Live Poker Updates & Breaking News

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.