The 2026 WSOP Main Event champion is a 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington. After a brief but brilliant heads-up match against the 40-year-old Finnish player Lauri Saaskilahti in Las Vegas, American player Lucas Jumalon achieved his dreams in going wire-to-wire in the World Championship at the final table to win the gold WSOP Main Event bracelet […]

Every story has to have an ending, and for one man tonight, the WSOP Main Event script will have had one glorious final chapter. Lucas Jumalon has led the final table’s multi-layered story from the opening line to the final paragraph. But is there a twist in the tale? Finnish player came from nowhere on […]

Over the past two months, thousands of players descended on Las Vegas to take part in the 57th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). With just three more tournament days to go until the Main Event concludes next week, 51 tournament days are in the bag and the numbers are in from a phenomenal series.

On a busy day of action in Las Vegas, the WSOP Main Event reached its seventh day after 174 players were reduced to just 62 survivors. Of them, PokerStake players such as Brock Wilson made the cut, while the 2025 WSOP Player of the Year Shaun Deeb is well placed for a deep run too. […]

The 2026 WSOP Main Event reached Day 4 in Las Vegas last night as the money bubble burst in the World Championship. With 1,389 players starting the day, just 533 remained at the close of play, with the reigning champion and GGPoker Global Ambassador Michael Mizrachi still in contention to become the first back-to-back winner […]

The most exciting day of action yet in the 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event played out on Wednesday, as Day 3 of the World Championship ended with PokerStake seller Sasha Liu top of the chipcounts. With a host of other PokerStake sellers high on the leaderboard too, the chances of our players […]

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 […]

The WSOP Main Event has reached Day 2abc, with all four starting flights in the can. With a grand total of 8,077 entries so far, the record of 10,112 is still a potential 2,035 entries away from being tied but with registration open on both Day 2abc today and Day 2d tomorrow, last year’s total […]

The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) reached the most exciting day of the year in Las Vegas, as the $10,000-entry Main Event began. With 772 entries on Day 1a, only 543 players made the cut for a seat on Day 2, with a Main Event finalist from 2025 crashing out along the way. The […]

Today is like Christmas Day for poker players – the day that the World Series of Poker Main Event begins. Four opening flights will combine into two Day 2s, while the run to the finale will be interrupted for three weeks before the final nine players battle for the most coveted WSOP bracelet of the […]

The GGPoker Global Ambassador Michael Mizrachi won his ninth WSOP bracelet in Las Vegas last night as he conquered the $10,000 PLO Championship for a top score of $1.3m. Elsewhere in Las Vegas, David ‘ODB’ Baker ran all the way to the Mystery Millions final table, while Matt Vengrin came close to winning his second […]

The Austrian poker professional and former Ladies Event Jessica Teusl proved once again that she is a formidable presence at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) after she reached the final table of the $1,000-entry Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship, eventually winning $16,668 in ninth place. Elsewhere, GGPoker Global Ambassador Michael Mizrachi sits on the […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]