2027 Aussie Millions dates announced: We still miss the glory days when it played out in January alongside the Australian Open tennis, but we're also very glad it's back.
Live Poker Updates & Breaking News
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Lex Veldhuis 10/14 for Day 2 of WSOP Online event: The Dutchman will return to the virtual felt on Friday as the 14 remaining players battle down to a winner in the $1,000 Mystery Bounty PLO bracelet event.
Veldhuis will have to contend with a scheduling conflict. During his livestream of Day 1, he told viewers that he has to be at an orientation meeting for his children's school that ends at the same time Day 2 kicks off.
There's $54,311 plus bounties and a $30,000 WSOP Paradise Super Pass up top for the eventual winner.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
"I am going to win at least one." Daniel Negreanu is highly confident after seeing the 2026 WSOP Paradise schedule.
Will he add bracelet #9 to his trophy cabinet this winter? With only 20 bracelets up for grabs, the odds are against him – but when Negreanu locks in, anything is possible.
As he points out in the post below, there's plenty of PLO on the schedule – a game he often refers to as "his jam" – along with the addition of mixed game formats.
Meme lord Barry Carter has his say on the Paradise schedule: And on the size of the buy-ins coming after the $2,500 Circuit Championship.
Reactions to the 2026 Paradise schedule are coming in: And there are repercussions from the $250K Invitational not counting for POY points.
The 2026 WSOP Paradise schedule is out:
20 bracelets,
no Triton, but the $250K Invitational survives – although it won’t count towards the Player of the Year race.
It's an important question: We think it's number seven, but we'd tell him three for the lolz.
Evan Sandberg wins Arizona State Poker Championship: It's a new high score for Sandberg, who scooped $627,050 after beating Jared Rogers heads-up in the monster event. Not bad for a $1,100 buy-in. John Riordan finished fourth ($140,214) and Ronnie Bardah ninth ($30,566).
