Phil Galfond, for hire: For only the second time ever, Phil Galfond has opened applications for his coaching services.
Whether you're pursuing poker, entrepreneurship, or creative endeavors, Galfond wants to help.
"Whoever you are, whatever you do, apply," reads a portion of the application portal description.
Josh Arieh on Face the Ace podcast: He talks with Remko Rinkema about the WSOP Main Event, poker fame, the boom years, gambling, Full Tilt, and his late-career resurgence.
TJ Reid: How I torched my WSOP Main Event. Find out how TJ bust the Main Event and also won enough to leave him pretty much even for the summer.
Final nine set to contest WSOPC Choctaw Main Event: Just nine players are left from the 1,117-entry field. Action starts at 12pm local time and there's $268,245 up top. Get all your updates today as they happen on Instant Live .
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Save the date, WCOOP is coming: PokerStars' annual World Championship of Online (WCOOP) will return from September 6-30.
While we're still waiting on a full event schedule, we can confirm that the WCOOP Boot Camp series will run ahead of the World Championship itself, with 65 events taking place from August 2-17. Both series will run on PokerStars' global platform.
We'll have more on WCOOP Boot Camp shortly, and a full schedule for WCOOP proper as soon as it's confirmed.
The Orleans Las Vegas has announced its new tournament schedule: It starts August 1, with a weekly rotating mixed game ring event every Saturday.
Josh Reichard Wins 2026 Iowa Poker State Championship: After winning his first WSOP bracelet in the summer, Reichard has now added his third MSPT title and $111,942 at Riverside Casino, Iowa.
“It feels great,” Reichard said after his win. "I mean, it always feels great when you win, but this one, especially after it took me so long to get my second title, it’s special.”
Fascinating thread on WSOP broadcasting coverage from Matt Berkey: It's fair to say, the times they are a-changin'.
