Garrett Adelstein returns to Bally Poker Live: Mark your calendars, ladies and gentleman. G-Man is back on October 6, live from The Commerce Casino in Los Angeles.
Live Poker Updates & Breaking News
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
"Hey, you're a sick f**k." Brad Booth talks about that hand against Phil Ivey on High Stakes Poker. Let the nostalgia wash over you and find out what happened when the cameras stopped rolling.
Are you a bag of tells at the poker table? Charlie Carrel is here to help.
2026 WCOOP numbers are in. There were 593,189 total entries with $49,054,415 in prize pools. Winners took almost $8 million of this, with Felipe ‘lipe piv’ Boianovsky taking the single biggest prize of $551,632 for winning the $10K Main Event. ‘FAL1st’ was the overall Player of the Series and winner of the High Leaderboard.
GGPoker launches new PKO format with bounties worth up to $1.5 million. The new Ocean KO format adds a twist to the standard PKO bounty. When you knock someone out, you spin a wheel that adds a random multiplier of up to 400x.
KO a ‘Legendary Shark’ and you could scoop an instant $1.5 million. How are the big multipliers funded? Most spins land on 1x or below. Ocean KOs launch on October 4.
First knock-on effects for poker of Brazil's online gambling ban. The ban isn't meant to affect poker, but PokerStars has acknowledged that some Brazilian players are having issues logging on to its client since the new measures came into effect.
In a statement, PokerStars said, "We are investigating these access issues, including whether internet service provider restrictions are affecting PokerStars poker, and are working to resolve this as quickly as possible."
MANUEL KOVSCA
Jonas Kronwitter wins Event #7 of the 2026 PGT PLO Series for $267,563 after an ICM deal heads-up. Nick Palma was out on the very first hand of the $15,700 PLO final table after picking up 
and getting his chips in against chipleader Joni Jouhkimainen's 
. Jouhkimainen flopped a flush to extend his lead, but eventually finished runner-up.
- Jonas Kronwitter: $267,563*
- Joni Jouhkimainen: $215,062*
- Jeremy Druckman: $131,625
- Matthew Wantman: $97,500
- Lautaro Guerra: $73,125
- Nino Pansier: $53,625
- Nick Palma: $39,000
*ICM deal was agreed heads-up
Matt Berkey: “Peter recognized he was compromised in this hand immediately.” While the latest Hustler Casino Live drama rumbles on, with staking at the heart of it, Berkey points out why buying or swapping action while playing games like Squid creates a huge problem.
