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5 days ago | poker.org | Matt Hansen

We're within smelling distance of the World Series of Poker, but we aren't there yet, and there are still a few twists and turns before we get to the big summer festival. The biggest stories of the week have digested and Sarah Herring is back to make sense of it all with another edition of PokerOrg's The Showdown. Safely move to the Play button above and get into it. You only need to trade 95 seconds of your life. The rundownThis Week on The Showdown: Tom Dwan is ok and everyone is relieved.

6 days ago | poker.org | Matt Hansen

A high-powered meeting of poker minds is set for the opening days of the summer poker season, where some of the sharpest minds in poker will be on hand for the ultimate prep session at Phil Galfond's Beyond the Game 2025 Summer Summit at Virgin Hotel Las Vegas from May 26–28. The summit will bring together serious players who want to take their approach to the next level, both in the game and beyond.

6 days ago | poker.org | Matt Hansen

Robbie Strazynski's Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival has marked its spot on the calendar for an 11th edition at the Bellagio this summer with 10 days of cash games and four chances at a $3,500 tournament seat. The popular get-together will run from June 8–12 and 15–19 at Bellagio Las Vegas, just across the pedestrian bridge from the World Series of Poker. Dealer's choice cash games will start each day at 12 pm with $4/8 and $8/16, though it will go higher with enough player interest.

1 week ago | poker.org | Matt Hansen

A New Era of the Asian Poker Tour was launched with a rebrand in 2023, and it's been riding a wave of growth with record-breaking tournaments — most recently a 2,570-entry Main Event that wrapped up a monster series in Taipei. The tour will stop at Incheon and Jeju before it culminates back in Taipei at the first-ever APT Championship. It will carry a $10K buy-in and a $5M guarantee, putting it among the big tournaments around the world.

1 week ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

With the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker just a few weeks away, the WSOP has released several updates and clarifications to rules around coaching and electronic devices. Rule 64 — and, to a lesser extent, Rule 63 — in the official 2025 WSOP rules includes new and enhanced language specifically prohibiting coaching with any technology involved in the process, along with new restrictions for the use of phones and other electronic devices.