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

Poker Champs is up and running: The battle of the streamers got started on Tuesday with a heads-up game between Emiru and PaymoneyWubby on ClubWPT Gold.

Matches take place all this week, with a $250K first prize awaiting the eventual winner, and are being streamed direct from each streamer's Twitch channel.

Search there for Emiru, PaymoneyWubby, xQc, sodapoppin, loltyler1, erobb221, YourRAGE and Alexandra Botez to watch along.

Here's how Emiru reacted to the final hand of her first-round match-up.

ClubWPT Gold @ClubWPTGold
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“I’m sick to my stomach” @emiru goes all in on her last hand 👀

Dan Lowery wins WSOP Circuit ring #21: At the circuit stop in Council Bluffs this week, Lowery has won his latest ring in the $400 Big O tournament.

The man from Arkansas picked up $8K for the W, and now has more rings than he can wear on all his fingers and toes. Maurice Hawkins still leads the all-time ring race with 26.

20-time Circuit ring winner Daniel Lowery is among the ever-growing field in the Main Event

Negreanu running deep in WSOP Online $25K: After an early exit at the final table of the $10K GGMillion$ PLO, Daniel Negreanu is piecing together another deep run in the $25K GGMillion$ High Roller Championship. 

At the time of writing, he's third in the chip counts out of 17 remaining players. 

The Canadian is also live-streaming his gameplay – click here to watch along. 

Daniel Negreanu Daniel Negreanu
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Moneymaker Tour Main kicks off Thursday: The $1,700 buy-in NLH Main Event will see Day 1A action this week down in Aruba. 

There's a $400K guaranteed prize pool and three starting flights to choose from. 

Moneymaker Tour @MoneymakerTour
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The Main Event starts THIS THURSDAY! 🌴♠️Three starting flights. A $400,000 guaranteed prize pool. An unforgettable week of poker in paradise.Main EventSept. 24 • Day 1ASept. 25 • Day 1BSept. 26 • Day 1CSept. 27 • Day 2See you at the tables.🏆#CaribbeanPokerSeries

The PokerStars Network is coming: Following the deal earlier this year that saw the online poker giant partner with FanDuel in the US and Ontario, PokerStars has confirmed that joint networks are its future.

What does this mean? Hopefully, busier lobbies and bigger tourneys. PokerStars will move from a standalone client to the in-house poker offering within brands such as Betfair and PaddyPower in the UK, for example - PokerStars' sister brands under the Flutter Entertainment umbrella.

That should bring more players as the pools from each brand come together on a single network.

More details are in the pipeline; stay tuned.

PokerStars chip protector.
MANUEL KOVSCA

Let the battle of the streamers begin: Poker Champs - a heads-up tournament starring online streamers and hosted by Doug Polk - gets off the mark Tuesday with the first of the 1-on-1 matches.

PaymoneyWubby and Emiru will each be streaming on their Twitch channels, links above. Expect the game to begin in the evening, US time.

Where to watch the WSOP Online final table? There's a first prize of over $3.9M on the line on Tuesday, and you can watch the action in the company of Jeff Gross and Phil Hellmuth.

When: from 6:45pm UTC on September 22

Where: At the GGPoker YouTube channel

The 9 remaining players all have at least $491K locked up, with Andrii Novak of Ukraine leading the field heading into the final session.

Phil Hellmuth
Omar Sader

Congya Zhang takes the Global Poker Championship: China's Zhang, who enjoyed a deep run in the WSOP Main Event this past summer, has won the $2,200 Global Poker Championship title at the 2026 Mediterranean Poker Party in North Cyprus.

The $300K win doubles her previous career-best high score of $150K, which she picked up for her run to 61st in Las Vegas.

Congya Zhang
Omar Sader

'Slick Ric' wins the WSOP Circuit Main Event in Texas: Eric Chang won the $1,700 buy-in tourney in his home state, emerging victorious after a final day that also saw 2026 WSOP Main Event champion Lucas Jumalon run deep.

The summer champ's run ended in 14th, however, while Chang pushed on for the $433K win. Full story below.

Vanessa Kade just made all 3 WCOOP Women's Event final tables: Sunday saw the Canadian play each buy-in option of this event at PokerStars, making the final 9 in all 3 of them.

She ended up coming 4th in the $22 Medium event and 3rd in the $5.50 Low version, while a win in the $215 High edition brought her $4K and the first WCOOP title of her career.

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Patrick Leonard wins another WCOOP: Over on PokerStars the Brit has claimed the 15th World Championship of Online Poker title of his career.

His latest win, in the $530 NLH turbo for $15,428, brings Leonard up to 15 WCOOP titles in total. Only Benny Glaser (16) has more.

Patrick Leonard
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Veldhuis out in 14th: The WSOP Online Main Event title won't be going to the Dutchman this year. 

Veldhuis' run came to a painful end in two key hands. In the first, he lost a big flip with pocket sixes against an opponent's queen-jack. The flop and turn were clean, but a jack on the river crippled his stack. 

With about four big blinds left, he took a stand with ace-four and found himself up against ace-ten. The flop saw him pair his side card to take the lead, but the turn came a ten and he couldn't find a two-outer on the river to survive. 

Lex Veldhuis running deep in the $5,000 WSOP Online Main: The Dutchman's stream is live now and he's got a healthy stack late on Day 2. 

There's $3,931,259 up top, along with one of the most coveted titles in online poker.

Veldhuis is also still alive in the $10K GGMillion$ NLH, nearing the money bubble – but he just took a tough beat with pocket queens against Samuel Vousden's pocket kings. 

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

PokerGO Tour schedule heats up for the fall: First, the tour's PLO Series kicks off September 24 and runs through October 2. 

That's not the end of the four-card action. The $100K PLO Super High Roller Bowl starts up October 5, followed directly by the $100K NLH Super High Roller Bowl. 

From there, the Poker Masters will take center stage from October 12-22. 

PGT @PokerGOTour
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The cards are in the air for the PGT PLO Series on September 24!Buy-ins range from $5,300 to $26,000, with the series leaderboard winner receiving a $10,000 PGT Passport.Full schedule and structure sheets: https://t.co/uX75JttcOA

The WSOP Circuit Main Event at TCH Austin is down to 15 players. Lucas Jumalon's start-of-day chip lead has evaporated, but he's still in the hunt. 

If you want to follow along with the action, roll the tape below. 

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Gremlins hit Daniel Negreanu's final table stream: Kid Poker had some technical problems during yesterday's journey to the WSOP Online $10K PLO final table, including disconnections, and he's not gonna risk it again.

Can we still watch Negreanu's bid for bracelet number 9? Yes, according to VeniVidi , who is planning to stream the action on his own channel. GGPoker may decide to get on it, too - keep an eye on their YouTube channel.

Daniel Negreanu @RealKidPoker
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Bad news folksTried a test stream today before my PLO FT in two hours and disconnected 3 timesThe FT is too important for me to risk that happening during the FT so unfortunately I won’t be able to stream itWorking on other solutions so you can watch- maybe on GG channel

Lucas Jumalon can't do it again... can he? The reigning WSOP Main Event champ is down to the final 18 in the WSOP Circuit Texas Main Event.

And what's more, thanks to some late night action on Sunday, he's actually bagged the chip lead.

Can lightning strike twice? Our Instant Live page has all the updates you need.

2026 WSOP Main Event champion Lucas Jumalon

"Do you want action?"

Abby Merk got asked the question in a livestreamed cash game after shoving all-in. "Not really," she replied, then immediately regretted it.

Hundreds of thousands of views later, she got action whether she wanted it or not. What's your take?

World Poker Tour @WPT
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was this poker player right to be upset about this poker hand? 🤔

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Negreanu LIVE for the WSOP Online: The eight-time bracelet winner is currently livestreaming his runs in the $10,000 GGMillion$ PLO and the $5,000 Main Event. 

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Would you want to see Martin Kabrhel on The Traitors?

Martin Kabrhel @martinkabrhell
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I went to the opening of the new season of The Traitors Czech. Looks like it’s going to be a very interesting season. 👀Would you like to see me on The Traitors one day? 😈🦛

Shots fired: Did Harut get under Rampage's skin, or was it the other way around?

Either way... awkwaaard.

Hustler Casino Live @HCLPokerShow
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“I’m never playing with you again… you’re an absolute SNIPING NIT.” 😳😳Did @rampagepoker take it too far, or does he have a point? 👀

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

The Lock-In with Jonathan Jaffe: David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney talk to Jaffe about Ossi Ketola, the upcoming EPT Prague festival and WPT World Championship, and his new writing project, Defining Edges (check out his latest article on PokerOrg).

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The $2 million guarantee at the WSOP Circuit Texas Card House has been smashed. How big will it get? Follow the exclusive live updates on Instant Live.

Poker Org @pokerorg
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Guarantee: smashed. Next target: history. 👀The $2M guarantee is officially in the rearview as TCH Social Austin now takes aim at April’s 1,709 entry $2.69M prize pool.Follow the action here 👇https://t.co/MynFhgd4BT

No Gamble No Future goes live on Saturday. The action starts at 6pm ET, with Greg Mueller, Jennifer Tilly, Antonio Esfandiari and Michael Mizrachi, among others, playing $100/$200 NLH – and spinning the wheel.

You can watch it for free on the PokerGO YouTube channel.

PokerGO @PokerGO
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The cards are in the air later today! 🔥No Gamble, No Future returns LIVE at 6P ET/3P PT with @BuffaloHanks and @harrington25.Featuring @GregFBT, @phongturbo, @JenniferTilly, @getnickwright, @DarinFeinstein, @MagicAntonio, and @TheGrinder44.Live on PokerGO and YouTube.…

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Phil Hellmuth back in the booth for WSOP Online Main Event final table. There's still a $7.4M overlay, with more Day 1s scheduled on GGPoker between now and the Day 2 restart on Monday.

The final nine will reassemble on Tuesday to play for the massive first prize, with the Poker Brat on comms duty.

GGPoker @GGPoker
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GGPoker presents The $25,000,000 GTD WSOP Online Main Event Final Table.📺 LIVE on GGPoker TV with @JeffGrossPoker & @phil_hellmuth (17x WSOP Bracelet Winner) 🎙️2022 - Mattsson2023 - Stevens2024 - Dietrich2025 - Rolle2026 - ????#GGPoker #WSOPOnline #MainEvent

Wang Ye gets his Triton trophy. Triton Jeju is over, and after more than $11 million in Triton cashes without a title, Wang has finally got his hands on a trophy – and the $256,000 first prize – after beating Wai Kiat Lee heads-up in the $30K NLH Turbo.

Wang Ye. Wang Ye.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Everyone loves a chopped... tourney? In a heartwarming moment at the tail end of Triton Poker's $150K 10th anniversary tournament, Nick Petrangelo and Joao Simao immediately agreed to chop the tourney once they reached heads-up play.

The pair even posed for the winner's photos together - not something you see every day.

Petrangelo took $2.2M in prize money while Simao took $2.5M, making for heck of a week for the Brazilian who also won the $200K Invitational just days ago.

Simao, left, and Petrangelo. Simao, left, and Petrangelo.

World champ playing on the Lodge stream today. Lucas Jumalon is taking time out from the WSOP Circuit stop at TCH to play alongside Big Red, Taras, Corey Eyring, Vinny, and more. The stream starts at 3pm local time. 

Lodge Card Club @LodgePokerClub
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LUCAS JUMALON IS COMING TO THE LODGE LIVESTREAM!The 2026 WSOP Main Event winner will be playing alongside Big Red, Taras, Corey Eyring, Vinny, and more.🔥 Tomorrow at 3 pm. Find the stream on Youtube: Poker At The LodgeGet your popcorn ready...

Win a WSOP bracelet from the couch: And this time, it's the turn of US players.

The Fall WSOP Online Poker Festival has 33 bracelet events for players in Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and starts September 27.

Full schedule below.

Lefty's Lowdown: It's time to have a serious talk about the WSOP Main Event payouts. 

Poker Org @pokerorg
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Is Lefty crazy or do you agree??🤔🤷‍♂️

Can't afford the $250K buy-in for the WSOP ProAm this December? Barry Carter has a solution.

Barry Carter @Barry_Carter
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If you are an amateur who can’t quite afford the $250,000 (loser) - you might enjoy PartyPoker London at the same time.£150 Mini Main and £60 Red River expected on the schedule. https://t.co/UrjCfgretb

Las Vegas police release images of suspects in the Jared Griener robbery: Griener was robbed after collecting his WSOP winnings and says his entire bankroll was stolen in the incident.

Griener quote-tweeted the police post, writing, “Update from the robbery case. If anyone recognizes these assholes please call LVPD.”

FOX5 Las Vegas @FOX5Vegas
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CRIME ALERT: Las Vegas police are asking for the community's help in identifying two suspects wanted in connection with a July residential robbery near Vegas and Buffalo Drives. Anyone with information is urged to contact LVMPD Summerlin Area Command detectives or Crime…

Amateur player (with $250K)? Apply here: The WSOP has rebranded its $250K Invitational as the WSOP Pro-Am event.

The mechanics are different to the Triton Invitational, where pros need an invite. If you're a pro at Paradise, your money is good. If you're an amateur, you'll need to apply to have your amateur status approved. Like the Triton Invitational, amateurs and pros will play separately on Day 1 before merging on Day 2.

And the WSOP felt forced to add one further clarification to its initial post: “Amateur players selected to participate in the WSOP Pro-Am are still responsible for the $250,000 buy-in. An invitation grants you entry into the event, but WSOP does not cover or provide the buy-in.”

That's us scuppered.

WSOP - World Series of Poker @WSOP
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THE FIRST EVER WSOP PRO-AM! 🏆Buy-In: $250,000Amateurs apply for consideration, with the WSOP Pro-Am Committee selecting who receives an invitation.Professionals do not need an invitation.Amateurs and pros begin in separate fields. Amateurs only play against amateurs…

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Chino Rheem on Face the Ace: The latest episode of the Face the Ace Poker Podcast – hosted by PokerGO's Remko Rinkema – features Rheem going deep on his past reckless gambling habits and how he found a healthier way to compete at the highest levels. 

Rheem also reminisces about the old-school poker era and the biggest wins of his career. 

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Nick Schulman takes down the Triton $100K Main Event: The Poker Hall of Famer defeated Bernhard Binder heads-up, after a reported deal that saw Schulman win around $3.8M and his opponent $3M.

Full story on the way.

Nick Schulman
Hayley Hochstetler

Triton celebrates a decade of high stakes dreams: As the $100K Main Event plays down to a winner, cards are now in the air in the $150K 10th Anniversary Special. 

At the time of writing, Frenchman Jean-Noel Thorel leads the pack with more than three times the starting stack. Invitational winner Joao Simao is also on a big stack. 

Ben Tollerene wins 5th Triton title: The high-stakes regular defeated Daniel Rezaei heads-up to win the $50K Bounty Quattro event in Jeju, Korea, late on Tuesday night for $652K.

The win was his 4th cash and 3rd final table of this series, and pushes the all-time Texas #1 close to $39M in career tournament earnings.

The fight over America's controversial gambling tax rules is back on Capitol Hill: The House Ways and Means Committee will meet on Wednesday to consider the bipartisan ‘FULL HOUSE Act’, which could allow gamblers to once again deduct 100% of their losses against their winnings.

Rep. Steven Horsford @RepHorsford
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My FULL HOUSE Act is about bringing fairness back to our tax code. You should never be taxed on income you never actually received.Read my full statement here:

Aden Salazar wins TCH Austin $750K GTD Mini Main: The $600 buy-in event attracted 2,270 entries, with Salazar taking home $160K.

Aden Salazar. Aden Salazar.

The Main Event starts tomorrow, and 2026 WSOP Main Event winner Lucas Jumalon is already in the house, alongside his dad, Butch.

France's Pierre Chevalier wins 2026 WSOP Circuit Paris Main Event for €260K. He topped a field of 1,282 entries, the largest ever for a WSOP Circuit Main Event in Europe. Davidi Kitai finished fifth, with Natasha Mercier ninth.

WSOP - World Series of Poker @WSOP
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What a turnout in Paris! 🇫🇷 1,282 entries in the €1,500 Main Event, with €260,000 going to champion Pierre Maurice Henry Robert Chevalier! 🏆 Now he’ll have the opportunity to parlay that win in Paradise this December. 🏝️ Thank you to all the players who showed out and to…