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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…

September 10, 2026Fanduel, PokerStars, US 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.…

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

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…

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

Ben "Spraggy" Spragg playing poker.

Spraggy Bags Fourth From 5,005 Players in Huge 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…

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…

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

PokerStars 20th anniversary Sunday Million

Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Down to Final 49 as Niklas Astedt Chases Title

The Sunday Million 20th Anniversary has gone from 55,444 entries to just 49 players, and one of online poker’s biggest names is right in the middle of the title race.…

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

PokerStars 20th anniversary Sunday Million

Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Begins Today as $5M Final Takes Over WCOOP Opening Day

Ten weeks of qualifying are about to become one enormous online poker tournament. The PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary reaches Phase 2 today, September 6, putting at least $5 million…

September 6, 2026Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Spraggy, Sunday Million, Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, WCOOP

Benjamin Spragg “Spraggy” playing poker.

Benjamin Spragg “Spraggy”

Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg is a British professional poker player, Twitch streamer, YouTuber and PokerStars Team Pro who has become one of the most established poker creators of the streaming era.…

September 6, 2026Benjamin Spragg, British Poker Players, Poker Creators, poker streamers, PokerStars, Spraggy, WCOOP

PokerStars 20th anniversary Sunday Million

Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Field Tops 1,400 Ahead of $5M Finals

More than 1,400 players have booked their places in the PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Finals, with the final scramble to join them now underway. Qualification closes on Sunday, September…

September 4, 2026Marle Spragg, Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Sebastian Huber, Spraggy, Sunday Million, Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, WCOOP, WCOOP 2026

PokerStars Dynasty Builder

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…

September 3, 2026Fanduel, Online Poker, Ontario Poker, Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, WCOOP

EPT Barcelona 2026

EPT Barcelona 2026 Ranks Among Biggest EPT Main Events Ever

EPT Barcelona has reinforced its position as the biggest stop on the European Poker Tour after the 2026 Main Event became the seventh-largest EPT Main Event in history. A total…

September 3, 2026Casino Barcelona, EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Jason Wheeler, Live Poker, Manuel Ferrari, PokerStars, Thomas Eychenne

PokerStars Spin & Go Produces Third $1 Million Winner

PokerStars Spin & Go Produces Third $1 Million Winner in Remarkable Jackpot Run

PokerStars has crowned its third Spin & Go millionaire in a matter of weeks after UK player “Gwaugh1” turned a $5 buy-in into a $1 million payday. The extraordinary run…

September 1, 2026Online Poker, PokerStars

Fabiano Kovalski wins two events at EPT Barcelona.

Fabiano Kovalski Completes Stunning EPT Barcelona Double With High Roller Victory

Brazilian poker pro Fabiano Kovalski enjoyed an extraordinary finish to EPT Barcelona, winning two major titles in the space of just a few days and collecting more than €1.1 million…

September 1, 2026EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Poker Tournaments, PokerStars

Daniel Negreanu playing poker.

Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu has spent nearly three decades doing something few poker players manage for long. He has remained relevant. The Canadian known as “Kid Poker” was winning World Series of…

August 30, 2026Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker, High Stakes Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, PokerStars, World Series of Poker, WSOP

Manuel Ferrari wins the EPT Barcelona main event 2026.

Manuel Ferrari Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event for €1 Million

Manuel Ferrari has completed his rapid rise through the PokerStars tournament ranks by winning the 2026 EPT Barcelona Main Event for €1,002,488. The 34-year-old Italian defeated Lukas van Eeden heads-up…

August 30, 2026Casino Barcelona, EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Manuel Ferrari, PokerStars

Ralfs Blumbergs wins EPT Barcelona PLO.

Ralfs Blumbergs Wins EPT Barcelona €10K PLO for €303,300

Ralfs Blumbergs has claimed one of the biggest Pot-Limit Omaha titles of EPT Barcelona, winning the €10,250 PLO Unlimited Re-Entry event for €303,300. The Latvian came through a 122-entry field…

August 28, 2026Casino Barcelona, EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, PLO, PokerStars, Pot-Limit Omaha

John Juanda at the EPT Barcelona

John Juanda Chasing Historic Second EPT Barcelona Main Event Title

Eleven years after winning the EPT Barcelona Main Event, John Juanda is threatening to do it again. The Poker Hall of Famer has reached Day 5 of the €5,300 PokerStars…

August 27, 2026EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Live Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, PokerStars

PokerStars 20th anniversary Sunday Million

More Than 1,000 Players Qualify for PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Finals

More than 1,000 players have already booked their places in the PokerStars Sunday Million 20th Anniversary Finals, with the $5 million guaranteed tournament approaching its conclusion on September 6. PokerStars…

August 27, 2026Online Poker, Online Poker Tournaments, PokerStars, Spraggy, Sunday Million, Sunday Million 20th Anniversary, WCOOP

Thomas Eychenne at EPT Barcelona

Thomas Eychenne Wins PokerStars Open High Roller for €589,395

Thomas Eychenne has added another major Barcelona title to his résumé, winning the €2,700 PokerStars Open High Roller for €589,395. The Frenchman came through a huge field of 1,551 entries…

August 24, 2026Casino Barcelona, EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Live Poker, PokerStars, PokerStars Open, Thomas Eychenne

Tom Fuchs at the EPT Barcelona.

Tom Fuchs Denies Kayhan Mokri Historic EPT Barcelona Hat-Trick to Win €1.12M

Tom Fuchs has won the €100,000 Super High Roller at EPT Barcelona, defeating two-time champion Kayhan Mokri heads-up to collect €1,126,540. The German controlled much of the tournament and eventually…

August 24, 2026EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, High Roller Poker, Jamie Dwan, Live Poker, PokerStars

Jason Wheeler after winning the EPT Barcelona 2026

Jason Wheeler Beats 4,333 Players to Win €731,000 at EPT Barcelona

Jason Wheeler has produced the biggest tournament score of his career, winning the €1,650 PokerStars Open Main Event at EPT Barcelona for €731,000. The 49-year-old American outlasted a remarkable 4,333…

August 23, 2026EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Han Feng, Jason Wheeler, Live Poker, PokerStars, PokerStars Open

Han Feng at the EPT Barcelona.

WSOP Main Event Finalist Han Feng Leads Final Eight At EPT Barcelona PokerStars Open

Han Feng is threatening to turn an already remarkable summer into an exceptional one after taking the chip lead into the final table of the €1,650 PokerStars Open Main Event…

August 22, 2026EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Fedor Holz, Han Feng, PokerStars, WSOP

WCOOP Games on Pokerstars

PokerStars Launches WCOOP Games With Spraggy, Marle Spragg And Seb Huber

PokerStars is adding a community competition to the 2026 World Championship of Online Poker, giving players the chance to join teams led by some of the operator's best-known ambassadors and…

August 22, 2026Marle Spragg, Online Poker, PokerStars, Sebastian Huber, Spraggy, WCOOP, WCOOP 2026

Elias Suhonen Wins EPT Barcelona €10K

Elias Suhonen Wins EPT Barcelona €10K as PokerStars Open Draws 4,333 Entries

Elias Suhonen has added his name to the growing list of winners at EPT Barcelona, taking down the €10,200 No-Limit Hold’em event for €114,200 as the PokerStars festival continues to…

August 21, 2026Casino Barcelona, EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, PokerStars

Brock Wilson wins EPT Barcelona High Roller event.

Brock Wilson and Klemens Roiter Seize EPT Barcelona High Roller Titles

Brock Wilson and Klemens Roiter have made fast starts at EPT Barcelona, taking down two of the first high roller events of the festival at Casino Barcelona. Wilson won the…

August 21, 2026Brock Wilson, EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Klemens Roiter, PokerStars