by Sean Chaffin | Published: Oct 01, '24

Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges this week against a cannabis company owned by frequent online poker player and social media personality Dan Bilzerian along with his father Paul Bilzerian and an executive in the enterprise. Charges include conspiracy to defraud the government and wire fraud, but Dan Bilzerian wasn’t charged with any crimes in the […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 09, '24

Poker player and “King of Instagram” Dan Bilzerian has put his 38,289-square foot house in Las Vegas up for sale. The opportunity to live like a social media star won’t come cheap, however, as the spacious property currently has a price tag of $25 million. The home features seven bedrooms, 12.5 bathrooms, and sits on […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Dec 03, '20

Dan Bilzerian, a man who claims to be among the winningest players in private, high-stakes cash games, has been signed as a brand ambassador by online poker site GGPoker. The signing follows deals with notables like Daniel Negreanu, who ended his 12-year role with PokerStars before joining GGPoker, as well as top-ranked players Fedor Holz, […]

by Steve Schult | Published: May 28, '20

Dan Cates responded to ghosting allegations lobbed at him by Dan Bilzerian Wednesday afternoon. Cates tweeted “My defense for @DanBilzerian ‘s accusations” with a link to a Google document explaining the circumstances surrounding his admitted cheating. Last weekend, Bill Perkins tweeted nameless accusations about being cheated in a high-stakes private poker game played on a […]

by Steve Schult | Published: May 25, '20

Dan Bilzerian has accused Dan Cates of ghosting in a high-stakes private poker game played on a mobile app between wealthy businessmen. On Saturday night, millionaire poker enthusiast Bill Perkins tweeted that he was cheated in a presumably high-stakes game that would “make the Mike Postle scandal look like a church service.” He said that […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 04, '26

The 2026 PokerGO Tour season got underway with the aptly-titled PGT Kickoff, a six-event festival that awarded double rankings points from Jan. 26-31. A total of $4.5 million in prize money was paid out across the half-dozen no-limit hold’em events on the schedule, with 745 entries made along the way. Andrew Lichtenberger ultimately captured the […]

by Sam Greenwood | Published: Dec 10, '25

Even the best players in the world make mistakes. Join Sam Greenwood as he breaks down and analyzes hands played from the high roller circuit on his Punt Of The Day Substack. The final stop of season 2 on the Triton Poker series was in Cyprus, and I found myself in the hunt for Player […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 29, '25

When we last left Ossi Ketola, the esports standout-turned-casino owner best known as ‘Monarch’ battled Dan Cates in a day-long series of heads-up battles in North Cyprus. Ketola lost over $14 million to ‘Jungleman’ on the live stream by the time the action wrapped up in the wee morning hours. But anyone who may have […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 01, '25

Much of poker’s most fascinating history happens far from the bright lights of a studio and away from the public eye. Private games for seemingly impossible stakes in far corners of the world have been played to audiences of none. Handshake deals set up games featuring the ultra-wealthy and uber-famous, and can occasionally include some […]

by Steve Schult | Published: Oct 01, '25

There are few people more synonymous with high-stakes poker than Andrew Robl. The veteran poker pro has $5.6 million in tournament cashes, almost all of which is comprised of events with buy-ins of $10,000 or more. The Michigan native is a fixture of the biggest cash games, and his $5.8 million in profit on televised […]