Horseshoe Las Vegas News

On Wednesday night, we finally got our winner for the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event at the Horseshoe Las Vegas.

The 22 year-old hailing from Spokane, Washington emerged victorious at Horseshoe Las Vegas, securing the $10,000,000 first-place prize and outlasting a field of 9,208.

From the new “mothership” set to the shot clock debate, longtime executive Jack Effel reflects on another record-breaking and memorable World Series of Poker.

The youngest champion in World Series of Poker history describes the message he got from Lucas Jumalon, and what he told the 22-year-old sitting on the biggest chip lead of the century.

Ahead of the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, the longtime ESPN broadcaster reflects on his return to the booth, the players chasing $10 million, and the moments that have defined poker's biggest stage.

The 57th annual World Series of Poker at Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas officially concluded its summer tournament schedule on 15 July and saw a new record for the total number of entries in a single WSOP series with 251,899.

On 12 July, Cynthia walked away with $118,005 after hitting the progressive jackpot at Horseshoe Las Vegas. She landed five aces on Pai Gow Poker to secure the win.

The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event enters a pivotal stage with the money bubble approaching, while Zixuan Liu claimed his first WSOP bracelet in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event.

Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu was the last standing in the $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller event, winning just over $2.2 million.

With the 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event underway in Las Vegas, several more bracelet winners were crowned over the past few days, including wins by Shaun Deeb and defending Main Event champ, Michael Mizrachi.

Winning the most prestigious title in poker after the WSOP Main Event, Benny Glaser adds to an illustrious poker career, winning the Poker Players Championship for just over $1.3 million.

The second woman of the series to nab a World Series of Poker bracelet, Michelle Chin defeated Daniel Strelitz heads-up to claim victory in the $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw for $161,313

The first WSOP bracelet is always the most elusive, but it eludes Alex Anton no longer, as he takes down the $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em for $678,300.

Poker pro Tadas Peckaitis provides his list of the top 10 players you should try to meet while in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker.

There is a new deposit limit coming for players under the age of 25 in Ontario. In addition, we have WSOP players able to use crypto for the first time.

Twenty years after winning his first WSOP bracelet at just 21 years old, poker tournament veteran Jeff Madsen now has five WSOP bracelets to his name after winning the $1,500 Dealer's Choice.

As of today, it is the first time in WSOP history where players can buy tournament tickets directly with crypto, and by leveraging Solana’s technology, this payment method will have zero processing fees.

The unveiling comes only months after the WSOP announced that the Main Event would return to ESPN for live broadcasting coverage of the 2026 WSOP No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.

The World Series of Poker 2026 edition is officially underway in Las Vegas, and we have the first bracelet winner of the tournament.

Today, day one of the 57th annual World Series of Poker begins at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas.