs
The World Series of Poker is giving US online grinders another crack at poker’s most famous piece of jewellery this fall, with 33 WSOP gold bracelets available across a seven-week…
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888poker XL Autumn Series Brings $300K Main Event
The 2026 888poker XL Autumn Series runs September 20 to 29 with 41 events, affordable buy-ins and a $300,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event.
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Global Poker Under Pressure as US Sweepstakes Crackdown Shrinks Its Market
Global Poker is facing an increasingly difficult regulatory landscape in the United States as more states restrict sweepstakes gaming and regulators turn their attention to the model behind the online…
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Poker Type Launches Free Texas Hold’em Calculator as Poker Tools Lineup Expands
Poker Type has launched a new free Texas Hold’em Calculator, giving players a quick and simple way to check hand equity, win percentage and tie chances from Heads Up through…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Chance Kornuth Makes Both ACR Venom Final Tables as $15m Mystery Bounty Series Ends
Chance Kornuth pulled off the unusual feat of reaching two major online final tables during the same series, making the final nine of both ACR Poker Mystery Bounty Venoms. The…
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CoinPoker Launches K-Poker With 9BB in the Pot Before Anyone Acts
CoinPoker has launched K-Poker, an exclusive new form of No Limit Hold'em that puts nine big blinds in the middle before anyone voluntarily enters the pot. The seven-handed cash game…
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PokerStars on FanDuel Launches $3.5M Dynasty Series Across US and Ontario
PokerStars on FanDuel is preparing its next major online tournament series, with more than 160 events scheduled across the United States and Ontario during September. The new September Dynasty Series…
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Poker Player Zhewen Hu Files Lawsuit Alleging $1 Million AI Crypto Fraud
Chinese poker player Zhewen Hu has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court alleging that he lost $1 million through an AI-related cryptocurrency investment that he claims was part…
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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…
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Battle of Malta 2026 Qualifiers Start at Betfred Poker
Poker players can qualify for the Battle of Malta Autumn 2026 from just €0.15 after Betfred Poker launched a new satellite campaign offering packages and Main Event seats to the…
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Ben Rolle Wins Second WSOP Bracelet and $1.37 Million Millionaire Maker
Ben “Bencb” Rolle has won the second World Series of Poker bracelet of his career after taking down the $1,500 WSOP Online Millionaire Maker for $1,366,929. The German online poker…
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Keegan-Michael Key Joins Zynga Poker as the Voice of Your ‘Inner Winner’
Keegan-Michael Key is bringing his unmistakable voice and comedy to the poker table after being unveiled as the new face of Zynga Poker. The Emmy-winning actor and comedian is fronting…
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Unibet Poker Expands Full Poker Offering Across Four Sister Brands
Unibet Poker is widening access to its full poker network, with players at Maria Casino, Bingo.com, Storspelare and VladCazino gaining access to regular cash games and tournaments. The expansion represents…