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PokerStars Cuts EPT Main Event Buy-In to €5,000 for 2027

The five-stop European Poker Tour calendar also sets PokerStars Open Main Events at €1,250 after players ra...

Nov 10, 2026

Brazil Fills Five Sunday Million Final-Table Seats as Kume23 Wins Spooky Season Finale

Kume23 collected $79,149 after the $1 million guaranteed Progressive KO event drew 9,128 entries and produc...

Nov 10, 2026

Tony Hinchcliffe Joins PokerStars Big Game on Tour’s Nov. 8 Return

Doug Polk, Antonio Esfandiari and Esther Taylor are among the players facing new Loose Cannon Scott Gaughan...

Nov 7, 2026

PokerStars on FanDuel Goes Live in Alberta With a Standalone Player Pool

The new regulated room offers cash games, tournaments and Spin & Gos, but cannot yet share tables with Onta...

Nov 6, 2026

CEP’s 20th-Anniversary Season Ends in Girona With Title Race Open

Casino Perelada hosts the Nov. 25-29 finale, while one Main Event starting flight is held at Casino Barcelona.

Nov 6, 2026

Lula’s Reelection Leaves Brazil’s Online Gaming Ban in Legal Limbo

Congress still has 120 days to sustain the measures, while online poker remains outside the fixed-odds rest...

Oct 30, 2026

PokerStars Puts Ace Chase Players Into Livestreamed Games Against Spraggy and Crew

Two selected sleeper agents will receive funded seats, keep their winnings and compete for a $1,000 ace-sho...

Oct 29, 2026

PokerStars Puts Hallaert Bounty Tickets Into Nov. 1 Spooky Sunday Specials

Players who eliminate Kenny “SpaceyFCB” Hallaert can win a seat in the $1 million Sunday Million Spooky Sea...

Oct 29, 2026

PokerStars on FanDuel Confirms Alberta Poker Return, but Sets No Launch Date

Players will need new FanDuel accounts as the province’s regulated poker market remains ring-fenced

Oct 24, 2026

PokerStars Sets €1,250 Campione Main Event for 2027

The Jan. 8-17 festival will launch the new PokerStars Open calendar at Casino di Campione.

Oct 22, 2026

Irish Poker Open Sets March Return to Dublin With €2.5 Million Main Event Guarantee

The 48th edition begins after St. Patrick’s Day and brings three seven-figure guaranteed tournaments to the...

Oct 21, 2026

PokerStars and GGPoker Lack Direct Path to New Zealand Online Licence Application

The two poker operators were absent from the 11 auction winners, but the final brands and rules on shared l...

Oct 19, 2026

GGPoker’s $5 Ocean KO Opener Sets 420,084-Entry Online Poker Record

Ukraine’s Sange Savchenko won the inaugural jackpot PKO tournament after its field surpassed PokerStars’ 20...

Oct 14, 2026

Alberta’s 90-Day Gray-Market Gambling Transition Ends as Poker Liquidity Remains Unresolved

Operators needed an Alberta licence by Oct. 13, while no shared player pool with Ontario had been secured f...

Oct 13, 2026

PokerStars UK Completes Move to Betfair With Stack+ Rewards

UK players now access PokerStars through Betfair, while the new loyalty scheme offers up to 25% rakeback.

Oct 10, 2026

PokerStars Will Leave Alberta Poker Market on Oct. 13

Players can withdraw funds and receive tournament refunds, but PokerStars has given no timetable for a lice...

Oct 10, 2026

Brazil’s Gambling Ban Takes Effect, but Online Poker Remains Open

PokerStars is investigating access errors for some Brazilian players, while its peer-to-peer games remain o...

Oct 7, 2026

PokerStars on FanDuel Posts 14% August Revenue Growth Across Three States

Estimated gains in New Jersey and Michigan outweighed a continuing decline for PokerStars in Pennsylvania.

Oct 3, 2026

Alejandro Lococo Wins PokerStars’ $1,050 WCOOP Main Event

Playing as “[Papo]AR,” Lococo earned $343,242 after a 2,310-entry tournament cleared its $2 million guarantee.

Oct 3, 2026

Felipe Boianovsky Becomes First to Win Both $10K SCOOP and WCOOP Main Events

The Brazilian collected $551,632 after eliminating every remaining player from the final seven in WCOOP’s 2...

Oct 2, 2026
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