The WSOP Europe festival begins today for thousands of poker players. Travelling from all over the world, they will descend on the Czech Republic’s capital city of Prague, as 15 WSOP gold bracelet events will create poker history.  Last week, we previewed the festival from a staking perspective, with over a dozen PokerStake greats selling […]

The PokerStake player Allen Kessler has had a week to remember at the poker felt. A long-time fan of the World Series of Poker, ‘Chainsaw’ won big during his own series this week at the Borgata in Atlantic City. Winning two WSOP Circuit ring events outright and finishing as runner-up in a third, Chainsaw is […]

Allen ‘Chainsaw’ Kessler is looking forward to welcoming players to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in April as he hosts the Mixed Series of Poker. It’s great timing for the PokerStake player, as Allen just won his second RunGood Series ring. We caught up with Chainsaw to find out all about his exciting week at […]

The British mixed games specialist Benny Glaser has been attending the World Series of Poker for many years. In 2025, he finished second in the WSOP Player of the Year race and won three bracelets in the 100-event series, the best of any player who took part.

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 […]

Every poker player will, at one point or another, face a decision for their poker tournament life on their way to victory. The Norwegian poker professional and PokerStake seller Jon Kyte has been there before, time and again. Down to 15 bigs, he’ll commit his chips and either double-up or bust.

In an era where poker players, fans and media can often shout achievements, disagreements and talking points from the rooftops, it is refreshing to find a poker player quietly going about the business of winning. Ashley Frank has been on an upward curve for some time and the PokerStake player is back in live poker […]

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 […]

With 10 players left in the $35,000 buy-in WSOP Super Main Event, British PokerStake player Benny Glaser was all-in and at-risk. Holding ace-queen, he awaited his fate in hope of doubling himself up, forcing his way back into contention and potentially setting up bracelet number nine after the greatest year of his poker career.

The $25,000 Super Main Event has broken all records, amassing an incredible $72 million prize pool after initially guaranteeing $60m. Many thought that lofty target might not be reached but it has been exceeded instead as 2,891 total entries combined to make a prize pool of $72,275,000. With just 202 players left in the battle […]

The seven-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Josh Arieh fell just short of his eighth WSOP crown last night in The Bahamas as Atlantis Resort saw a dramatic finale in the $10,000 8-Game Mix Event #12. Seven players reached the final table but Arieh fell out of the running early before a monumental heads-up […]

The PokerStake player David Coleman won his first-ever WSOP bracelet last night as the $125,000-entry WSOP Paradise Event #8, in partnership with the Triton Poker Series, saw him scoop over $3 million up top. At a final table featuring players such as Martin Kabrhel, Bryn Kenney and David’s fellow PokerStake player Brandon Wilson, it was […]

There are plenty of new formats in poker that can seem tough to crack but of the relatable No Limit Hold’em variants, the turbo has fans from every era of the game. No Limit Hold’em turbo tournaments are, in some ways, the bedrock of the game. The WSOP Main Event World Championship takes place across […]

Back in the summer, Daniel Negreanu sold 25% of his World Series of Poker (WSOP) action in bracelet events. That amounted to $500,000 of his $2,000,000 in buy-ins and turning a handy profit of almost 10%, ‘DNegs’ rewarded everyone who invested in him, as he banked $2.18 million in returns.

This week’s guest on our popular ’15 Bigs’ series of PokerStake players is the Alaskan poker professional Jeremy Hamey. A long-time member of the PokerStake stable, he is passionate to a fault, playing tournaments every week of the year. Crushing more and more on the live circuit, Jeremy sells his action exclusively on the site. […]