Chance Kornuth in action: The ACR Poker Pro released a behind the scenes look into his run in the 2026 WSOP $50K PLO – one of the highest buy-in four-card tournaments of the year.
Check it out below.
Live Poker Updates & Breaking News
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Cards are in the air at WPT Prime Cyprus: The festival kicks off today with action in the $660 Welcome Event and continues throughout the week with other side events.
With a $1M guaranteed prize pool, the $1,100 WPT Prime Cyprus Championship highlights the festival from October 15-19.
Taken a trip to the Ocean yet? GGPoker's new tournament format aims to bring some mystery bounty magic to PKOs, and you don't even need to make it past the bubble.
The Ocean KO format looks to be the biggest shake-up tournament poker has seen for a while. Find out more here .
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6
New episode of The Chip Race Lock-In Show: Benjamin 'Spraggy' Spragg joins hosts David Lappin and Dara O'Kearney for the latest episode of The Lock-In.
The trio touch on the final results from the 2026 WCOOP, the Jurojin Superuser scandal, and the new PokerStars Network – plus much more.
Super High Roller Bowl PLO down to 11: Following Day 1 play, only 11 players remain in the SHRB PLO from a field of 27 entrants. With late registration open until the start of play on Day 2, those numbers could climb.
Youness Barakat leads the pack with the only seven-figure chip stack.
- Youness Barakat: 1,299,000
- Sam Soverel: 991,000
- Richard Gryko: 903,000
- Joao Simao: 862,000
- Sean Rafael: 804,000
- Talal Shakerchi: 775,000
- Jason Koon: 703,000
- Jonas Kronwitter: 671,000
- Robert Cowen: 505,000
- Cesar Garcia: 344,000
- Joni Jouhkimainen: 233,000
Day 2 play resumes at 1pm PT, with PokerGO's livestream coverage kicking off at 4pm PT.
Shannon Shorr snags 4th bracelet: Shorr triumphed in the $400 Mystery Bounty, part of the ongoing bracelet series on the WSOP platform.
For his efforts, Shorr took home $43,052 in placement prizes and $16,563 in bounties won.
Super High Roller Bowl PLO underway: With cards in the air for Day 1 of the $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl PLO, the field is up to 23 entrants.
Thus far, the field is replete with four-card crushers, including Jonas Kronwitter, Richard Gryko, Joni Jouhkimainen, Lautaro Guerra, Eelis Parssinen, and Dylan Weisman.
You can follow along with all the action by clicking the play button below.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5
Lex Veldhuis reflects on WSOP Online: After grinding his first full WSOP Online schedule, Veldhuis penned a deep reflection on the experience and his career as a whole.
Despite finishing the series in a $120,000 hole, Veldhuis looks back on his time at the tables fondly – and he's proud of the effort he put in.
"I loved the grind, the series and being able to participate in it," he wrote. "I played at higher stakes than normal which brought much more competition and pressure."
Check out the full text below, it's well worth a read.
