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🔥🏆 Poker Dream 26’s new Team Event is taking shape!The inaugural four-player Team Event is already attracting attention ...
02/10/2026

🔥🏆 Poker Dream 26’s new Team Event is taking shape!

The inaugural four-player Team Event is already attracting attention ahead of Poker Dream 26 in Genting Highlands, with Only Aces International, MFZZ and The Fourth Street among the teams targeting the title.

The new format combines individual play with team strategy, including player switches and designated opportunities for teammates to discuss decisions.

🏆 Four-player teams
🐉 Gold Dragon trophies for the winners
🇲🇾 Genting Highlands
📅 October 8-19
🔥 Only Aces International, MFZZ & The Fourth Street

With more teams expected to join the race, the first Gold Dragon trophies at Poker Dream are up for grabs.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/poker-dream-26-team-event-only-aces-mfzz-fourth-street

🔥🏆 CoinPoker’s inaugural GOPC pays $88.44 million!The Global Online Poker Championship has concluded with $88.44M in pri...
02/10/2026

🔥🏆 CoinPoker’s inaugural GOPC pays $88.44 million!

The Global Online Poker Championship has concluded with $88.44M in prize money paid across more than 2.12 million entries.

The series also paid $14.68M above advertised guarantees, with “Siema” claiming the biggest individual prize of $423,606.

🏆 $88.44M paid
🎯 2.12M entries
💰 $14.68M above guarantees
🔥 18.88M hands dealt
🥇 “Siema”: $423,606

“Yafish” led the GOPC record book with 19 medals and 955 tournaments played, while Brazil topped the country standings with 1,069 medals.

Now the focus shifts to The One, which begins October 4 with a $5M guarantee and $1M top prize.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/coinpokers-gopc-pays-8844m-as-the-one-takes-over-october

🔥🏆 Felipe Boianovsky makes WCOOP history!Felipe “lipe piv” Boianovsky won the $10,000 WCOOP Main Event/World Championshi...
02/10/2026

🔥🏆 Felipe Boianovsky makes WCOOP history!

Felipe “lipe piv” Boianovsky won the $10,000 WCOOP Main Event/World Championship for $551,632, defeating 289 entries to become the first player to win both the SCOOP High Main Event and WCOOP High Main Event.

Meanwhile, former PokerStars Ambassador Alejandro “Papo” Lococo, better known as Papo MC, captured his maiden WCOOP title, winning the $1,050 Main Event for $343,242 from 2,310 entries.

🏆 Felipe Boianovsky: $551,632
🔥 Historic SCOOP/WCOOP High Main Event double
🏆 Papo MC: $343,242
🇺🇦 “ihor888888”: $172,022 in the $109 Main Event
🇧🇷 Brazil: 86 WCOOP titles

Renan “Internett93o” Bruschi and Johannes “Jepser8” Straver led the multiple-title winners with four victories each.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/wcoop-2026-felipe-boianovsky-makes-history-as-papo-mc-claims-maiden-title

🔥🇮🇪 Ryan Plant wins his fifth APT title at Jeju!Ryan Plant claimed the KRW 5M High Roller at APT Jeju for KRW 179.79M (~...
02/10/2026

🔥🇮🇪 Ryan Plant wins his fifth APT title at Jeju!

Ryan Plant claimed the KRW 5M High Roller at APT Jeju for KRW 179.79M (~$132,686), defeating 43 returning players to secure his fifth career APT title and an APT Championship Main Event seat.

🏆 Ryan Plant: KRW 179.79M (~$132,686)
🔥 Fifth APT title
♠️ 43 players returned
🎟️ APT Championship Main Event seat

Meanwhile, Ma Kaihong continued his wire-to-wire run in the Main Event, leading the final 47 with 3.185M chips from 1,375 entries.

The Zodiac Classic also reached its final day after attracting 373 entries, while Stanley Weng won the inaugural Single Day Super High Roller for KRW 72.98M (~$53,858).

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/apt-jeju-2026-day-7-recap-ryan-plant-wins-fifth-apt-title-as-main-event-reaches-final-47

🔥🇦🇺 Victorian Poker Championship returns to Crown Melbourne!The Victorian Poker Championship 2026 runs from October 12-2...
01/10/2026

🔥🇦🇺 Victorian Poker Championship returns to Crown Melbourne!

The Victorian Poker Championship 2026 runs from October 12-27 at Crown Melbourne, bringing two weeks of tournament poker and an expanded mix of formats.

The festival is headlined by a A$2,500 Main Event, alongside high rollers, PLO tournaments and mixed-game action.

🏆 A$2,500 Main Event
📅 October 12-27
🔥 A$10,600 Super High Roller
💰 A$5,000 High Roller
♠️ NLHE, PLO and mixed games
🎯 Four Main Event starting flights

Players can also compete in Mystery Bounty, H.O.R.S.E., 8-Game, 2-7 Triple Draw and PLO Hi-Lo events throughout the schedule.

The APT's Satellite Showdown II has already awarded another 18 Main Event seats, taking the total secured through the Satellite Showdown events to 45.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/victorian-poker-championship-2026-crown-melbourne

🔥🇦🇺 Thomas Lee crowned WPT Australia Player of the Festival!Thomas Lee finished WPT Australia 2026 with 1,635 points, tw...
01/10/2026

🔥🇦🇺 Thomas Lee crowned WPT Australia Player of the Festival!

Thomas Lee finished WPT Australia 2026 with 1,635 points, two titles and two runner-up finishes, earning the $5,000 WPT Passport as Player of the Festival.

His campaign ended with another victory, as Lee defeated 65 entries in the $5,000 PLO Australian Championship for $78,857. 🏆

🏆 2 titles
🥈 2 runner-up finishes
💰 $230,130 in listed prize money
📈 1,635 Player of the Festival points
🎟️ $5,000 WPT Passport

Not A Hobby also claimed Team of the Festival with 3,145 points, while Alex Thompson won the headline WPT Australia Championship for A$450,900.

The final day also saw Ling Liu win The Ultimate Freeze for $29,720 and Christopheros Winters claim his second festival trophy in the Sydney Finale for $15,597.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/wpt-australia-2026-concludes-thomas-lee-player-of-the-festival

🔥🇰🇷 Ma Kaihong leads APT Jeju Main Event Day 3!The APT Jeju Main Event has reached the money, with 1,375 entries creatin...
01/10/2026

🔥🇰🇷 Ma Kaihong leads APT Jeju Main Event Day 3!

The APT Jeju Main Event has reached the money, with 1,375 entries creating a KRW 3.208B (~$2.39M) prize pool. Just 198 players remain, with KRW 556.34M (~$415,180) awaiting the champion.

🏆 Ma Kaihong: 1,135,000 chips
🔥 198 players remain
♠️ 1,375 entries
💰 KRW 556.34M (~$415,180) top prize

Meanwhile, Joseph Cheong leads 43 returning players in the KRW 5M High Roller, with KRW 179.79M (~$132,686) and an APT Championship seat awaiting the winner.

Other Day 6 champions included Tran Hanh, who claimed his ninth APT title, Su Yang, who recorded a career-best score, and Suiyuan Chen, who captured her second APT Jeju title.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/apt-jeju-2026-day-6-recap-main-event-money

🔥🇺🇸 Connor Hayward wins the Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Main Event!Connor Hayward came from behind heads-up to...
01/10/2026

🔥🇺🇸 Connor Hayward wins the Horseshoe Council Bluffs WSOP Circuit Main Event!

Connor Hayward came from behind heads-up to win the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs, earning his first Circuit gold ring and a career-best $76,797.

🏆 Connor Hayward: $76,797
🥈 John Ypma: $50,593
🥉 Matthew Riffel: $34,304
♠️ 232 entries
💰 $351,480 prize pool
💍 First WSOP Circuit ring

Hayward entered heads-up play with around half of Ypma's stack before turning the match around and securing the title.

The Council Bluffs stop awarded 18 Circuit rings, with Daniel Lowery and Ari Engel both reaching 21 career rings during the series.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/10/connor-hayward-wins-horseshoe-council-bluffs-wsopc-main-event

🔥🇦🇺 Alex Thompson wins the WPT Australia Championship!Thompson turned his final-day chip lead into the WPT Australia Cha...
30/09/2026

🔥🇦🇺 Alex Thompson wins the WPT Australia Championship!

Thompson turned his final-day chip lead into the WPT Australia Championship title, defeating 527 entries at The Star Sydney for A$450,900.

He entered the final six with 8.615M chips and maintained control through the final table before defeating Filip Radic heads-up.

🏆 Alex Thompson: A$450,900
🥈 Filip Radic: A$290,000
🥉 Pranav Bhatt: A$214,000
♠️ 527 entries
💰 A$2.424M prize pool

Thompson sealed the title with jack-high against Radic's suited six-five, holding through the river to complete the victory.

Meanwhile, Musang Kim won the WPT World Champs Warm-Up for $28,778, while Sam Chi captured the Down Under Dominator for $46,031.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/09/alex-thompson-final-day-chip-lead-wpt-australia-championship

🔥🇹🇼 Nevan Chang wins the record-breaking Superstar Challenge at APT Jeju!Nevan Chang added his 10th APT title by winning...
30/09/2026

🔥🇹🇼 Nevan Chang wins the record-breaking Superstar Challenge at APT Jeju!

Nevan Chang added his 10th APT title by winning the KRW 37M Superstar Challenge for KRW 451.78M (~$337,150) from a record 51-entry field.

The Natural8 ambassador entered the final table fifth in chips before eliminating five of his eight opponents to take control. Chang then defeated Rudy Edenata heads-up in just three hands.

🏆 Nevan Chang: KRW 451.78M (~$337,150)
🔥 10th APT title
♠️ 51 entries
💰 KRW 1.785B (~$1.33M) prize pool
🎟️ $10,000 APT Championship seat

Meanwhile, the APT Jeju Main Event has surged to 1,172 entries, with 368 players advancing to Day 2 and late registration still open.

📖 Read the full story on Life Of Poker.
https://lifeofpoker.com/news/2026/09/apt-jeju-main-event-surpasses-1100-entries-chang-leads-day-2

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