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Alberta Poker News

Regulation updates, operator launches, and market developments for Alberta's legal poker rooms.

Latest Alberta Poker News

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Players

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.

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Players

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.

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Regulation

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

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

WSOP 2026 schedule and Alberta qualifiers

April 14, 2026

WSOP 2026 Full Schedule Released: Alberta Qualifiers Running

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

WSOP Circuit Calgary 2026

April 12, 2026

WSOP Circuit Calgary Expected to Return H2 2026

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

U.S. Poker Open 2026

April 12, 2026

Wilson Claims Third PokerGO Title; Foxen Falls at USPO

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

Camrose Casino April 2026 poker schedule

April 12, 2026

Camrose 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.

Allen Shen wins WSOP Circuit Grey Eagle Main Event

April 12, 2026

Calgary's Allen Shen Wins WSOP Circuit Grey Eagle for C$605K

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

2026 U.S. Poker Open

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.

Deerfoot Spring Super Stack 2026

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.

Alberta poker events April to Summer 2026

April 6, 2026

Alberta Poker Events: April–Summer 2026

GGPoker Bounty Hunters now on, Deerfoot Inn & Casino in May, WSOP Circuit at Grey Eagle, and the $10M Super Circuit in August.

Grey Eagle Montreal WSOP Circuit record prize pool

April 6, 2026

Grey Eagle 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.

Alberta's top female poker players

April 1, 2026

Alberta's Top Female Poker Players

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

March 27, 2026

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

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

March 26, 2026

GGPoker Bounty Hunters Series Returns April 5 with Alberta Edition

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

March 24, 2026

Alberta'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

Alberta Poker Market: 2025 Year in Review

A look back at Alberta'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 Alberta'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 Alberta players.

November 20, 2025

Alberta Court Opens Door to Global Poker Pools

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