Live Poker Updates & Breaking News

Jeremy Ausmus leads final six in Poker Masters Event #3 $10,500 NLH. The third event in the series drew 78 entries for a prize pool of $780K There's $218,400 up top for the winner. 

Adrian Mateos went out on the bubble for the second time in three events. He had his aces cracked in Event #1 and lost with A-K last night. He finished second to Nick Palma in Event #2. 

2026 Poker Masters Event #3 final table

1. Jeremy Ausmus: 2,695,000
2. Brock Wilson: 1,750,000
3. Dylan Linde: 1,640,000
4. Joey Weissman: 1,525,000
5. Shannon Shorr: 1,305,000
6. Daniyal Gheba: 835,000

Jeremy Ausmus.

Hayley Hochstetler

Big shot - EPT founder John Duthie wins at 888LIVE. Duthie rolled back the years in London with a win in the £550 Big Shot event for £12,470. He's also sixth in chips among the final 18 players in the £2K High Roller, which resumes today at noon local time. Late registration is open until the start of the day.

John Duthie.

You can play regulated online poker in Alberta. Following PokerStars' exit, 888poker has come to the rescue for online players in the province, becoming the first room to launch under the new regulations. 

There's no shared liquidity, so the player pool is limited to Alberta, and players need to open a new account to access the platform.

Adrian Mateos leads 2026 Poker Masters Event #2. Nicky P is hot on his heels after eliminating Christopher Par in sixth place on the final hand of the night. The final five return at 4pm ET, live on the PokerGO YouTube channel.

1. Adrian Mateos: 3,230,000
2. Nick Palma: 2,475,000
3. Michael Berk: 2,000,000
4. David Coleman: 1,610,000
5. Nicholas Seward: 1,185,000

Nicky P is making his play for the Purple Jacket.

Andrew Pacheco on Face the Ace: The businessman and high stakes cash game player joined PokerGO's Remko Rinkema to talk about his experiences in the Las Vegas nightlife scene and on the felt. 

PokerStars exits Alberta. The popular online site has now shut its doors to players in Alberta. That follows new regulation meaning Stars needs approval from the Alberta Gaming, Liquor, and Cannabis Commission (AGLC) The three-month grace period ended on October 13. 

Player funds remain safe and available for withdrawal, but there's no confirmed date for PokerStars' return.

GGPoker's Ocean KO Opener smashes world record. The $5 buy-in event attracted a staggering 420,084 entries, smashing the previous world record of 253,692, set by PokerStars in October 2015.

Just nine players remain, with chip leader Djd@shaa already earning over $13K in bounties. There's another $43,512 up top when the tournament concludes later tonight.

Six players remain in 2026 PGT Poker Masters Event #1. Michael Rossitto leads the way, with $218,400 up top. Action resumes later today in Las Vegas, and you can watch it all on the PokerGO YouTube channel from 4pm ET.

Jason Somerville was making $1 million a year on Twitch… Why did he quit? Their headline, not ours, but it's a good one. It made us click, and we're glad we did. It's a fascinating clip from an interview that's well worth your time.

David Pham makes WPT Prime Lodge final table with $163K up top. He's been cashing in poker tournaments for over 34 years – and today he's back at a WPT final table.

The three-time WSOP bracelet winner sits seventh of nine, with Pranay Patlolla holding a commanding chip lead. 

The final nine return today, and you can watch the action unfold below from 3:45pm ET.

Who's in pole position for the WSOP's Player of the Year race?

The finish line in The Bahamas is looming; check the current top 10 in the story below.

WSOP Player of the Year race set for a showdown in Paradise As WSOP Paradise approaches, the race for the World Series Player of the Year enters its final stretch. Find out who's ready to make a tilt for the title.

Adam Hampton / October 10, 2026

Seth Davies leads SHRB XI headed into Day 2: The PokerGO Tour Super High Roller Bowl XI has drawn a field of 23 entries thus far, with late registration open until the start of Day 2 at 1pm PT. 

12 survivors bagged up chips following Day 1. Davies leads the pack, but has an absolutely stacked field to contend with. 

1. Seth Davies: 882,000
2. Alex Foxen: 768,000
3. Igor Yaroshevskyy: 749,000
4. Talal Shakerchi: 704,000
5. Jeremy Ausmus: 572,000
6. Brandon Wilson: 558,000
7. Joao Simao: 548,000
8. David Coleman: 533,000
9. Adrian Mateos: 474,000
10. Kristen Foxen: 423,000
11. Jason Koon: 347,000
12. Brock Wilson: 344,000

Biggest. Tournament. Ever.

The $5 Ocean KO Opener at GGPoker has stage 1 tournaments running 4 times a day, with stage 2 taking place on Oct.12, and so far has drawn a field of over 272K entries.

That's almost 20K more than the Guinness World Record for largest tourney (253,692), previously set by PokerStars in 2015.

At time of writing there are 11 more stage 1s scheduled. How much bigger can this thing get?

Andy 'Stacks' Tsai's WSOP Main Event deep run: The cash game superstar documented his run through this year's WSOP Main Event.

While we all know the end result (spoiler: he doesn't win it) it's still a great series and well worth a watch – check out the latest episode below. 

PokerStars UK has moved: Players on PokerStars in the United Kingdom now have a new home after the UK client was retired on October 7.

PokerStars on Betfair is now up and running, offering the same games and tournament schedule UK players are familiar with, although automatic migration of accounts is not universally available. Existing Betfair users can play straight away, while those without an account may need to create one if not being migrated - and those long-cherished usernames may not be available!

The PokerStars UK cashier will remain open for 4 weeks in order for users to withdraw their bankrolls.

Jennifer Tilly features on Late Reg Podcast: The Hollywood superstar and scream queen joined her longtime partner Phil Laak and his co-host Brian Rast for a nearly three-hour long conversation. 

Together they touch on a number of topics including Tilly's WSOP bracelet win, her iconic roles in film and television, and the heyday of the Macau cash game scene.

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. 

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 .

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. 

1. Youness Barakat: 1,299,000
2. Sam Soverel: 991,000
3. Richard Gryko: 903,000
4. Joao Simao: 862,000
5. Sean Rafael: 804,000
6. Talal Shakerchi: 775,000
7. Jason Koon: 703,000
8. Jonas Kronwitter: 671,000
9. Robert Cowen: 505,000
10. Cesar Garcia: 344,000
11. Joni Jouhkimainen: 233,000

Day 2 play resumes at 1pm PT, with PokerGO's livestream coverage kicking off at 4pm PT. 

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. 

Luca Topazio wins first WSOP Circuit Malta Main Event for €200K. The Italian topped an 879-entry field to win €200,000, a WSOP Circuit ring and a $5K WSOP Paradise package.

Luca Topazio.

Norway could be getting legal online poker for the first time. The government has opened a consultation that would allow state-owned Norsk Tipping to offer online cash games and tournaments.

There is a catch though. The proposal puts tight limits on the games, with a $250 cap for tournaments and a $1 maximum big blind in cash games, along with daily and monthly loss limits. The consultation deadline is set for November 29. Find more details on the official government site.

The aim is to move the estimated 100-150K players currently playing on unregulated sites into regulated games.

Watch episode 1 of Broke Living with JRB: Jean-Robert Bellande sits down with Patrik Antonius to talk about the highest of stakes and what's next for the Poker Hall of Famer.

Could Ontario online poker be set to join international player pools? The Supreme Court will hear arguments on October 7, with a ruling expected much later.

The last ruling was 4-1 in favor of Ontario's proposed international player-pool model, but that decision is being appealed at Canada's highest court. A decision isn't expected until 2027.

Cesar Garcia wins $26K PGT PLO Series Championship for $420,000 and first PGT title. Garcia beat Robert Cowen heads-up, while Jonas Kronwitter ended as overall series champion, with two wins and a runner-up finish among five cashes in eight events.

The next one is the big one – the $100K Super High Roller Bowl PLO, which starts on Monday at 1pm PT.

Cesar Garcia.

Baby Superstar, that is what you are: Austria's Manuel Fritz has added the APT Jeju Baby Superstar Challenge title to his impressive tournament resume.

Fritz, who made the final table of the $100K Triton Main Event at last year's WSOP Paradise, outlasted a field of 119 in the $5.5K event for a prize of $123,650.

The latest score pushes his lifetime earnings within a whisker of $8M.

Australia's Lily Chen wins APT Jeju Mini Main Event for over $130K.

The $1.1K tourney drew a crowd of 713 entrants and an overall prizepool of $684K. The win is Chen's first recorded result on her Hendon Mob page - not a bad start.

"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.