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  • The 2026 WSOP Main Event is Fourth Largest in Poker History
    The 2026 WSOP Main Event is Fourth Largest in Poker History

    After a dramatic Day 2d in the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, a total of 9,208 entries made it into the books to make this year’s World Championship the fourth largest in poker history. With 820 late registrations on Day 2d, 303 more than last year’s final flight warranted, just 3,294 players […]

  • WSOP 2026: Benny Glaser Makes History with PPC Title, Josh Arieh Second After Epic Run
    WSOP 2026: Benny Glaser Makes History with PPC Title, Josh Arieh Second After Epic Run

    The 2026 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship concluded in Las Vegas last night as PokerStake players enjoyed a famous one-two result. British poker legend Benny Glaser won his ninth WSOP title in 11 years by taking down the event for $1.34m, while Josh Arieh came second for a stunning score of $895,837 that puts him […]

  • Two PokerStake Players on Brink of History… But Could Phil Ivey Stop Them?
    Two PokerStake Players on Brink of History… But Could Phil Ivey Stop Them?

    Just one day’s play remains in the $50,000-entry Poker Players Championship, with a $1.3m top prize and a piece of poker history on the line. After four intense days at the felt, PokerStake seller Benny Glaser sits on top of the leaderboard, with his fellow stablemate Josh Arieh third in chips and hunting gold too. […]

  • PokerStake Stable in Strong Position in Poker Players Championship
    PokerStake Stable in Strong Position in Poker Players Championship

    With three days of the infamous $50,000-entry Poker Players Championship in the can, just 15 players remain. The money bubble has burst and with no former winners still in the event, there will be a new name on the Chip Reese trophy this week in Las Vegas. Several PokerStake players find themselves in contention for […]

  • WSOP 2026: Adrian Mateos Wins $250,000 Super High Roller for $4.33m as Wilson Wins Big
    WSOP 2026: Adrian Mateos Wins $250,000 Super High Roller for $4.33m as Wilson Wins Big

    The latest WSOP bracelet event saw the Spanish player Adrian Mateos take the sixth title of his career in World Series of Poker events, creating a new record. The youngest player ever to win six bracelet, Mateos moved into seventh place on the All-Time Money List via The Hendon Mob as he took home $4,334,411 […]

  • Alex Foxen Wins 4th Bracelet, Brandon Wilson Chases Glory in Super High Roller
    Alex Foxen Wins 4th Bracelet, Brandon Wilson Chases Glory in Super High Roller

    One of the busiest days yet in the 2026 World Series of Poker saw Alex Foxen win his fourth WSOP bracelet, as he conquered the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty event. In the $250,000-entry Super High Roller event, the biggest buy-in of the series so far saw PokerStake player Brandon Wilson put himself in a great […]

  • Who is On Target to Qualify for the PokerGO Tour $1m Freeroll Championship?
    Who is On Target to Qualify for the PokerGO Tour $1m Freeroll Championship?

    In the first few days of the 2025, PokerStake player Jeremy won the biggest prize he’s claimed so far this year. Scooping the most PokerGO Tour Points in 2024, the six-time WSOP bracelet winner then played the PGT $1m Freeroll Championship, and eventually beat Nick Schulman heads-up for the top prize of $500,000.

  • The Top 20 PokerStake Stories of the Year – Part Three
    The Top 20 PokerStake Stories of the Year – Part Three

    Over the course of 2024, it’s no exaggeration to say that the landscape of poker has changed. GTO poker is here to stay, as we’ll look back on in our latest round-up of action from the last 12 months. We’ve looked back on a buoyant midwinter in Part 1 and sprung forward with Spring in […]

  • Op-Ed: Are Poker Brand Partnerships Now Bigger Than Rivalries?
    Op-Ed: Are Poker Brand Partnerships Now Bigger Than Rivalries?

    The current PokerGO Poker Masters provides another opportunity for the best players in the world to do battle in Las Vegas for millions of dollars, fabled trophies and much-needed PGT Leaderboard as the race for the $1 million Championship Freeroll approaches at the end of this season.

  • The PokerGO Tour Has a Fresh Leader… and it’s NOT the World Champion
    The PokerGO Tour Has a Fresh Leader… and it’s NOT the World Champion

    With last year’s PokerGO Tour Freeroll Championship still fresh in the minds of anyone who won money in Las Vegas, the race to make this year’s PGT Top 40 on the leaderboard is well and truly on. Over the past seven months, many qualifying events on the PGT have seen players rack up leaderboard points, […]

  • WSOP 2024: Seiver and Ivey Alive in H.O.R.S.E. High Roller, Rocco and Richez Earn Maiden WSOP Gold
    WSOP 2024: Seiver and Ivey Alive in H.O.R.S.E. High Roller, Rocco and Richez Earn Maiden WSOP Gold

    The WSOP Main Event had a much-needed off day for the final nine participants on Monday, but the action didn’t stop at Paris and Horseshoe casinos in Las Vegas. Day 49 of the 2024 World Series of Poker had seven events in motion, including the return of “The Closer” for players looking for one last […]

  • WSOP 2024: Main Event Reaches Day 6 as Song Continues to Play the Tune, Ivey and Mateos Busted
    WSOP 2024: Main Event Reaches Day 6 as Song Continues to Play the Tune, Ivey and Mateos Busted

    A thrilling day of action on Day 45 of the 2024 World Series of Poker concluded with six bracelet events in action, and none of them reaching a conclusion. Chief among them was, of course, the WSOP Main Event, where just 160 players survived on Day 5, several of those players being female stars of […]

  • WSOP 2024: Money Bubble Bursts in Main Event as Ivey Survives to Day 5, Two More Bracelets Won by First-Timers
    WSOP 2024: Money Bubble Bursts in Main Event as Ivey Survives to Day 5, Two More Bracelets Won by First-Timers

    Five WSOP events took place on Day 44 of the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas as stars such as Adrian Mateos, Tony Dunst and Phil Ivey all survived Day 4 of the Main Event, two first-time bracelet winners claimed gold and two new events kicked off with exciting Day 2 flights at […]

  • WSOP 2024: Main Event Breaks Attendance Record After Stunning Day 2d, Racener, Cernuto and Arieh Chasing 8-Game Gold
    WSOP 2024: Main Event Breaks Attendance Record After Stunning Day 2d, Racener, Cernuto and Arieh Chasing 8-Game Gold

    The 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event is the biggest in poker history. Filling up at both Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on Day 2d, the World Championship saw its late registration line running all the way to Paris as players flooded into the twin venues to take part in what has become the […]

  • WSOP 2024: Day 1d of the WSOP Main Event Smashes Attendance Records
    WSOP 2024: Day 1d of the WSOP Main Event Smashes Attendance Records

    The final flight of the World Series Of Poker Main Event has traditionally been the biggest, but no one could’ve been prepared for the throng of poker players who entered Day 1d, as a new single-day record was set and last year’s record 10,043 player field is officially back in reach. Read on to find […]