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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

Day 1 coverage of Poker Masters $25K: The cards are in the air for the penultimate event of the series.

At the time of reporting, 19 players remain from a field of 50 entries. Among those still battling it out are Adrian Mateos and Nick Palma. The two are currently in first and second respectively in the race for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket and Event #9 could have huge implications in that regard.

Daniel Negreanu, Nick Schulman, and Jesse Lonis are all on the feature table at the moment, along with Super High Roller Bowl XI winner Brandon Wilson.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

Final five set in Poker Masters Event #8. It was a brutal end for Nick Palma, who started the final table as chip leader but busted before the night was over. Action resumes at 4pm ET – watch the livestream on the PokerGO YouTube channel and recap Day 1 below.

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: 2,980,000
Justin Vaysman: 1,565,000
Sam Soverel: 1,485,000
Keith Lehr: 1,315,000
Nicholas Seward: 1,055,000

Texas Mike gets good news. The popular WSOP bracelet winner, who has well-documented heart problems, revealed he was going for a "big checkup" on Tuesday. He returned to X later with some welcome news for poker fans.

Texas Mike @TexasMike2014

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Wow. Best heart news since 2018!! Everything is stable and in an okay spot. Zero bad news nothing got worse. Still have symptoms but don’t seem to be in immediate danger! LFG!!!!!! 🥹😎🤪

Stapes joins the APT Championship commentary team. The APT Championship starts November 13, with 209 tournaments and the all-important $5M guaranteed APT Championship Main Event.

And things just got even brighter with the news that Joe Stapleton is joining the livestream commentary team.

Joe “Stapes” Stapleton @Stapes

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Looks like I'm going to Taipei!(for commentary, not to play, the field isn't *that* soft) https://t.co/TepWHrF6Qg

On your marks, get set, poker! The 2026 Poker Masters is nearing the finish line, but there's no time to catch your breath at the PokerGO Studio. Next up is the PGT Sprint – seven single-day tournaments starting October 27.

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PokerStake @pokerstakecom

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

Guardian journalist Rob Davies asks: "What connects Tommy Robinson, Bonnie Blue, Leicester City FC, the tiny African island of Anjouan and an apparently respectable family of property investors from Mill Hill?"

It's a tale that also involves CoinPoker, among other poker and gambling sites, and is well worth a read.

Rob Davies @ByRobDavies

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What connects Tommy Robinson, Bonnie Blue, Leicester City FC, the tiny African island of Anjouan and an apparently respectable family of property investors from Mill Hill?It's a strange tale...https://t.co/rXeXAlEnDa

Pass the sugar! Joe Hachem's at it again. The 2005 WSOP Main Event champ has just won another trophy, at the Crown Casino in Melbourne. Hachem beat Chi Troung heads-up to take down the 48-strong A$1,250 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo event at the 2026 Victorian Poker Championship.

Joe Hachem.

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