We’ve reached the end of yet another year. With only a week left in 2025, this is the perfect time to look back and remember some of the top events that defined the past twelve months.
It was an exciting year for poker in many ways, with several landmark and memorable events. Some of them were good, the others not so much, but all of them make up the reality of the ever-changing poker world that remains as unpredictable as ever.
So, without further ado, let’s dig into the top nine events and stories that defined poker in 2025, in no particular order, except for how much of an impact they had on yours truly and the poker community in general.