Poker
February 12, 2026
Lifelong Caesars Rewards Member Strikes $1.2M Jackpot
Caesars Entertainment has announced and publicized the most recent win of a longtime player, a member of the Caesars Awards program, who secured the life-altering $1.20 million payout at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs Hotel & Casino. First Big Winner from New Progressive Network Announced in Iowa The jackpot drop occurred on Saturday, February 7, and […]
Poker
February 12, 2026
Phil Hellmuth Gifts $100K+ Watch to PrizePicks Founder Adam Wexler
Phil Hellmuth, one of the world’s legendary poker players and an outspoken Internet celebrity, has shared a video on X that showed him and Adam Wexler, the CEO and Founder of PrizePicks, a prediction market and DFS platform, hanging out. That Hellmuth would move in the same circles as Wexler is not surprising, but the […]
Poker
February 10, 2026
Ex-Tottenham Player Dele Alli Reportedly Lost $190K in Late-Night Poker Sessions
Dele Alli, a celebrated former Tottenham ace and soccer player, has run into another spot of bad luck tied to his gambling, the Daily Mail reported. According to the publication, Alli lost about GBP 150,000 ($190,000) in late-night poker games at the Victoria Casino in London, the United Kingdom. The outlet cited sources that described […]
Poker
February 5, 2026
Phil Hellmuth Buys $2.8M Elaine Wynn’s Las Vegas Condo
Poker ace Phil Hellmuth has bought Elaine Wynn’s, Steve Wynn’s former wife, Las Vegas condo for $2.8 million, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. The property is located in a luxury high-rise, Park Towers at 1 Hughes Center Drive. The purchase comes after Hellmuth moved to Las Vegas in December with his wife, the Review-Journal reported, […]
Poker
February 5, 2026
Life of WSOP Founder Benny Binion to Be Made Movie by Sylvester Stallone
Benny Binion, a Texas gangster turned casino mogul, is one of the most influential figures in the modern-day gambling landscape, and one of his most notable legacies is the World Series of Poker, the World Cup for poker, if you will. World Series of Poker Founder to Have His Story on the Big Screen Now, […]
Poker
January 22, 2026
Ignition Clarifies: Viral Bot Farm Video Is From 2022
Poker pro Martin Zamani shared a controversial video over the weekend that once again sparked concern regarding the use of bots in online poker. The short clip appeared to show a “massive bot farm” on Ignition and Bovada, with multiple rooms full of computers running tables through VPNs, but no actual players present. “They’ve Known […]
Poker
January 22, 2026
Toronto Police Arrest and Charge Poker Pro Following Reports of Sexual Assault
Toronto police have arrested the professional poker player, 39-year-old D.K. for having allegedly sexually assaulted someone during an event. D.K. met the alleged victim for the first time in Toronto at an event he himself hosted. Allegedly, the victim was assaulted at some point during the event. On January 15, police received reports of sexual […]
Poker
January 20, 2026
88YO Senior Citizen Sweeps Poker Tournament at Beau Rivage – Ends 14th
When the 88-year-old woman walked into the Beau Rivage to sign up for the local poker tournament, eyebrows were raised. This was going to be Linda Hammons’s first real tournament she played in-person, but before she could sit down at the green felt, she had a few skeptics to convince. Great Grandmother Makes It in […]
Poker
January 12, 2026
Australian Poker Pro Falls to Temptation, Ends up Cheating
One of the biggest names in Australian poker, Chris Skinner, was caught on camera cheating as he was participating in a small tournament on New Year’s, called Poker With Fred. Skinner Falls from Poker Grace over What Appears Petty Cheating The event required an AUD $125 buy-in or about $85, and it was recorded on […]
Poker
January 2, 2026
Supreme Court Lawyer Says He Lost Up to $15m from Poker
A whitecollar professional, and a Supreme Court lawyer of all things, should have a theoretical edge at the green felt, but that is not what always happened in the case of Tom Goldstein. The former Supreme Court lawyer has paid dearly for his poker proclivity after, last January, he was indicted on charges of tax […]
