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Cheating cases, software compromises and integrity rulings at the online poker sites, sorted into what is confirmed and what is only alleged.

Texas poker club raid in Katy: four arrested, 118,000 dollars seized and the rake question behind Texas card rooms
Industry · 14 Nov 2026

Texas poker club raid in Katy: four arrested, 118,000 dollars seized and the rake question behind Texas card rooms

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.

JMJozef Mlynek5 min read
BetRivers Poker adds Mystery Bounty tournaments: what is live in four US states and what the reports leave out
Industry · 13 Nov 2026

BetRivers Poker adds Mystery Bounty tournaments: what is live in four US states and what the reports leave out

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.

JMJozef Mlynek4 min read
Bryn Kenney v. NSUS Group: what the GGPoker lawsuit alleges, what the defence says and what no court has decided
Industry · 13 Nov 2026

Bryn Kenney v. NSUS Group: what the GGPoker lawsuit alleges, what the defence says and what no court has decided

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.

JMJozef Mlynek5 min read
"I call", then the chips go back: a viral cash-game hand at The Lodge and what the floor ruled
Industry · 13 Nov 2026

"I call", then the chips go back: a viral cash-game hand at The Lodge and what the floor ruled

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.

JMJozef Mlynek3 min read
Run It Twice returns to PokerStars on FanDuel cash games: what it changes and what it does not
Industry · 13 Nov 2026

Run It Twice returns to PokerStars on FanDuel cash games: what it changes and what it does not

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.

JMJozef Mlynek3 min read
Alberta's closed poker pool: why 888poker opened alone on 13 October 2026, why PokerStars left, and what a small player pool means for tournaments
Industry · 11 Nov 2026

Alberta's closed poker pool: why 888poker opened alone on 13 October 2026, why PokerStars left, and what a small player pool means for tournaments

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.

JMJozef Mlynek7 min read
ClubWPT Gold pauses play in Nevada: what a sweepstakes poker site is, what the company said, and what nobody has explained
Industry · 11 Nov 2026

ClubWPT Gold pauses play in Nevada: what a sweepstakes poker site is, what the company said, and what nobody has explained

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.

JMJozef Mlynek5 min read
EPT 2027: a 5,000 euro Main Event, one price for the PokerStars Open, and the fee question PokerStars has not answered yet
Industry · 11 Nov 2026

EPT 2027: a 5,000 euro Main Event, one price for the PokerStars Open, and the fee question PokerStars has not answered yet

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.

JMJozef Mlynek5 min read
Paddy Power Poker moves to the PokerStars Network: what a shared pool changes for players, and what is still unknown about Sky Poker
Industry · 11 Nov 2026

Paddy Power Poker moves to the PokerStars Network: what a shared pool changes for players, and what is still unknown about Sky Poker

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.

JMJozef Mlynek5 min read
Hidden from screen capture: Americas Cardroom and the Winning Poker Network switch ScreenShield on for every player, and what it changes for streamers and coaching
Industry · 10 Nov 2026

Hidden from screen capture: Americas Cardroom and the Winning Poker Network switch ScreenShield on for every player, and what it changes for streamers and coaching

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.

JMJozef Mlynek6 min read
A coach on a break, a shared screen and 346,903 dollars handed back: the GGMillion$ real-time assistance case, step by step
Industry · 10 Nov 2026

A coach on a break, a shared screen and 346,903 dollars handed back: the GGMillion$ real-time assistance case, step by step

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.

JMJozef Mlynek8 min read
Bots in online tournaments: how a player investigation led QQPK to ban 893 accounts, and what is still disputed
Industry · 10 Nov 2026

Bots in online tournaments: how a player investigation led QQPK to ban 893 accounts, and what is still disputed

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.

JMJozef Mlynek7 min read
Cards no longer tossed: why the Venetian and South Point in Las Vegas switched to slide dealing, and what players and dealers say about it
Industry · 10 Nov 2026

Cards no longer tossed: why the Venetian and South Point in Las Vegas switched to slide dealing, and what players and dealers say about it

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.

JMJozef Mlynek7 min read
From PokerStars to GGPoker in ten months: Lex Veldhuis becomes GGPoker's first Global Streaming Ambassador, and what such a deal does and does not tell viewers
Industry · 10 Nov 2026

From PokerStars to GGPoker in ten months: Lex Veldhuis becomes GGPoker's first Global Streaming Ambassador, and what such a deal does and does not tell viewers

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.

JMJozef Mlynek5 min read
The software update that was built to see your cards: what is confirmed in the Jurojin and IntuitiveTables compromise, and what is not
Industry · 9 Nov 2026

The software update that was built to see your cards: what is confirmed in the Jurojin and IntuitiveTables compromise, and what is not

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.

JMJozef Mlynek8 min read
Face cards, X-ray tables and mafia families: what the rigged poker indictment alleges, and what is actually proven
Industry · 9 Nov 2026

Face cards, X-ray tables and mafia families: what the rigged poker indictment alleges, and what is actually proven

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.

JMJozef Mlynek8 min read