A $1/$2 NLH hand at Playground Poker Club in Quebec saw a straight flush lose to a higher straight flush, triggering a room-wide Bad Beat Jackpot worth CAD $1,595,087. Here’s the verified breakdown of the hand, payouts, and rules.
WSOPC returns to Nottingham with 12 ring events, a £1,500 Main Event guaranteed at £1M, and multiple live/online satellites. Full dates, key highlights, and what to watch.
The 2025 GUKPT Blackpool festival runs November 1–9 with a £250,000 guaranteed Main Event and nine days of poker action at Grosvenor G Casino.
Brazil’s “161445” turned a $109 buy-in into $60,751 to capture the Sunday Million Mystery Bounty as the 2025 EPT Season Online opened on PokerStars with major wins across the board.
Lex Veldhuis’ full house and tight river call against Alan Keating stole the spotlight in PokerStars Big Game Episode 8, featuring Chance Kornuth and Jason Koon.
Merritt Kuhn captured the first-ever MSPT Spade Poker Championship at FireKeepers Casino in Michigan, topping a massive 2,773-entry field and taking home $339,115 after a heads-up deal.
Yue Wang claims the IPT Athlone €30K in a Day title after a 14-hour run, topping 235 entries for €10,000. Full final-table payouts and the next stop, Siege of Clonmel IV.
Deckmate 2 hack shown in a WIRED video reveals how a journalist used a shuffler exploit to dominate a private game and spark security debate.
The poker community mourns the loss of Jordan Fishman, winner of the 2025 Eastern Poker Open High Roller, who passed away after a sudden cardiac event.
Tomasz Brzezinski defeated Mykhailo Ostash after a dramatic heads-up deal to win the EPT Malta Main Event for €631,632 from a €4,355,300 pool.
