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PokerStars Network has debuted with Betfair as the first brand to join the new setup. On August 13, Betfair moved off the iPoker network and began operating as PokerStars on Betfair, with access to PokerStars’ global dot-com player pool.

As reported in August, PokerStars had already said UK players would move onto Betfair later in the year. The company said the UK change was about how players access poker, not about removing PokerStars software, which it says has been live since 2001 and has been the industry standard for 25 years.

PokerStars said UK players will still be able to play Sunday Million, SCOOP, WCOOP and Spin & Go, and qualify for major live events such as the European Poker Tour. It also said fair-play and security standards will continue across the network, even if some players hold more than one brand account, while a player can only play on one account at a time.

The wider plan is to bring Paddy Power Poker and Sky Poker onto PokerStars software later this year. PokerStars says PSN is meant to connect players across Flutter brands in shared pools and rebuild liquidity, while chief commercial officer Mike Woodbridge said patchwork regulation had fragmented the global game, leaving thinner fields and smaller tournament prizes. Betfair managing director Kim Daly called the integration a way to unite two category-transformers and create an integrated poker, sports betting and premium casino experience.

GGPoker has widened its WSOP Express path to WSOP Paradise 2026, giving players another way to chase a Super Main Event seat without paying the full buy-in up front. The new route runs from a free starting ticket through low-stakes qualifying steps and ends at a $2,500 Express tournament that awards $30,000 Super Passes.

As covered in August, WSOP Paradise returns to Baha Mar in December with a $50 million guaranteed Super Main Event. Betting News said the promotion is aimed at that headline event, and that the festival runs from Dec. 2 through Dec. 17 with 20 bracelet events and $120 million in guaranteed prize pools.

According to Betting News, the ladder begins with a free Step 0 ticket and an Avatar Race. Step 1 is an All-in or Fold 4-Max game with a regular $0.50 entry, Step 2 is a $2 Spin & Gold 6-Max, Step 3 is a $10 Sit & Go On-Demand stage, and Step 4 is a multi-day tournament that normally costs $150.

From there, players move into the final $2,500 Express tournament. Betting News said that stage awards 34 Super Passes worth $30,000 each, and that each package includes entry to the $26,000 Super Main Event, 13 nights of accommodation at Baha Mar, a last-longer promotion worth $10,000 in tournament dollars, Platinum Discord access and GGPoker x WSOP Paradise merchandise.

PokerNews described the same overall path as a free route through the WSOP Express tab in the GGPoker lobby. It said players can start with a free Step 0 ticket, then move through Step 1 at $0.50, Step 2 at $2, Step 3 at $10 and Step 4 at $150 before reaching the Super Pass stage.

There is one wrinkle in the coverage around the top prize pool. GGPoker’s main announcement and Betting News referred to a $50 million guaranteed Super Main Event, while one GGPoker package breakdown page said $60 million. Pokerfuse also said the promotion will hand out at least 25 WSOP Paradise packages every week, each tied to the $26,000 entry and a stay at Baha Mar.

PokerStars on FanDuel’s Ontario Dynasty Series opened on Sept. 12 and is set to run through Sept. 28. Coverage of the Ontario slate is split, with Bonus.com and PokerNews putting it at 60 events and Pokerfuse and F5 Poker counting 61.

As reported on Sept. 3, PokerStars on FanDuel had already unveiled the broader September Dynasty Series across its U.S. and Ontario sites. The Ontario launch also comes just after the free Summer Sendoff Freeroll Festival, which ran Sept. 4-13 with 10 events and C$10,000 in prizes for a 1-cent buy-in.

The Ontario series starts with the $50 No-Limit Hold’em Nightly Dynasty. PokerNews said the opening weekend has eight tournaments in all, and the biggest event in that stretch is the two-day $500 NLHE Storm beginning on Sept. 13.

Buy-ins on the Ontario schedule run from C$30 to C$1,500, and the lineup is NLHE-only. Pokerfuse said the mix includes regular events, PKOs and mystery bounties, while also noting that mixed games have not shown up on the new PokerStars on FanDuel platform.

The closing stretch is anchored by the $300 Dynasty Series Main Event and the $50 Mini Main Event. Bonus.com described the Ontario festival as one of the larger scheduled tournament offerings yet under the PokerStars on FanDuel brand in the province, while F5 Poker said no series-wide Ontario guarantee has been announced. Both marquee tournaments are set for Sept. 27.

Stake Poker has added the Weekly Treasure Hunt, a recurring Sunday Mystery Bounty tournament with a $20 buy-in and a $15,000 guaranteed prize pool. The current promotion runs from Sept. 10 through Dec. 31, and players can find it in the Stake Poker tournament lobby under “The Weekly Treasure Hunt.”

According to PokerStrategy, the format pairs normal tournament payouts with randomized Mystery Bounty prizes. That means knockouts can unlock extra rewards before the final table, which gives recreational players an added bit of drama and gives regular MTT players another layer of strategy to work through.

As covered in our Sept. 8 report on the $125,000 Stake Showdown, Stake Poker has continued to add more pieces to its tournament calendar. The Treasure Hunt itself is not new, either. Earlier in 2026, Stake ran a Saturday version with a $10,000 guarantee and a $10 buy-in, so this latest edition shifts the action to Sunday and raises both the entry fee and the prize pool.

The appeal is straightforward. There are no multi-step missions or complicated qualification requirements, just a weekly event that players can enter directly and play for a share of the guarantee. For grinders, that makes it another fixed Sunday stop on the schedule, while the mystery bounty layer gives each elimination a little extra weight.

Yang Wang led the $200,000 Triton Invitational into its final 16 after winning the bubble hand against Semi Sun at Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II. The event drew 173 entries and built a $34.6 million prize pool, with 31 places paid, $305,000 locked up for everyone who made the money, and $7.25 million plus the Triton trophy waiting for the winner.

As covered in our earlier Jeju preview, the Invitational was part of Triton’s return to Les A Casino in South Korea for the series’ Asian debut there. Poker.org described the event as a record 60 VIP-professional pairings, and Day 2 began with 94 survivors from Day 1 plus 18 late registrants for 112 players total. Late registration was still open when play resumed and the prize pool had not yet been finalized.

The bubble hand was the big swing of the day. One PokerNews recap said Semi Sun had a top-three stack on the bubble, then moved all-in on the river as a bluff and ran into Wang’s full house. That same recap said Wang had been at risk himself minutes earlier before doubling with pocket aces and turning into the table leader.

After the bubble burst, play continued until 16 remained. Wang bagged 7.31 million chips, Hannes Jeschka finished second on 5.84 million, and Emilien Pitavy sat third with 4.18 million. Adrian Mateos, the most recent Triton Invitational champion, stayed in contention with 3.575 million, while each survivor was guaranteed $460,000. The 16 survivors were due back for Day 3 at 1 p.m. local time, with 35 minutes left in Level 23 and blinds of 50,000/125,000 with a 125,000 big blind ante.