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Today We Will Meet the Champion of the Successful 44th Edition of Banco Casino Masters
The 44th edition is set to go down in history as one of the most successful Masters, with the Main Event recording 1,863 entries and surpassing the guarantee. Tune in to our livestream today at 16:30 to find out who will walk away with €40,746.
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Martin Kabrhel Divides Poker Again: Clash with Sam Soverel Revives Old Questions About RFID Cards
Once again, Martin Kabrhel is a hot topic in the poker community. In a new video, Alex Duvall delves into Martin's RFID controversy with Sam Soverel, old suspicions from the WSOP, and the fine line between entertainment and rule-breaking.
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STREAM: $50K PLO High Roller - Final Table | World Series of Poker 2026

The final table of Event #55: $50K High Roller PLO promises thrilling action with a star-studded lineup.

This exclusive tournament attracted a total of 110 entries, pushing the overall prize pool to a massive $5,225,000. The winner is set to take home $1,368,700, but the path to victory goes through an exceptionally challenging final field.

The absolute chipleader is Britain's Robert Cowen, who holds a significant lead over second-place, Brazilian Joao Simao. All eyes are on Santhosh Suvarna, who already conquered the $50K High Roller in Hold'em this year.

Contending for his third bracelet this summer is Japan's Naoya Kihara, while the Brazilian banner is flown by both Simao and the stellar Yuri Dzivielevski.

Final Table Lineup after Day 2 – Event #55: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha

Rank

Player

Country

Stack

1.

Robert Cowen

UK

9,060,000

2.

Joao Simao

Brazil

6,985,000

3.

Carlo van Ravenswoud

Netherlands

6,300,000

4.

Venkat Chivukula

USA

4,700,000

5.

Naoya Kihara

Japan

2,035,000

6.

Veselin Karakitukov

Bulgaria

1,510,000

7.

Yuri Dzivielevski

Brazil

1,450,000

8.

Santhosh Suvarna

India

1,185,000


Final Table Payouts:

Position

Prize

1st

$1,368,700

2nd

$912,420

3rd

$628,510

4th

$445,440

5th

$325,080

6th

$244,510

7th

$189,720

8th

$152,020


Sources: WSOP Live, YouTube

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VLOG | Daniel Negreanu WSOP 2026 Day 25: $25K PLO Pain Against Foxen and a Short Stint in the H.O.R.S.E. Event

Day 25 for Daniel starts unusually calm. He's still in his room, talking about sleep, mattresses, and how crucial quality rest is during the WSOP. But soon, he's back in tournament mode. With just 31 players left in the $25K PLO, his stack is among the short ones. The issue isn't just the number of blinds but mainly his table lineup.

Daniel considers the names and immediately knows this won't be a passive table. Pärssinen, Foxen, Kornuth, Gryko, and Ding Xiao—on a regular table you might control the pot and find small spots, but not here.

Alex Foxen is once again at Daniel's table, and Negreanu jokes about it. He says Foxen must be at least 500 feet away from him and should be moved to the $500 Daily Deepstack. It's classic vlog humor, but there's a poker point: Foxen keeps appearing at Daniel's table during critical moments this summer.

A Potential Game-Changing Spot

It doesn't take long before a hand defines the entire vlog. Foxen opens, Daniel calls on the button with KK, Chance Kornuth is in the big blind, and the flop brings a king. Daniel has top set. The action comes to him, he bets 300k, Foxen check-pots, and the chips go in.

According to Daniel, it's not a hand where anyone did something crazy. In PLO, it's just a spot where two strong hands collide, and the stacks end up in the middle. Daniel says he was roughly a 59-60% favorite. Top set against a hand with a nut flush draw and other outs. Daniel hopes for a paired board, wanting the board to pair so the hand ends. However, the river completes the flush, and Daniel exits in 26th place for $69,531.

Frustration That Can't Be Hidden

Daniel leaves the table calmly, but the vlog shows the blow stings. It's not about one hand. It's the accumulated feeling from the summer, repeatedly getting good spots, playing for big equity, yet missing the river. He talks about millions of dollars in equity that have slipped away in such moments at the WSOP over recent years.

After busting out of the PLO, a classic reset with food follows. Daniel heads to Taco Tarian at Planet Hollywood, enjoys a plant-based burrito, rice, beans, and salad. It's a brief pause between tournaments and a segue into another topic stirring poker Twitter: Phil Hellmuth and the markup for his son in the Main Event.

Daniel jokes with his tweet, saying his son will play the WSOP Main in 2048 and you can already buy a share at 1.6 markup, because by then it will surely be 4.0. The point is clear. Hellmuth's son isn't doing anything wrong, but Phil is exposing him to unnecessary criticism. When someone with no results sells Main Event shares at 1.4, while grinders with real results sell at 1.1 or 1.2, the community will react.

H.O.R.S.E. After Rest

After eating, Daniel changes plans. Instead of jumping into the $10K HORSE immediately, he decides to take a nap. Given the emotional hit from the PLO, it makes sense. He mentions how transitioning straight from one bust-out to another tournament is mentally challenging. A short reset, a second coffee, and then back to the game.

In HORSE, however, there's no big comeback. Negreanu tries to spin up a short stack and briefly moves from a few thousand back to about 37-38k. The end comes in limit hold’em. Chris opens from under the gun, Daniel 3-bets with ace-king, and gets a call from ace-jack. The flop is A-6-2 with two clubs, Daniel has Kc, bets, and gets called. The turn is Jc, Daniel has the nut flush draw plus ace-king, the opponent raises, Daniel doesn't have much left and goes all-in. The river brings another jack. Full house for the opponent and a halt in HORSE.

Day 25 isn’t a story of triumph. It’s about the reality of the WSOP grind when a player makes a plan, gets the spot they want, yet still heads home feeling like the tournament slipped through their fingers.

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WSOP Day 26: Anderson Scores a Double in Three Days, Cowen Leads $50K PLO
On the 26th day of WSOP 2026, the poker world once again bowed to Calvin Anderson, who mastered two prestigious championships in three days to claim his seventh bracelet. Meanwhile, the elite $50K PLO High Roller is nearing its conclusion. Robert Cowen leads a star-studded final eight, gunning for the $1.3 million prize.
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WSOP 2026: Abhishek Mhatre Triumphs Over Martin Jacobson in Heads-Up (Event #56)
Abhishek Mhatre achieved a career milestone by winning the prestigious and highly competitive $3K 6-Handed event at WSOP 2026. In a thrilling final showdown, he overcame the 2014 WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson to claim his first gold bracelet and a career-best $492,050.
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WSOP 2026: Calvin Anderson Clinches Two Titles in Three Days (Event #54)
American poker phenomenon Calvin Anderson achieved the extraordinary at WSOP 2026. Just three days after dominating the $10K Razz Championship, he found no match in the fiercely competitive $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship. For his seventh gold bracelet, he took home a prize of $413,580.
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Banco Casino Masters #44: Main Event Guarantee Surpassed as First Spadepoker Challenger Champion Radoslaw Wielewicki from Poland Emerges
The Main Event at Banco Casino Masters has smashed the quarter-million guarantee during yesterday's sessions. The inaugural Spadepoker Challenger Champion title went to Radoslaw Wielewicki from Poland, ahead of local player Jakub Boško.
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"Poker Brat" in Isolation: Phil Hellmuth Battles Covid
The biggest icon of the World Series of Poker, Phil Hellmuth, faces an unexpected opponent in the middle of the ongoing season. The legendary "Poker Brat" confirmed via social network X that he tested positive for Covid-19. This news explains his absence from several prestigious tournaments this week, which he had to skip due to the illness.
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Highlights | SpadePoker Challenger I. (Final table)

The inaugural SpadePoker Challenger has its first-ever champion! Watch the best hands, biggest bluffs, crucial all-ins and emotional moments from the €550 SpadePoker Challenger final table, played inside the brand-new SPADEPOKER Studio at Banco Casino Bratislava. 

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WSOP 2026: Zachary Gruneberg Becomes the First Champion in 5-Card Omaha (Event #53)
Zachary Gruneberg dominated the first-ever tournament of its kind at the World Series of Poker. Competing against Omaha experts, he clinched his third gold bracelet and a $271,552 prize in the Five Card PLO event.
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STREAM: $50K PLO High Roller - Day 2 | World Series of Poker 2026

Watch the titans clash live in one of this year's most prestigious and expensive WSOP tournaments! The livestream of Day 2 of Event #55: $50K High Roller PLO promises top-notch action where every mistake can cost tens of thousands of dollars.

The tournament recorded 110 entries, generating a massive prize pool of $5,225,000, with a seven-figure reward of $1,368,700 awaiting the winner.

A star-studded lineup remains in the hunt for the prestigious title and the gold bracelet. Leading after Day 1 are Sean Winter and the legendary Daniel Negreanu. Breathing down their necks are other big names like Jason Koon, Yuri Dzivielevski, and Joao Simao.

Don't miss this unique high-stakes ride filled with strategic battles from the world's best players!

Top 10 Stacks after Day 1 – Event #55: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha

Rank

Player

Country

Stack

1.

Sean Winter

USA

1,775,000

2.

Daniel Negreanu

Canada

1,750,000

3.

David Benyamine

France

1,660,000

4.

Carlo van Ravenswoud

Netherlands

1,350,000

5.

Jason Koon

USA

1,330,000

6.

Dylan Weisman

USA

1,320,000

7.

Yuri Dzivielevski

Brazil

1,275,000

8.

Sean Rafael

USA

1,135,000

9.

Venkat Chivukula

USA

1,115,000

10.

Barrett Threadgill

USA

1,105,000


Sources: WSOP Live, YouTube