A cracking week of poker news to catch up on including live tournament victories for Adrian Mateos, Charlie Carrel and Jason Wheeler; World Series of Poker news galore, and much more.

The biggest news story of the week is the decision to change the structure for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine. Don’t break out the champagne just yet. They haven’t disbanded the idea. Instead, the final table will be broken down into three different stages, and not two as previously exercised.

The final nine will start playing on Nov 8. Play will then end when four-handed, before resuming on Nov 9. Play will then end when heads-up, before resuming on Nov 10. My initial thoughts are not positive. It disrupts flow. It’s akin to playing the two halves of a Champions League final on two separate days.

The news was released on the annual WSOP Media Conference. There were other highlights.