Author name: Eddie Stone

The Japan Open Poker Tour is facing criticism after its October 2026 Ladies Championship listed 150 condoms and lubricant among the winner’s sponsored prizes. With a ¥30,000 entry fee, tournament player contracts, and mounting objections from female players, the controversy raises questions about sponsorship, respect, and the future of women’s poker.

Britney Jing, known as AllInBritney, will temporarily step away from Hustler Casino Live while the show reviews allegations involving a staking dispute, deception and possible collusion. Jing denies owing money, and HCL says it has not reached any conclusions. Here is what happened and what remains unproven.

GGPoker has launched Ocean KO, a new jackpot-style Progressive Knockout format where every elimination triggers a random bounty multiplier. Standard bounties can hit up to 400x, players evolve through 14 levels, and a Legendary Shark bounty can be worth up to $1.5 million. Here is exactly how Ocean KO works.

A major online poker security scandal has emerged after compromised versions of third-party tools allegedly gave an attacker remote access to high-stakes players’ computers and hole cards. Jurojin and IntuitiveTables have confirmed security incidents, players have reported six-figure losses, and poker operators are now responding with new protections.

Alejandro “Papo MC” Lococo has won the 2026 PokerStars WCOOP $1,050 Main Event for $343,242. The Argentine poker star topped a 2,310-entry field, entered the final table third in chips and defeated “Goodarla” heads-up to capture his first WCOOP title.

Felipe “lipe piv” Boianovsky has won the 2026 PokerStars WCOOP $10,300 Main Event for $551,632. The Brazilian became the first player in poker history to win the high-stakes Main Event at both WCOOP and SCOOP after previously capturing the 2023 SCOOP $10K Main Event for more than $1 million.

Sergio Aido has won the final bracelet event of the 2026 WSOP Online series, taking down the $10,000 GGMillion$ High Roller for $2,228,762. The Spanish star defeated a 1,754-entry field, earned his third WSOP bracelet and won the same marquee event for the second time in three years.

Benny “RunGodlike” Glaser has extended his all-time WCOOP record to 19 titles after winning a $530 Stud event and a $530 HORSE tournament in under three hours. The British mixed-game star now has three WCOOP victories in 2026 and is tied for the most combined COOP titles.

Looking for an alternative to ClubGG in 2026? PokerBros offers the closest private-club experience, Global Poker provides a US-focused social poker lobby, Ignition uses anonymous public tables, while PokerStars and GGPoker offer traditional poker-room models where available. Here is how the leading ClubGG alternatives compare.

Alexandra Botez has won the 2026 Poker Champs heads-up tournament for $250,000. The chess star defeated PaymoneyWubby in the semifinal before beating Sodapoppin in the final of Doug Polk and ClubWPT Gold’s $500,000 streamer poker event.