Alex Foxen, Martin Kabrhel and the WSOP $100K High Roller: You won't normally find Alex Foxen involved in drama at the poker table. Watch him explain what happened in this summer's $100K High Roller and the Kabrhel "clown show."
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SATURDAY, JULY 25
“His motivation was singular: pure, unrelenting greed”: That's what the prosecutors said of Tom Goldstein, the high-stakes poker-playing attorney, who has now been sentenced to six years in prison for evading tax and engaging in mortgage fraud. You can read the full Politico report for more details.
"Don't do anything stupid": Made the final table of the WSOP Main Event? Daniel Negreanu has a message just for you – just in case you weren't feeling enough pressure already.
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Maurice Hawkins wins WSOP Circuit ring #26. The all-time ring leader has added another title to his grand total after a win in the Mini Main at Choctaw on Friday night.
Stay tuned for the full story and an interview with Hawkins.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Not one of the 186K people who watched the first two episodes of the Main Event on ESPN? Kevmath has the rest of the scheduled times, including repeats. Check out our full story on the ratings below.
The 200th episode of The Chip Race is out: It features Jennifer Tilly and Daniel Weinman, and you should listen to it asap. The Soundcloud link is in the post below. Click to view on X to find Apple and Spotify links in the thread.
Phil Galfond is forgetful: And he's also created some great things that are free. Luckily, he remembered to make a list.
Poker > football: Brazilian World Cup star Neymar may have retired from international football, but he's still on the books at Série A club Santos, albeit in recovery from his summer exertions.
Fans weren't happy to see him playing in a poker tournament while Santos were in action in the Copa Sudamericana. According to Footmundo he hit back saying, "I worked in the morning, I didn’t go to the match, I came back to training. It was my day off. I’m getting ready to train. Can I train or are you going to keep criticising me too? Mind your own business."
Hayley Hochstetler
Danish player wins $1 million on $5 PokerStars Spin & Go – with quads! The stuff that dreams are made of for 'dillerfar19', who hit a 200,000x on his buy-in. It will haunt the other two but 'malakaio300' from Brazil got $120K and ‘KuCoH’ from Belarus got $80K.
Bobby James reviews $5,200 tourney win: Giselle54 might be a nosebleeds PLO reg, but he can win with two cards as well. Watch how he does it from start to finish, with full review commentary from Bobby James – in just 20 minutes.
Jeremy Ausmus' poker life lessons: Over the course of more than 20 years at the poker tables, Ausmus has learned a number of key lessons.
If you roll the tape below, you'll hear about four of the biggest life lessons he's learned from the game.
"At least it's not the Main Event": Stick Ryan Depaulo down as a max late-regger in the 2027 Main Event after his experience this year. Check out what happened across his two days of action in less than 15 minutes.
THURSDAY, JULY 23
Get ready for the 20th Anniversary of the Sunday Million: 20 years? All of a sudden we feel very, very old.
It's ring no. 18 for Mike Setera: Don't count him out of the race.
Gamble Up! podcast looks back on 2026 WSOP: In the newest episode of the Gamble Up! podcast, hosts David 'ODB' Baker and Adam Schwartz recap the summer series.
They cover all things from the 25K Fantasy competition, to the strong summer results from a rising contingent of Japanese players, to the utter dominance shown by Alex and Kristen Foxen – roll the tape below to hear all about it.
Garrett Adelstein vs. Tom Dwan: With his new book out soon, Garrett's on the marketing trail. If that means more 20-minute hand breakdowns like this, we're here for it.
Play through 2026 WSOP final tables on Octopi Poker: Watch Octopi CEO Victoria Livschitz talk Phil Hellmuth through a very cool feature on Octopi Poker.
Think you could do better than the players on streamed 2026 WSOP final tabes? Give it a spin. As a bonus, you get to see what socks Hellmuth is wearing.
Vegas Circuit Main nears Day 2. The second and final flight of the WSOPC Vegas Main Event brought the final number to 936 entries.
39 players are already in Thursday's Day 2 from the first flight, and at least 59 will move on from Day 1B.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
Got a question for Xuan Liu? The Canadian Ignition pro is hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit on Wednesday night, 10pm ET/7pm PT.
PokerStars' Sunday Million is coming to a casino near you. That is, if you live near the Lombardy region of Italy.
The iconic weekly tournament, with the $1M GTD prizepool, is running as a live tournament in the stunning setting of Casino di Campione d’Italia this October.
And for once it won't be limited to those playing on the site's global platform; if you can make it there in person with €250 for the buy-in, you're welcome to take a seat.
Full story below.
The WSOP may be over, but the poker action at the Horseshoe is still going strong. Day 1A of the WSOPC Main Event is in the books, with Jingyang He leading the field on 994,000.
We might still be recovering from the summer, but players like David 'ODB' Baker (485,000) and Darren Rabinowitz (480,000) are already back at the tables. Follow all the action from Day 1B onwards with PokerOrg's Instant Live .
We're so back. The reactions are in from the first night of the WSOP on ESPN.
Mizrachi vs. Moneymaker? Who would win in a showdown on the pickleball court, a sport that Mizrachi says is for people who don't play sports? We will find out tonight. The WSOP is on ESPN (right now!).
TUESDAY, JULY 21
Bring back the big stacks? Alex Foxen adds to a debate started by Derek Kwan, outlining why the obesession with coloring up can have drawbacks for the players – as well as denying us the cool mega-stacks of old.
Storytime with The Champ. Jonathan Tamayo clips are all over the timeline after he recently stopped by the Table 1 Podcast in Las Vegas.
Jeremy Ausmus shares 2026 WSOP results: We're seeing a lot of transparency from top-level professionals when it comes to their results from the summer series.
Roll the tape below to find out how Ausmus fared.
WSOP Main Event airs tonight on ESPN2: The first of two episodic instalments of WSOP Main Event coverage hits your screen tonight.
If you missed out on the livestream coverage, here's your chance to see all the must-see moments – edited and trimmed down, just the good stuff.
Vote for your favorite players for the Hustler Casino Live All-Star Game: The game is set for August 11 and you can vote for the nine players you want to see at the table. Nicky P, Doug Polk, Texas Mike and Santhosh Suvarna are all on the list.
Terrance Reid dishes on WSOP results. It was a long and winding road for TJ Reid at the summer series, but a tie is as good as a victory at the WSOP.
Where to watch the WSOP Main Event? Poker is going primetime in August, and you'll need to know where to look. Norman Chad has the scoop.
MONDAY, JULY 20
Poker Weekly with Nick Schulman: If you couldn't tune in, check out the first episode of Nick Schulman's new radio show. It's as good as we hoped it would be.
Alex Foxen wins $500 ODB Fantasy: There's a pattern here. Daniel Negreanu and Josh Arieh drafted themselves and won the $25K Fantasy league for $250,000. Alex Foxen drafted himself and his wife, and won $100K by topping the 2026 ODB Fantasy league. Here's his winning team and the points they contributed:
- Alex Foxen: 441
- Calvin Anderson: 385
- Martin Zamani: 337
- Dylan Smith: 293
- Nick Palma: 173
- Kristen Foxen: 162
- Jim Collopy: 59
- Andrew Lichtenberger: 27
- Daniel Sepiol: 20
The WSOP might be over but poker in Las Vegas is non-stop. Adam Walton, who finished third in the WSOP Main Event in 2023, eclipsed his six cashes at this summer's WSOP by winning the MSPT $1,600 Heart Poker Championship at The Venetian for $185,966.
Triton Invitational returning in September: The field is made up of half VIPs and half pros. If you're a pro you'll need an invite to play. If you're a VIP, you can apply now for the next tournament in Jeju.
SATURDAY, JULY 18
Fantasy Freeroll winners confirmed! Was it you?
FRIDAY, JULY 17
Nick Schulman announces Poker Weekly radio show: Look, we're all thinking it but no one's saying it: the people want more Nick Schulman.
The professional poker player and commentator will host the radio show for the next six Saturday nights at 8:00pm ET on Sirius XM Radio (Channel 82).
Hayley Hochstetler
As he describes it, it's a trial run with the potential for more should things go well – so be sure to tune in.
It's time to look to the future: With the summer series in the rearview – mostly, don't forget we've got three epic days of Main Event final table action coming up – it's time to start looking forward to WSOP Paradise in The Bahamas.
And where else to start, but with the hotly-contested Player of the Year race?
THURSDAY, JULY 16
Get every WSOP result right here: With the exception of the Main Event, the 2026 WSOP is done and dusted. You can check every winner of every live event, including payouts, in the article below.
Event number 100 of 100 is complete: With his victory in the $1K Super Turbo, She Wong of the USA has won the final event on the WSOP Las Vegas schedule.
The one-day affair was the final event to finish, late on Wednesday night, when Wong took down the last hand against Japan's Ryuta Nakai. It's a first bracelet win for Wong, who banks $216,286 for a fine day's work.
With the conclusion of the $1K Super Turbo there's now just one piece of unfinished business from the 2026 world Series of Poker, and that's who will win the Main Event and its incredible $10 million first prize.
Nishant Sharma wins $800 Deepstack for $196,659: The Indian pro - winner of the 2025 Asian Poker Tour Championship Main Event - finally has a WSOP bracelet to add to a trophy cabinet packed with the spoils of his many victories across Asia.
The man from Mumbai defeated Taiwan's Chung-Tang Lin heads-up to seal the deal.
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Alexander Kostritsyn wins $25K High Roller HORSE ($872,052): He beat Ali Eslami heads-up to claim his first WSOP Bracelet.
$5K 8-Handed NLH – Phil Hellmuth eliminated in second ($464,286): He couldn't quite believe it at the end as he shook hands with Darren Rabinowitz. So close for Hellmuth in one of the final events of the 2026 WSOP. It's Rabinowitz's second WSOP bracelet.
$25K HORSE – Naoya Kihara eliminated in third ($394,433): He couldn't find his third bracelet of the summer, but it's been an incredible WSOP for the immensely likeable player. He's also top of the Player of the Year leaderboard. Hopefully we see him in The Bahamas in December.
$5K 8-Handed – Nick Palma eliminated in third ($326,136): Darren Rabinowitz takes the scalp and it means that Phil Hellmuth is heads-up for bracelet #18.
- Darren Rabinowitz: 24.5M
Phil Hellmuth: 16.7M
Three left in $25K HORSE: After the elimination of Julien Sitbon in fourth, Naoya Kihara has (we believe) taken over the top spot on the Player of the Year leaderboard. Can he go on and win the bracelet? Alexander Kostritsyn leads, Ali Eslami is second.
Hayley Hochstetler
Phil Hellmuth leads final five in $5K 8-Handed: This would be some finale for the 2026 WSOP. The five players are just back from break with the following stacks:
- Phil Hellmuth: 13.2M
- Nicholas Pupillo: 12.7M
- Nick Palma: 9.8M
- Joshua Stewart: 4.7M
- Darren Rabinowitz: 3.8M
$25K HORSE on break four-handed: We think Naoya Kihara needs third or better to take the lead on the Player of the Year leaderboard. He's got the third-biggest stack of the four players left, with Alexander Kostritsyn leading.
Hayley Hochstetler
$25K HORSE – Shaun Deeb eliminated in 8th ($88,909): His summer is over, but this result could still see him carry the Player of the Year lead into The Bahamas. Naoya Kihara remains in contention with six players left, and a third-place finish or better would move him into the top spot.
Phil Hellmuth on the final table of the $5,000 8-Handed NLH: Not only that, but he's leading the remaining seven players, that also includes Nick Palma. Those two heads-up for the bracelet would be one of the moments of the whole summer.
Hayley Hochstetler
