Manuel Ferrari: "Alcohol and Italian people are a great combo." The EPT Barcelona Main Event winner will no doubt be partying with his rail tonight .
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
Alex Fitzgerald – How to win small-stakes tournaments online: "If you live in the US now, there are fantastic $33 tournaments every night." Fitzgerald shows you how to beat them.
Daniel Negreanu – "I'll be back": And that will be music to the ears of Hustler Casino Live’s owners and fans after the GGPoker pro made his livestream debut on Friday night.
Manuel Ferrari wins EPT Barcelona Main Event: He beat Lukas Van Eeden heads-up to claim the €1,002,488 first prize after a three-way deal. Jose Criado took third place. Hold tight for a full report.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Joris Ruijs bubbles the EPT Barcelona Main Event final table: And that's going to upset his Pick 3 managers, with Michael Dwyer still in the field. Dwyer is currently sixth in chips with seven left after Edward Pak followed Ruijs to the rail in eighth.
- Edward Pak – 8th: €165,050
- Joris Ruijs – 9th: €126,950
Not enough trophies in your collection? Take a leaf out of Allen Kessler's book and set up your own series.
Jennifer Shahade's review of Garrett Adelstein's new book is here: Beneath the Cards is available on Amazon from September 1.
Negreanu's plan for the day is a strong one: Check out our full interview with him ahead of his HCL debut below.
A fantastic story from Rui Cao about his rise in poker (and buying shares in Nvidia). Check the thread for responses from, among others, Phil Galfond.
2026 APT Jeju is SUPERSIZED: $3.5 million in guarantees from September 25 to October 7, including $1.5 million for the Main Event.
High Stakes Poker is back: Nick Schulman gives a sneak peak.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
Terrance Reid answers FAQs about the Circuit packages for WSOP Paradise:
If you're a WSOP Circuit ring winner, check out the post below.
Lucas Jumalon on Face the Ace: The 2026 WSOP Main Event champ sat down with PokerGO's Remko Rinkema for an in-depth discussion about the ins and outs of his $10M win.
Have you played Taiwanese poker yet? Robert Mizrachi - grinder's brother - reckons it could be a bracket bracelet event at next year's WSOP.
Hellmuth vs the 'Queens of Cards': Caitlin Comeskey is heading to Texas for a livestreamed cash game this Friday featuring, among others, Phil Hellmuth, Esther 'E-Tay' Taylor, Nikki Limo and Katie Lindsay.
It's being billed as the 'Brat Attack'; will Caitlin and Phil become new BFFs?
Farewell to a November Niner: Belgium's Pierre Neuville made the final table of the WSOP Main Event in 2015, when he finished 7th.
A week that has already seen some notable celebrities pass away - RIP Dolly & Tim - also brings the sad news that Neuville has passed at the age of 83.
Player, ambassador and writer David Lappin has penned a great piece on Neuville and his unique table image, touching on Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III. Well worth a read.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
The WSOP Super Circuit Canada is underway at Playground Poker. It's the largest WSOP series ever held in Canada.
Event #1: CA$500 NLH Super Circuit Kickoff is the first event on the schedule – and cards are now in the air.
Andrew Robl takes aim at Eric Wasserson: It's been a good year for EWass on the livestreamed cash game scene.
And apparently much of that success has come at Robl's expense – but now he's done taking the punches.
It looks like Friday's High Stakes Poker LIVE game is going to be an explosive one.
Lucas Jumalon is the guest on this week's GGMillion$ High Roller livestream: Listen to the 2026 WSOP Main Event champ call the action as the likes of Michael Addamo and Pedro Neves battle for the $423,610 first prize.
Watch all the action from High Stakes Poker Day 1: How will you know what’s happening on Day 2 if you don’t watch the first episode?
Jesse Lonis made his High Stakes Poker debut last night. And he found himself in a sticky spot in this hand against Johan 'YoHViral' Guilbert.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
High Stakes Poker LIVE kicks off in less than ten minutes. Day 1 of a week-long lineup of cash game livestreams is about to start.
Jesse Lonis and Sam Soverel headline a lineup of fearless high stakes players – get the popcorn ready.
Our review of 'Beneath The Cards' is in: Here's our take on Garrett Adelstein's new book - out next week.
Do you hate the trend for faster poker tournaments? The World Rec.Gambling Poker Tournament lasts for more than six months and is played via email. Registration is free, and you can sign up to play today. The deadline for registration is October 12.
Your Day 3 EPT Main Event livestream starts at 3pm CEST: 205 players started the day with Grzegorz Kozieja (Poland) and Sarah Jarry (France) leading the way. Find your stream on the regional PokerStars YouTube page.
Did you watch the world record attempt for longest online poker session?
Martin Hummel streamed his epic session last week and you can watch it now on his Twitch channel . A quick heads-up, though: You'll need 76 HOURS to watch the whole thing.
Don't have a spare 3 days? Here's the moment he crossed the line .
MONDAY, AUGUST 24
Vinny Lingham has been on a journey: The businessman shares an inspiring message after reaching new heights in his poker career at EPT Barcelona.
Farbod Nazari wins the $3,500 WPT Cyprus Championship: It's a new career high score of $368,900 for Nazari.
Ari Engel wins again: He just took down the $1,300 Championship Event at the WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship. A deal was made heads-up and then Ari won the flip for the trophy. GG Ari!
The $400 HORSE event plays today at the Chainsaw Mixed Series of Poker at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Late reg is open until the start of Level 12.
Brian Luo wins WSOPC Atlantic City Main Event: He beat Salvatore Evola heads-up to claim the $126,067 first prize. Check Instant Live for the full live coverage.
Grzegorz Kozieja leads the 205 remaining players after Day 2 of the EPT Barcelona Main Event. The bubble burst on Day 2 and there's €1,370,050 up top for the champion. Hold tight for a full report shortly.
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event livestream is go! The longer delay means the clever blokes in production can cut out all the breaks, giving you continuous coverage as you sweat your Pick 3 team. Select your local PokerStars YouTube channel to start watching.
Spraggy and Maria Konnikova are currently on the feature table.
Danny Maxwell Photography - DMP
Putting the 'AI' in 'Airball'? Yep, that's Nik in a suit, and Dr H in a bath.
Oh, and Daniel Negreanu in a hat that doesn't say 'GGPoker' on the front. That's how you know it's AI.
A new video's dropped ahead of the Hustler Live Casino game this Friday, and we can't stop watching it.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
Day 1B of the EPT Barcelona Main Event is in the bag: 342 players progress from 1,049 entries, and Nacho Barbero ended the day with one of the bigger stacks.
Day 2 starts at noon local time tomorrow, when late reg closes and the Pick 3 fantasy deadline hits.
Eloy Cabacas
Thomas Eychenne wins PokerStars Open High Roller at EPT Barcelona: Twelve months after winning the EPT Barcelona Main Event, Eychenne is at it again. He started the day as chip leader from a field of 1,551 entries and closed it out with the win for €589,395.
Eychenne has now got his sights set on defending the Main Event. He’s just said he’ll be late-regging either tonight or before the start of Day 2. He might be starting late, but he could be a great selection for your Pick 3 fantasy team.
Danny Maxwell Photography - DMP
Ari Engel makes final table of WPT Cambodia: Can he add a WPT title to his impressive resume on Monday?
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
Ari Engel has been hotel hopping since 2012: No car, no home, two suitcases, and a lot of WSOP Circuit rings. It's poker, poker and more poker for Ari and we love it.
Jason Wheeler wins monster PokerStars Open Main Event for €731,000: It's a new career-high score for the US pro.
The August Chainsaw Mixed Series of Poker starts Monday at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas: And if Allen Kessler says it will be "awesome," who are we to argue?
Day 1A of the EPT Barcelona Main Event is underway: There are 446 entries so far in Saturday's opening flight.
Starting stacks are 30K, with 10 levels set to be played today. You can find chip counts in the PokerStars Live app, and we're running a free Pick 3 fantasy competition where you can win an $8K EPT package.
The deadline to lock in your team is Monday at the start of Day 2.
Draft your side now!
Seven-way chop? Venetian's $150K ended with a big deal on Friday night.
Meanwhile in Las Vegas: The Wynn Signature Series is up and running with the first flights of a $250K guarantee. Check out the full schedule, which runs through September 7.
WSOP road trip: The Circuit is hitting up a brand-new stop in Virginia and they're putting up $1M in guarantees.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
2027 Aussie Millions dates announced: We still miss the glory days when it played out in January alongside the Australian Open tennis, but we're also very glad it's back.
Lex Veldhuis 10/14 for Day 2 of WSOP Online event: The Dutchman will return to the virtual felt on Friday as the 14 remaining players battle down to a winner in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO bracelet event.
Veldhuis will have to contend with a scheduling conflict. During his livestream of Day 1, he told viewers that he has to be at an orientation meeting for his children's school that ends at the same time Day 2 kicks off.
There's $54,311 plus bounties and a $30,000 WSOP Paradise Super Pass up top for the eventual winner.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
"I am going to win at least one." Daniel Negreanu is highly confident after seeing the 2026 WSOP Paradise schedule.
Will he add bracelet #9 to his trophy cabinet this winter? With only 20 bracelets up for grabs, the odds are against him – but when Negreanu locks in, anything is possible.
As he points out in the post below, there's plenty of PLO on the schedule – a game he often refers to as "his jam" – along with the addition of mixed game formats.
Meme lord Barry Carter has his say on the Paradise schedule: And on the size of the buy-ins coming after the $2,500 Circuit Championship.
Reactions to the 2026 Paradise schedule are coming in: And there are repercussions from the $250K Invitational not counting for POY points.
The 2026 WSOP Paradise schedule is out:
20 bracelets,
no Triton, but the $250K Invitational survives – although it won’t count towards the Player of the Year race.
