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A $1/$2 cash-game hand involving Abby Merk and a player named Susan has exploded across poker social media. Merk shoved for more than $800, told Susan she did not really want a call, then reacted after Susan called with pocket sixes and won both runouts. The hand has opened a much bigger debate about table talk, friendship, soft play and live poker etiquette.

ClubGG and Ignition Poker offer US players two very different online poker experiences. ClubGG focuses on private clubs, unions and social poker, while Ignition uses anonymous public tables, a direct cashier and traditional real-money poker. Here is the complete 2026 comparison.

WSOP Paradise has added a new $250,000 Pro-Am bracelet event with a $10 million guarantee. Professionals can register directly, while amateur players must apply for approval and will compete separately from the pros until both fields reach the money.

A UK PokerStars player turned a $25 Spin & Go Max entry into a $500,000 first prize after landing the rare 26,000x multiplier. The six-player game created a $650,000 total prize pool, and PokerStars lists the jackpot odds at just one in a million.

Nick Schulman has won the $100,000 Triton Jeju Main Event for $3,854,888, the largest tournament score of his career. The Poker Hall of Famer defeated a 196-entry field just two days after finishing runner-up in another Triton event for more than $810,000.

PokerBros and ACR Poker give US players two very different online poker experiences. PokerBros revolves around private clubs and unions, while ACR offers a traditional poker room with a direct cashier, cash games and massive tournament schedules. Here is how they compare in 2026.

ClubGG and PokerStars offer two completely different ways to play online poker in 2026. We compare private clubs, tournaments, ring games, rewards, software, mobile play, player pools, security and live-event opportunities to determine which platform fits each type of poker player.

The $200,000 Triton Invitational in Jeju has become the biggest edition on record, drawing 173 entries and creating a $34.6 million prize pool. Only 16 players remain, with $7.25 million waiting for the champion and defending winner Adrián Mateos still alive.

Patrik Antonius and Ossi “Monarch” Ketola each put $10 million on the table at Triton Jeju for the biggest livestreamed heads-up poker match ever. Four hours, a $3 million bluff, a $5.2 million cooler and a brutal straight flush later, Ketola walked away with Antonius’ entire $10 million stack.

Phil Ivey finished ninth in Triton Jeju’s $40,000 Mystery Bounty, but the story was far from over. One day later, a representative opened his first envelope and found the $400,000 jackpot bounty, helping Ivey turn a ninth-place finish into a $502,000 total payday.