World Poker Federation

The four-color deck has been around since 1992. 🃏
So why isn’t it the standard yet?

In this post we break down what it is, where it came from, and why the poker world is still divided on it.

Two colors or four?
Drop your take in the comments 👇

Women’s poker is having one of its greatest moments ever. 🤩

The 2026 Women’s Money List says it all: 8 different countries in the top 10, with players from Canada, Vietnam, Japan, China, Austria, Taiwan and Australia right there alongside the Americans.

Kristen Foxen leads with $3.9 million in earnings in 2026 alone.

Who do you think is missing from this top 10?
Drop it below 👇

Headphones at the poker table.🎧
Should they be allowed?

Apple is testing AirPods with built-in cameras that scan the environment and feed AI in real time. The poker community is already divided.

Matt Savage, TDA Founder, confirmed the topic will be on the table at the TDA Summit this June in Las Vegas.

Swipe to see both sides of the debate.
Where do you stand? Drop a comment. ⬇️

No casinos. No cash prizes. No problem! 🤩

Japan built one of the most passionate poker communities in the world anyway.

Shows, themed staff, New Year’s ceremonies inside the venue, kids competing alongside their parents, and much more!

The Japan Open Poker Tour does things that no other poker event does. 🎌♥️

👉 Swipe through and see what poker events looks like in Japan.

83 years old, playing poker in Blackpool for 14 years, and just won a Main Event. 🏆

Lilian Welch became the oldest winner in Grosvenor Poker’s live stream history, outlasting 300+ players at the UKPL Blackpool Main Event and taking home £31,390.

When asked how she felt after the win, she said: “I’m just glad to win it.”
And laughed.

Poker is a mind sport. And a sharp mind has no expiration date.

♠️ Follow WPF for more stories like this!

The World Poker Federation stands in solidarity with the Colombian Poker Federation (FCP) and Colombia’s poker community regarding the incident at the Colombian Poker Championship in Barranquilla on May 8, 2026. Since November 16, 2024, poker has been globally recognized by the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) as a legitimate mind sport. Colombia’s Ministry of Sports formalized this recognition through Resolutions 000123 and 000157 (2025), recognizing poker as an official sports discipline.

The WPF is open to dialogue and ready to provide technical documentation, research, and evidence demonstrating poker’s institutional legitimacy as a mind sport, both internationally and in alignment with Colombian regulatory frameworks, to Coljuegos and all stakeholders. Our commitment is to foster constructive conversations grounded in facts and global best practices.

This is a chapter in poker’s journey toward full institutional recognition in Colombia. We remain confident that through evidence-based dialogue, alignment is achievable. The WPF will continue supporting the FCP and Colombia’s entire poker community as we move forward together.

The biggest poker event in the world is back! 💥

📅 May 26 - July 15
🏆 100 bracelets
♠️ 749 tables
💰 $1M Player of the Year race

Whether you are playing, watching, or just following along, here is everything you need to know about the 2026 WSOP before it starts.

Are you playing this year?
Tell us in the comments.

The Lodge Card Club was raided. 🚨

$1.3M seized. 200 employees laid off. And not a single charge was proven.

This is the story of how one of the biggest poker clubs in the world faced a two-month legal battle and came out the other side.

A grand jury heard everything the prosecution had to offer.
And said: not enough. No indictment. 🏛️

The money goes back, the doors reopen and staff will return.

But this case was never just about The Lodge. It was about the right of poker to exist with respect within the rules, without having to apologize for it.

Poker is a mind sport.
And moments like this remind us why fighting for its recognition matters. ✊🏼♠️

Did you follow this case?
Tell us in the comments what you think.

The hand is done. The debate is not. 💥

Chris Moneymaker went all-in with his hand, got called, got eliminated and then fired back at everyone who said he was wrong.

Was he right? Was he wrong? 👀

💬 Drop your read in the comments.
We want to know what you would have done!