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High stakes poker appears to be thriving more than ever. However, beneath the surface, it faces pressures that threaten its sustainability. Wayne Chiang on Chasing Poker Greatness offers a perspective from someone directly behind the scenes of the biggest live streams.

The Onyx High Roller Series culminated in an exciting PLO Main Event with a $25,000 buy-in. The winner was Dutch professional Nino Pansier, who not only took home the trophy but also secured his biggest career victory yet, amounting to $1,125,000.

CoinPoker recently made a move in the online poker world that cannot be overlooked. Three standout figures of modern poker — Johan “YoH Viral” Guilbert, Mariano Grandoli, and Brantzen Wong — are joining the team as ambassadors.

When GGPoker announced a $10,000,000 guarantee for the 6th anniversary of GGMasters, everyone knew it would be a night to remember. However, this event won't be etched in history merely as an anniversary celebration for the online MTT scene. It's primarily known for producing the largest online overlay ever.

Poker has a unique ability to reveal who can think under pressure, work with uncertainty, and convincingly bluff at times. That's precisely why heads-up NLH has become a main discipline in the Game Arena project, which compares top AI models. The results from early February have crowned a champion – the GPT-5.2 model.

California’s long-running tug-of-war between tribal casinos and commercial cardrooms just took a decisive turn. On February 9, the state’s Office of Administrative Law approved two major rule packages pushed through the California Department of Justice—one aimed squarely at eliminating blackjack-style games in cardrooms, the other designed to clamp down on how “player-dealer” games are propped up by third-party proposition players.

February just turned into a straight-up conversion machine: WPT Global is dropping a $60,000 Freeroll Series built for one thing—getting players in the door and keeping them there. Two Sundays, two stacked freerolls back-to-back, and a prize format (Casino Coin) that nudges winners directly into the casino ecosystem. If you’ve got fence-sitters, dormant accounts, or “I’ll deposit later” types, this is the kind of low-friction hype spot that actually moves the needle.