Lex Veldhuis Plans WSOP Paradise Return After GGPoker Move Reignites His Poker Drive
The streamer will start with the $25,000 Super Main Event and plans to vlog his Bahamas trip with family.
- Lex Veldhuis said he will play WSOP Paradise from Dec. 10 through Dec. 18, starting with the Super Main Event.
- The trip marks his first live WSOP cash chase since 2012 and comes after a 17-year live final-table drought.
- Veldhuis said GGPoker’s tournament action and streamer-focused plans renewed his enthusiasm for poker.
- He plans to bring his family, vlog the Super Main Event and meet members of the GGPoker organization.
Lex Veldhuis will return to live World Series of Poker action at WSOP Paradise in the Bahamas, ending a long gap from the festival’s live tables. The streamer said he will be there from Dec. 10 through Dec. 18 and will begin with the $25,000 Super Main Event, which he called “one of the most insane poker tournaments ever.”
His most recent WSOP cash came in 2012, and he has not made a live final table for 17 years. Veldhuis said the “ass-whooping” he had planned for the WSOP was delayed until the Bahamas stop.
The trip follows a renewed enthusiasm for poker after his move to GGPoker. Veldhuis said the site’s volume of action, large guaranteed events and path toward $5,000 Main Events with $25 million guarantees had reignited his competitive drive. He described it as the most action he had seen in years.
As we reported Nov. 3, Veldhuis joined GGPoker’s GGTeam as its Global Streaming Ambassador after leaving PokerStars following a 17-year partnership. Before agreeing to the deal, he spent time weighing his next step and had already played extensively on GGPoker while watching how his audience responded.
Veldhuis said talks about quality-of-life features, streamer integration, the site’s stream team and his possible role fit his longer-term goals in both poker and broadcasting. He also said that grinding PLO for elite status and the long hours that came with it had reduced his enjoyment of the game.
His recent online results included fifth, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th-place finishes in bracelet events or related series events. The series was not financially successful for him, he said, but he enjoyed the experience, learned from it and played more high-stakes poker than usual, including difficult high-roller side events. His stream numbers were also strong.
Veldhuis plans to bring his family to the Bahamas, vlog the Super Main Event and potentially meet GGPoker colleagues and speak with media. WSOP Paradise was created through a partnership between WSOP and GGPoker and offers bracelet events plus large guarantees. A published 2026 series guide lists 20 bracelets and $120 million guaranteed at Baha Mar from Dec. 2 through Dec. 17, meaning Veldhuis’s stated stay runs one day beyond that listed festival schedule.
