Live Poker Updates & Breaking News

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

Phil Nagy responds: In a lengthy post to social media, WPN/ACR Poker CEO Phil Nagy responded to specific complaints about the site's withdrawal system and clarified its policies. 

Nagy acknowledged and took ownership for errors made in communications with players, but firmly reiterated that overall liquidity was not an issue and that the policies in question exist due to money laundering concerns. 

Phillip Nagy @WPN_CEO
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I've been following the discussion around ACR's sportsbook and withdrawals, and I want to clear up several things directly.First, ACR does not have a liquidity problem. We have a long history of paying our players, and nothing about this situation changes that.ACR is, first and…

Xuan Liu signs with KPC Poker: The Canadian pro, who has over $4M in career tournament earnings, will be representing the brand at the KPC Poker Series in Jeju next month.

KPC Poker @KPCPoker_Series
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A poker queen arrives! ✨ We’re delighted to welcome Xuan Liu as an official KPC Poker Brand Ambassador!With her exceptional skill, extensive international tournament experience, and distinctive personality, Xuan is joining KPC for an exciting new chapter.Stay tuned! ♠️🔥

"He wasn't really called 'Moneymaker', he made it up".

Part 2 of partypoker's interview with the OG Hendon Mob's Barny Boatman and Joe Beevers is out now, and absolutely filled with great stories from the past 25 years.

According to Boatman, for example, Chris Moneymaker actually made up his famous surname.

His real name? 'Chris Luckyb*st*rd'.

Catch it now on YouTube.

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ACR Poker announces first Ladies Online Championship: The $215 buy-in, $25,000 guarantee will run Sunday, October 4 starting at 2:05pm ET. 

According to a graphic shared by Team Pro Katie Lindsay (linked below), the Ladies Online Championship is open to "verified women only" and any ill-gotten earnings will be confiscated and distributed evenly amongst the field. 

Katie Lindsay @katelinds
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So excited to announce the first ever Ladies Online Championship on @ACR_POKER coming October 4th!! $215 buy in and a trophy will be mailed to the winner🏆Would love to make this huge so please share with your communities and any women you know that would like to play👯‍♀️$22…

Andreas Froehli wins 2nd WSOP Circuit ring: Froehli triumphed over the 587-entrant field in the WSOPC Lichtenstein Main Event to claim his second piece of jewelry and the SFr 150K (~$182,035) first-place prize. 

Andreas Froehli @AndreasFroehli
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Yesterday I won the WSOPC main at Grand Casino Liechtenstein for 150k + a 2nd ring.Very happy with how I played throughout the tournament. I made some decisions that I think I would have auto-piloted a few years ago, and it feels good to see that I'm a more flexible player.

Alan Keating launches Hero Call Ventures: And what better way to celebrate than by hosting a $100 poker tournament?

The Founders Poker Tournament offers not only a fun time at the tables, but also an opportunity to pitch Keating on startup ideas. 

If you think you've got the next big thing (fingers crossed that it's an automated card-dealing prototype), submit your info and get to San Francisco by Thursday. 

Mister_Keating @Mister_Keating
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I’m hosting a 100 dollar poker tournament in SF Thursday to celebrate the launch of my first venture fund, Hero Call Ventures. If interested submit info to the link below:

Daniel Negreanu 3/14 in WSOP $25K High Roller Championship: Wednesday will see a winner crowned in one of the highest buy-ins of the 2026 WSOP Online. 

Negreanu sits comfortably in third with only 13 players separating him from a ninth bracelet. Pedro Neves and Casimir Seire are first and second in the counts, with Leon Sturm, Renan Bruschi, Ole Schemion, and Christoph Vogelsang also amongst the Top 10 stacks. 

As he did during Day 1, Negreanu will livestream his gameplay on his YouTube channel . Along with the coveted bracelet, there's $906,647 and a $30,000 Super Pass for WSOP Paradise for the winner. 

Daniel Negreanu @RealKidPoker
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Thanks for hanging for a long 8+ hour stream today- hope you enjoyed it and learned something about how the different stages of a tourney play. We made final 3/14 in the $25k and will be streaming tomorrow on a much longer delay. See you tomorrow!LFG

Renan Bruschi wins a 4th WCOOP title of 2026: PokerStars' World Championship of Online Poker started on September 6, and in that short time Renan 'Internett93o' Bruschi of Brazil has won no fewer than 4 different events.

His most recent win, in Tuesday's $530 Bounty Builder, brings his WCOOP tally up to 13 overall, and this incredible series comes on the back of another great performance in the SCOOP series last spring, when he won 6 events.

Is he the best online player in the world right now?

Renan Bruschi
Omar Sader