Ontario Poker News

Players April 19, 2026

The Foxen Family Sweeps the U.S. Poker Open: Alex Wins Event #7 After Kristen's Victory

Combined $408K for poker's premier couple. 18 PGT titles between them.

Tournaments April 17, 2026

GGPoker Announces Record $300M World Festival, Largest Online Poker Series Ever

375 events, May 3 to June 9, buy-ins from $3 to $10K. Ontario schedule expected.

Regulation April 17, 2026

iGaming Ontario Unveils BetGuard, Province-Wide Self-Exclusion Platform Launching in May

Players will be able to opt out of all 48 licensed operators through a single centralized process.

Players April 16, 2026

Kristen Foxen Defeats Ausmus to Win U.S. Poker Open Event #4 for $198,000

Canadian claims fifth PGT title, flopping set of sixes in the final hand.

Players April 15, 2026

Kristen Foxen Reaches U.S. Poker Open Final Table After Career-Best Triton Run

Canada's all-time female earner sits third in chips in the $10K NLH, chasing $198K.

Regulation April 15, 2026

Ontario Tightens iGaming Standards as Centralized Self-Exclusion Program Nears Launch

AGCO revises standards ahead of province-wide self-exclusion system. February wagers hit C$8.73B.

April 14, 2026

WSOP 2026 Full Schedule Released: Ontario Qualifiers Running

100 bracelet events, May 26 to July 15. GGPoker Ontario satellites already awarding $10K Main Event passes.

April 12, 2026

WSOP Circuit Toronto Expected to Return H2 2026

Toronto's WSOP Circuit stop absent from the first-half schedule. Sources say a second-half return is expected.

April 12, 2026

Wilson Claims Third PokerGO Title; Foxen Falls at USPO

Brock Wilson wins Event 1 for $120,900. Ontario's Kristen Foxen eliminated from Event 2 after Alex Foxen's dramatic collapse.

April 12, 2026

Pickering Casino Confirms Four April Poker Dates

C$575 to C$1,150 across four dates. The GTA's closest live tournament room posts its late-April schedule.

April 12, 2026

Toronto's Allen Shen Wins WSOP Circuit Playground for C$605K

Wire-to-wire victory in the C$4M prize pool event. Third Circuit ring for the Torontonian.

April 9, 2026

Canada's Top Pros in the Spotlight Ahead of the U.S. Poker Open

Daniel Dvoress and Sam Greenwood headline as the 10-event high-stakes NLH festival opens at PokerGO Studio.

April 9, 2026

Deerfoot Spring Super Stack Returns in Calgary

17 events from C$180 to C$1,500 as Western Canada strengthens its live poker calendar.

April 6, 2026

Ontario Poker Events: April–Summer 2026

GGPoker Bounty Hunters now on, Casino Niagara in May, WSOP Circuit at Playground, and the $10M Super Circuit in August.

April 6, 2026

Playground Registers Second-Largest WSOP Circuit Prize Pool in History

Montreal venue hits $4,042,870 CAD with 1,781 entries, ahead of a $10M Super Circuit debut in August.

April 1, 2026

Ontario's Top Female Poker Players

From Kristen Foxen's record-setting career to Xuan Liu's historic Triton win, meet the women defining Ontario poker.

March 27, 2026

Kristen Foxen Cashes $1.45M in Triton Jeju $100K Main Event

Career-best 4th-place finish for the Milton, Ontario native. Full final table results and the KK fold that broke poker Twitter.

March 26, 2026

GGPoker Bounty Hunters Series Returns April 5 with Ontario Edition

Ontario gets a dedicated series with a Mystery Bounty Main Event. The global series carries $80M in guarantees.

March 24, 2026

Ontario's Online Poker Expansion Appealed to Supreme Court

The Canadian Lottery Coalition challenges shared liquidity. Alberta intervenes in support. The Supreme Court will decide the future of cross-border poker in Canada.

March 24, 2026

Kristen Foxen Cashes Triton Jeju $30K NLH Event #3

Canada's Kristen Foxen finished 17th, collecting $70,000. The $100K Main Event is next on the schedule.

March 1, 2026

Ontario Poker Market: 2025 Year in Review

A look back at Ontario's regulated poker market in 2025, including market size data, operator movements, and what comes next.

February 8, 2026

Alberta Plans Regulated iGaming Launch in 2026

Alberta will follow Ontario's model with a regulated online gaming market, potentially opening the door to interprovincial shared liquidity.

January 15, 2026

GGPoker Launches Ocean Rewards Program

GGPoker replaced Fish Buffet with Ocean Rewards, offering competitive cashback for high-volume Ontario players.

November 20, 2025

Ontario Court Opens Door to Global Poker Pools

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled 4-1 that the province can legally permit cross-border poker liquidity. Here is what it means.