Live Poker Updates & Breaking News

THURSDAY, JULY 23

Get ready for the 20th Anniversary of the Sunday Million: 20 years? All of a sudden we feel very, very old. 

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The online tournament you definitely don't want to miss is here.Here's all the info about the summer-long Sunday Million Anniversary 20 on @PokerStars, which comes with a $5 million guarantee.👉https://t.co/3k6FnejW0a

It's ring no. 18 for Mike Setera: Don't count him out of the race.

Mike Setera @MSetera
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what a day, mincashed the 2.2k after a protracted bubble, dusted 2 bullets in the $600 bounty, max late reg’d the $1700 and busted 18 off the money. Oh yea… and I won 💍#️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ and $45k 🐸

Gamble Up! podcast looks back on 2026 WSOP: In the newest episode of the Gamble Up! podcast, hosts David 'ODB' Baker and Adam Schwartz recap the summer series. 

They cover all things from the 25K Fantasy competition, to the strong summer results from a rising contingent of Japanese players, to the utter dominance shown by Alex and Kristen Foxen – roll the tape below to hear all about it.  

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Garrett Adelstein vs. Tom Dwan: With his new book out soon, Garrett's on the marketing trail. If that means more 20-minute hand breakdowns like this, we're here for it.

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Play through 2026 WSOP final tables on Octopi Poker: Watch Octopi CEO Victoria Livschitz talk Phil Hellmuth through a very cool feature on Octopi Poker. 

Think you could do better than the players on streamed 2026 WSOP final tabes? Give it a spin. As a bonus, you get to see what socks Hellmuth is wearing. 

phil_hellmuth @phil_hellmuth
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Wait for it!!Play a FT as one of the players!!First, at @OctopiPoker you can watch every hand from streamed @WSOP tourns and see what the solver saysThen, “Play the final table” as any individual player, hand-for-hand, decision-for-decision; what a great sim!!#POSITIVITY

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

Got a question for Xuan Liu? The Canadian Ignition pro is hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit on Wednesday night, 10pm ET/7pm PT.

Xuan Liu @xxl23
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10pm EST/7pm PST You'll need a reddit account to ask questions https://t.co/ItQINJd4bX https://t.co/QhOC8d4vmg

PokerStars' Sunday Million is coming to a casino near you. That is, if you live near the Lombardy region of Italy.

The iconic weekly tournament, with the $1M GTD prizepool, is running as a live tournament in the stunning setting of Casino di Campione d’Italia this October.

And for once it won't be limited to those playing on the site's global platform; if you can make it there in person with €250 for the buy-in, you're welcome to take a seat.

Full story below.