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  • WSOP Announce Full 2026 Schedule with 100 Bracelet Events
    WSOP Announce Full 2026 Schedule with 100 Bracelet Events

    The World Series of Poker have announced the 2026 schedule and there are 100 bracelet events to prepare for in Las Vegas this summer. The series will run from May 26th through to July 15th at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris casinos on the Sin City strip. Just as in 2025, the 100 bracelets […]

  • In with the New – What’s in Store for PokerStake Players in 2026
    In with the New – What’s in Store for PokerStake Players in 2026

    Over the course of the last 12 months, so many huge events have shaped poker that is hard to imagine what will happen in 2026. From Michael Mizrachi’s incredible Las Vegas summer to the WSOP Paradise Super Main Event breaking attendance records outside the World Championship, 2025 was epic. So what do the next 12 […]

  • Which Superstars are Selling Action to the WSOP Super Main Event?
    Which Superstars are Selling Action to the WSOP Super Main Event?

    The $25,000-entry WSOP Super Main Event is almost here. With just 24 hours to go until the biggest high roller of the year begins, we’ve taken a look at some of the standout performers from the poker world who are selling their action to the tournament on PokerStake.

  • 15 Bigs: Kenny Hallaert Answers Our Questions and Faces Difficult Decisions
    15 Bigs: Kenny Hallaert Answers Our Questions and Faces Difficult Decisions

    In every poker tournament, players will eventually face an all-in or fold that could change the course of their event. It could be the difference between winning six figures or going home without any return on their buy-in. One player who knows all about the vagaries of tournament poker is Belgian former tournament director and […]

  • How to Back Online Poker Crushers in the GGMillion$
    How to Back Online Poker Crushers in the GGMillion$

    If there’s one thing that is more fun than playing in the weekly $10,300 entry GGMillion$ on GGPoker, it might be backing your favorite player to play in it on your dime. In recent weeks, many players who sell some of their action to the online event of the week on PokerStake have been very […]

  • Kenny Hallaert on Will Kassouf, The Grinder and Growing the Game
    Kenny Hallaert on Will Kassouf, The Grinder and Growing the Game

    In the modern poker era, very few have made it to the final table of the WSOP Main Event twice. One such player is the Belgian great Kenny Hallaert, who finished fourth in the World Championship this summer for $3 million after previously winning $1.64m in sixth place just nine years ago. After an exhausting […]

  • How the 2025 World Series of Poker Celebrated a Record-Breaking Summer
    How the 2025 World Series of Poker Celebrated a Record-Breaking Summer

    After eight weeks of pulsating poker action, 100 bracelets were won in live events, and the Poker Hall of Fame got not one but two legendary new inductees. The 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) broke new ground at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas this summer. The 56th annual WSOP had something […]

  • How Much Did the 2025 WSOP Main Event Finalists Really Win?
    How Much Did the 2025 WSOP Main Event Finalists Really Win?

    The 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event was officially the third largest in WSOP history. In fact, since GGPoker’s takeover of the brand, the WSOP Main Event has been bigger and better than ever before and the numbers back that statement up. Bigger prizepools, eight figure top prizes and some of the most magical […]

  • Shaun Deeb Beats Benny Glaser to 2025 WSOP Player of the Year Victory
    Shaun Deeb Beats Benny Glaser to 2025 WSOP Player of the Year Victory

    One of the closest races for WSOP Player of the Year ever came down to a handful of points as Shaun Deeb beat fellow PokerStake player Benny Glaser to the unique annual prize. As the last few events ticked by, Glaser had the chance for gold but fell just a few pay-jumps short in one […]

  • Michael Mizrachi Wins the 2025 WSOP Main Event and Enters Hall of Fame
    Michael Mizrachi Wins the 2025 WSOP Main Event and Enters Hall of Fame

    On the footsteps of poker immortality, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi just needed to outlast three more opponents in the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event. The final day of the WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas didn’t disappoint, as the action at the final table was fast and furious from the […]

  • Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi on the Cusp of WSOP Main Event History
    Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi on the Cusp of WSOP Main Event History

    The opening day of the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table will likely be talked about in poker circles for years to come. An electric crowd at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas bore witness to hand after hand of excitement, and it took just 59 hands to reduce the […]

  • Leo Margets First Woman to Make WSOP Main Event Final Table in 30 Years
    Leo Margets First Woman to Make WSOP Main Event Final Table in 30 Years

    After enduring a particularly dramatic – and loud – Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event, the final 24 players resumed normal operations on Day 48 of the 2025 World Series of Poker. A total of 15 eliminations were needed to bring the field down to the final table of nine, with four-time Poker Player’s […]

  • Shaun Deeb in Seventh Heaven, Phil Hellmuth Rides Highway to Family Meeting
    Shaun Deeb in Seventh Heaven, Phil Hellmuth Rides Highway to Family Meeting

    One of the most dramatic days yet at the 56th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw Shaun Deeb win his seventh WSOP bracelet, Phil Hellmuth enter the WSOP Main Event dressed as a rock star and five other events take place. The main drama was in the $100,000-entry PLO High Roller Event #79, however, […]

  • Michael ‘Grinder’ Mizrachi Wins Record-Breaking Fourth PPC Title
    Michael ‘Grinder’ Mizrachi Wins Record-Breaking Fourth PPC Title

    The conclusion of the 2025 $50,000 Poker Players Championship, otherwise known as the PPC, should have surprised no-one. In its 19-year history, Michael Mizrachi has won the Chip Reese Trophy an incredible four times, yet when his latest victory was confirmed, the reaction around the Thunderdome inside the Horseshoe Las Vegas was as if the […]

  • PokerStake Stars Thrive on Day for Former Winners in Poker Players Championship
    PokerStake Stars Thrive on Day for Former Winners in Poker Players Championship

    A thrilling opening day’s play in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, otherwise known as the PPC, saw reigning champion Daniel Negreanu bag a top 10 stack, with former winners Michael Mizrachi, John Hennigan and Phil Hui all thrive in the rarified atmosphere of the iconic poker event. PokerStake’s Jeremy Ausmus, Jon Kyte and Josh Arieh […]