Joe McKeehen wins $174K in PGT Sprint for the finish lineJoe McKeehen wins $174K in PGT Sprint for the finish line
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New player on top! @WAFoxen returns to #1 on the GPI for the first time since September - it's his 17th week as GPI #1 in 2026, the 90th of his career

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Cherish Andrews leads after Day 1A of the WPT Fall Championship. Just 32 players survived from 103 entries, with Day 1B taking place on Friday.

Shannon Shorr bagged the second-biggest stack, with Jesse Lonis, Andrew Lichtenberger, Alex Foxen and Jeremy Ausmus also progressing.

Notably, it was the first WPT event in the US to use slide dealing, introduced at the Venetian in Las Vegas last month.

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World Poker Tour(@WPT)

The WPT Meet Up Game is BACK at this year’s @WPT World Championship @WynnLasVegas 👀@philivey, @TheBradOwen, @DougPolkVids, and @Patrik_Antonius are among the special guests sitting down for $1/$2 and $2/$5 NLH & PLO 🃏70+ seat giveaway for the $400 Super Gold Million ⭐️

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'You're going to doubt a little bit': 2025 WSOP Main Event finalist Adam Hendrix opens up about life after the Main Event.

It's an introduction to his new YouTube channel, 'Without the Cards', where he'll take you behind the scenes of life as a poker pro, with a sharper focus on the people and wild stories.

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Ari Engel(@AriEngelPoker)

Who does a 6 way chop in a 38 entrant field? This is not something to be proud of!

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Can you enforce a poker debt from a private game in the UK? A fascinating discussion with a barrister on leading UK radio station LBC.

The good news? Yes, you can – but there's a six-year time limit, and you'll need a paper trail or a witness to back up your claim.

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Episode 2 of The Tough Call podcast features veteran Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston. And he reveals that he still berates himself for incorrectly predicting Kamala Harris would win Nevada in 2024.

Speaking to Maria Konnikova and James Hartigan, Ralston admits he ignored warning signs in the early voting data. "I still am mad at myself that I trusted my gut more than the data a little bit," he says. Watch the full episode below.

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WSOP - World Series of Poker(@WSOP)

We let poker millionaire 🇺🇸 @junglemandan write his own interview questions about his trip to Paradise this December. 🇧🇸🌴The results were GOLD. 🤣1️⃣ “𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐈 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬?”2️⃣ “𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧…

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Cardplayer Lifestyle(@PokerLifeMedia)

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨📢👉 @cardplayerlife's Mixed Game Festival XVII kicks off February 21st at @BellagioPoker! 🥳🍕🔗 Link: #PokerLifeMedia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.co/gjf0uR6hgG♠️♥️♣️♦️#PokerLifeMedia #MGFXVII

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Tereza Vernerova makes Battle of Malta history. 

The Czech player has become the first woman to win the BoM Main Event, topping a massive field of 5,368 entries.

Vernerova collected €162,635 after a three-way deal, but runner-up Ofer Tadmor actually took home more – €175,000 – despite missing out on the trophy. The UK's James Malatynski finished third for €125,000.

Heads-up for the Battle of Malta trophy.
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