by Joe Mattia | Published: Mar 31, '22

Police say a poker player was involved in a $500,000 scam involving Bitcoin. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Filippos Liakounakos, 23, was charged in Las Vegas for alleged theft of more than $100,000, using another person’s identity to cause a financial loss, and unlawful felony act involving electronic mail or transmission of computer data. […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Nov 15, '18

On Dec. 17 of 2017 the cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s (BTC) price hit a high-water mark of $19,783.21. Now roughly 11 months later the leading cryptocurrency has seen a dramatic drop, sitting around $5,580 on Thursday. Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization. The market cap had remained above $100 billion for over a […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Nov 22, '16

The United States Department of Justice has requested that a leading digital asset exchange company hand over the identities of some of its customers. According to a report from Forbes, the DoJ, on behalf of the IRS, says that Coinbase, a San Francisco company that facilitates bitcoin transactions, needs to hand over the names of […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Nov 02, '15

Poker pro Bryan Micon, who was charged in Nevada for operating a poker site that used bitcoins, was sentenced this week to a maximum of two years probation. Micon took a plea deal in June that called for probation and a $25,000 fine. Micon was facing a possible 10-year prison sentence but he returned to […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Sep 16, '15

Las Vegas recently got another bitcoin ATM, but this one has an unusual theme. It’s an official Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM, according to a press release from the firm behind the project, Bitcoin Direct. The ATM is at the Linq, and it will officially launch on Sept. 24, though there was a roll-out last month. […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 21, '26

Isabelle Mercier enjoyed a considerable amount of time in the poker spotlight in the earliest days of the poker boom. After earning her law degree in Montreal, she moved to Paris and managed one of the most famous poker rooms in the world, the Aviation Club. Her experience at the Aviation Club made Mercier a […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Nov 12, '25

Xuan Liu became the first female player to win a Triton event last May when the Canadian pro took down the $25,000 Triton Montenegro WPT Global Slam. The score came right as her ambassador deal with WPT was coming to an end, but may have proved to be a springboard for other opportunities. As the World Series […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jun 25, '25

Brock Wilson found his calling early. It was 2008, and the poker boom had somehow reached his middle school in New York. There was a brief phase where he was fascinated by basketball, followed by guitar lessons, skateboarding, hockey games, and the baseball team, but nothing stuck like poker. “I kind of never shifted away […]

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: May 20, '25

When it comes to the World Poker Tour, Darren Elias is king – with four titles, 13 final table appearances, and 47 cashes overall. The only WPT category he doesn’t lead is in total earnings, although he has won plenty, with $4.6 million of his career $13.9 million in cashes coming on the tour. His path to the top of […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Feb 27, '25

David Williams burst onto the poker scene in 2004 after finishing runner-up in the World Series of Poker main event for $3.5 million. He didn’t score a bracelet then, but gold would follow in a $1,500 seven card stud event in 2006 for $163,118. Just a few months after his main event score, the 44-year […]