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progressGTONewsJozef Mlynek is the founder of progressGTO. He plays online MTTs on GGPoker and builds study tools for players at micro to mid stakes, free for now.
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Houston police raided 101 Poker Club in Katy on 22 October 2026, arrested four people and seized about 118,000 dollars. What police said, what sources say about rake and what is unconfirmed.
BetRivers Poker launched Mystery Bounty tournaments on 4 November 2026 in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Delaware and West Virginia. What two outlets report, where they differ and what is unknown.
Bryn Kenney sued GGPoker's parent company and its chief executive in Nevada over a promised 5 percent stake and cut commissions. What the filings allege, what Kim argues and what is still open.
A hand from The Lodge Card Club in Texas went viral in November 2026 after a player said he called, pulled his chips back and then chopped. What one report says happened, and what we cannot confirm.
PokerStars on FanDuel added Run It Twice back to cash games in November 2026. What the reports say, what the feature does to your expected value and what remains unclear.
Alberta's regulated market started on 13 July 2026 and gave operators three months to get licensed or leave. What happened on 13 October, what is still unknown, and why liquidity decides what players can play.
On 24 September 2026 ClubWPT Gold told Nevada players it was winding down in the state after regulatory action. What the reports confirm, what the company hinted about a return and what remains unexplained.
On 10 November 2026 PokerStars published the 2027 European Poker Tour calendar and new buy-ins. Which prices change, where the reports disagree and what the fee split will show.
On 28 October 2026 Paddy Power Poker left iPoker for the PokerStars Network, after Betfair in August. What the reports confirm, where they differ and why a bigger pool matters.
On 4 November 2026 the Winning Poker Network turned its ScreenShield protection on by default for every player. What it blocks, what it cannot do and what players who record or share their screen should check.
In October 2025 GGPoker banned a GGMillion$ winner and suspended a well-known player for real-time help. We lay out what GGPoker officially said, what the people involved said and what is still only claimed.
In October 2026 a forum analysis of 26 million tournament hands flagged 2,587 accounts on QQPK. The room banned 893 and set up a compensation fund. What is confirmed, what is claimed and what is open.
In autumn 2026 two Las Vegas poker rooms moved from pitching cards to sliding them across the felt. What changes at the table, why the rooms did it and where players and dealers disagree.
After the June 2026 summit the Tournament Directors Association published its 2026 rules in September. What the reports say changed, where they disagree and what a tournament player should check.
On 3 November 2026 GGPoker announced Lex Veldhuis as its Global Streaming Ambassador, ten months after he left PokerStars. What was announced, what the sources disagree on and what is not public.
In our strategy book the big blind defends 58% of hands at 10 BB and almost 9 in 10 at 20 BB. Here is how the mix of calls, raises and all-ins changes with the stack.
At a nine-handed final table with 10 BB each, our ICM library has the button going all-in with 35% of hands while the big blind calls 16%. Who is robbing whom, and what is the fine print?
In our ICM library, with nine equal 10 BB stacks, the big blind calls a button shove with 5% of hands on a very flat ladder and 21% on a steep one. Here is why, and what it does not tell you.
Jurojin confirmed that an attacker swapped its update packages for one group of users, and one poker tool maker confirmed a second compromise. We separate the parties' own statements from the claims that remain unproven.
Thirty-one people, an NBA coach and a Brooklyn courtroom. We read the reporting on the rigged high-stakes poker case and separate what courts have recorded from what prosecutors allege.
In our strategy book the first player opens 17 to 18% of hands from 10 to 40 BB. The button's continue range grows from 12% to 16% as the stacks get deeper.
What GGPoker's 15 October post says about third-party software, what reports add, and what is still open.
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