Live Poker Updates & Breaking News

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

Incheon Main Day 3 in the books: After a speedy day of play at the Paradise City Casino, just 47 players remain in the APT Incheon Main Event with Japan's Shinichiro Kano leading with 3,050,000.

Day 4 kicks off at 11:15 am local time on Friday and will play down to the final table.

Top 10 stacks:

  1. Shinichiro Kano - 3,050,000
  2. Zhentao Long - 2,965,000
  3. Yoko Sasaki - 2,580,000
  4. Peng Chen - 2,280,000
  5. Shoumin Zhang - 2,250,000
  6. Tharit Nanthana - 2,150,000
  7. Tempei Kotani - 2,125,000
  8. Haris Zambas - 2,040,000
  9. Phachara Wongwichit - 1,835,000
  10. Chih Wei Fan - 1,720,000 

Watch the $1 million flip from a $5 Spin & Go: You need to win your flips but, more importantly, you need to win the right flips at the right time.

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Day 3 is underway at APT Incheon: 207 players have resumed play in the money of the APT Incheon Main Event!

Catch all the action LIVE now on the APT livestream with Punnat Punsri at the feature table.

Ten levels are scheduled or playing down to 48 players. 

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12

Gamble Up! welcomes Greg Mueller: The latest episode of the Gamble Up! podcast features 2026 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Greg Mueller. 

The Canadian tells stories from his career on the ice and the felt, plus a deep dive on his $3.75M run in the Main. 

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Punt of the Year? Sam Greenwood breaks down that hand from the heads up battle between Lauri Saaskilahti and Lucas Jumalon on his Punt of the Day Substack. 

Check out his thoughts – link in the post below. 

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Wrote about the potential Punt of the Year. You know the hand. Unlocked for everyone

WATCH: Earlier this summer, Jesse Lonis went up against a stacked field in the $250K Super High Roller at the 2026 WSOP – here's a behind-the-scenes look at his run. 

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Jack-four documentary coming soon: Garrett Adelstein's tell-all book Beneath the Cards releases September 1 and right now he's on the promo trail spreading the hype. 

And the book isn't the only thing he's drumming up excitement for. 

In his latest promo post, Adelstein also teased the impending release of a documentary-style video about the jack-four scandal. There's no official date yet, but Adelstein said it will drop "in late 2026" on his YouTube channel. 

"Nearly all of this information has never been made public. I suspect it will come as quite a shock to those who’ve followed the controversy," he wrote. 

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We’re less than three weeks from the September 1st release of Beneath the Cards, and I wanted to toss you a couple updates:Audiobook preorders are officially live! You already know: Link in bio!Preordering helps a ton during launch. Plus, then it’ll be waiting for you the…

Ausmus can dodge bullets, baby! Check out the latest vlog from Jeremy Ausmus and watch as he navigates the minefield that is the WSOP Main Event. 

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