Poker news tagged with 'martin kabrhel'

The poker world witnessed another jaw-dropping moment when high-stakes legends Alan Keating and Martin Kabrhel battled in a massive pot worth nearly $2.8 million during Million Dollar Game at the 2026 World Series of Poker. The hand instantly became one of the most talked-about cash game confrontations of the year.

Read more » Alan Keating vs. Martin Kabrhel: Poker's Wildest $2.8M Showdown

Martin Kabrhel, love him, loathe him, but never ignore him, has once again sparked chatter during the 2025 WSOP Paradise festival in the Bahamas with a headlinegrabbing poker play that mixed frustration with flair. What happened when the Czech pro punts his stack to change tables (and then gets sent right back where he started)? Let's deal into the details.

Read more » 2025 WSOP Paradise: Martin Kabrhel Punts off Stack, Reenters, Ends up at Same Table Again!

Both Day 1a and Day 1b have now been completed and around 400 players will return to the tables today and play Day 2. Nick Yunis from Chile will sit down with the largest stack today (191,700) and his closest opponents are Ivan Kudriavtcev (186,200) and Andoni Larrabe Sánchez (181,300) - all from from Day 1b. Martin Kabrhel, Day 1a chip leader, can now be found in 4th place (167k stack).

Read more » EPT Monaco: Nick Yunis leads the way into Day 2

PokerStars EPT Grand Final main event ($10,000 buy-in) kicked off yesterday and saw a field of 271 players. 165 of the participants made it through the day and Martin Kabrhel is the chip leader with 167,800, closely followed by David Sands with 160,300. Freddy Deeb also had a fantastic start on the tournament as he managed to accumulate 114,600 chips (6th place).

Other poker stars that survived the day are JP Kelly, Ondrej Vinklarek, Mickey Petersen, Phil Ivey, Joe Cada, Luca Pagano, Ville Wahlbeck, Mike McDonald, Vanessa Selbst - just to mention a few.

Day 1b of the tournament will start in a few hours and a large field of players are expected and many big names in the poker world. We will report throughout the tournament so you won't miss out on anything! Stay tuned!