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Shaun Deeb provides both heat and drama at WSOP Europe accordingly to DNegs.

Deeb finds himself in yet another drama-filled hand, with Negreanu breaking it down.

Two runner-up finishes at WSOP E must sting as Deeb hunts for the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year title.

“Inexcusable and disastrous error” says Jef Platt on the WSOP E live stream faux par.

Platt who now works for the World Series of Poker has some choice words on the lack of delay on the Main Event live stream.

Honestly, it’s hard to believe mistakes like this can still happen. 😱

Players liking the new FanDuel + PokerStars experience.

Nice to see some positive comments coming in for the new PokerStars-FanDuel mashup.

BetMGM Poker is taking a unique swing with its golf-themed tournament series.

We’ve seen BetMGM Poker roll out plenty of sports-themed series—basketball, baseball, even NFL.

But golf?

That’s a new one.

BetMGM is now leaning all the way in with its Fairway Classic series; 19 events running from April 9 to 13 with $200K in guarantees.

And here’s the fun part: every winner gets a customized Den Caddy golf bag.

It’s intriguing that PokerStars is running bigger Sunday Million guarantees in the US than globally this weekend.

Here’s something quite interesting happening this Sunday in the poker world.

PokerStars’ dot-com Sunday flagship tournament carries a $400,000 guarantee this weekend. Solid, but not extraordinary by its own historical standards.

Meanwhile, the new PokerStars on FanDuel, currently available in just three US states, is hosting two $500,000 guaranteed tournaments, both branded as Sunday Million.

Let that sink in for a moment.

The global dot-com network, spanning dozens of countries, isn’t hitting the $500K mark this weekend. Yet a ring-fenced US platform with a much smaller player pool is pushing past it—twice.

To be fair, context matters. This appears to be a one-off push on the US side. And historically, the dot-com network has set the bar much higher, regularly running $1 million guaranteed Sunday Millions.

In fact, on April 19, PokerStars will bring back a $500,000 guaranteed tournament on the dot-com network. So it’s not a question of capability, it’s more about timing and occasion.

Still, it’s a fascinating snapshot of how regional markets are evolving differently in today’s poker ecosystem.

Everyone loves an underdog story. Thanks GGPoker.

Zhu who entered the WSOP Europe Main Event via a GG qualifier is now chip leader of the final table.

Amazing scenes.

PokerStars ropes in VegasMatt to tell us about the upcoming Sunday Million.

The Sunday Million runs on FanDuel Poker THIS weekend, for the first time ever. It’s all very exciting.

Don’t forget even if you used to be PokerStars US player you need to sign up all over again now that the platform exists on FanDuel.

888poker is holding a special PLO Weekend from April 10 to 12. Which is this weekend!

During this time, PLO5 and PLO6 players will get 100 percent of their rake back, no matter the stakes. There are also special freerolls for tournament tickets and no annoying opt-ins—just play and wait for the refund.

It is a simple promo: play PLO5 or PLO6, get your rake back, and maybe score some freeroll action. For PLO fans, it is a decent excuse to fire up the tables for a couple days.

If true, this is a massive error from the WSOP Europe organizers.

The saving grace was the issues were fixed quickly, but sounds like some damage already done.

The final table for the 2026 WSOP Europe Main Event is set.

After a long day that cut the field from 25 to nine. Hengtao Zhu, who surprisingly qualified on GGPoker and had only $39,361 in live winnings before this, leads the way with a big stack. Chris ‘Big Huni’ Hunichen even told Zhu he was 'too f***ing good’ on Day 3.

The nine finalists return Friday at noon to play for the bracelet and €2 million.

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