by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 18, '23

Daniel Weinman has won the largest World Series of Poker main event ever held. The 35-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia defeated a record field of 10,043 entries that came to the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas for the 2023 WSOP $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event to capture the championship gold bracelet and the massive $12.1 […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Sep 16, '13

Professional gambler Phil Ivey has admitted to playing with an unusual advantage in a game of punto banco at a London casino last year. Ivey took the property for $12.1 million, but it refused to pay after suspecting something shady had happened. The Daily Mail reported Saturday that court documents show Ivey has said he […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: May 07, '13

Poker pro Phil Ivey is now suing Genting Crockfords London for allegedly stiffing him of $12.1 million he won last year. The Daily Mail broke the story in October. The Mail reported that Ivey was playing a high-stakes form of baccarat in August, taking the joint for £7.3 million, but only his initial buy-in was […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Sep 15, '26

The full schedule has been released for the 2026 World Poker Tour World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, with $20 million in guarantees set to be awarded at the Sin City poker hotspot from Nov. 27 through Dec. 21. The closing series for the WPT’s 24th season will host over 85 events across 25 days of […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Sep 15, '26

CoinPoker will start hosting satellites and freerolls into their $5 million guaranteed The One tournament about a week before it starts.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

On Dec. 12, Card Player columnist and high-stakes tournament pro Sam Greenwood posted to Twitter/X, asking who were the next breakout players on the circuit. “When people list the best poker players in the world, the players who are picked are players [that are already] running hot. I want people to call their shot. Who […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 18, '26

Just three days before winning the Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games title, Yuri Dzivielevski went on a late-series heater at the 2026 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games festival. The 34-year-old strung together back-to-back-to-back top-two finishes in the final three events, including one outright win, to be steal the series championship. Dzivielevski had not recorded a […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 18, '26

Justin Saliba graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, but the former college soccer player had already fallen in love with poker and decided to pursue his dream in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old has been on an incredible run over the last few years, going from a relatively anonymous online […]

by Jonathan Little | Published: Mar 18, '26

If you want to increase your poker skills and learn to crush games, check out Jonathan Little’s elite training site at PokerCoaching.com. I was recently told about a hand played by a recreational poker player from a $500 buy-in live event. With blinds at 800-1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante, an aggressive player raised […]