by Sean Chaffin | Published: Aug 25, '25

A flip of a coin determined whether the poker legend got $42,500 or $0 for a pair of Kobe Bryant's game worn sneakers.

by Card Player News Team | Published: Feb 03, '25

Players at ACR Poker have a chance to flip their way to a share of a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool in February. Survivor Flips are a new exclusive tournament offering on the site with events running Feb. 5-23. Grabbing a seat in the tournament takes less than 5 minutes. Here’s a quick look at how […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 10, '24

Chance Kornuth has ascended to the elite list of players who have won four or more World Series of Poker bracelets. The 38-year-old poker pro took down the 2024 WSOP $1,000 Flip & Go event, outlasting a field of 1,088 entries to secure the hardware and the top prize of $155,446. Kornuth’s victory made him […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Dec 14, '23

The end of the inaugural World Series of Poker Paradise festival is fast approaching, with several bracelets yet to be awarded before the series concludes on Thursday, Dec. 14. The most recent tournament to conclude at the Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas was the fast-paced and uniquely structured $800 buy-in Flip & Go event. After two […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 14, '22

Christopher Chatman has won the 2022 World Series of Poker $1,000 no-limit hold’em ‘Flip & Go’ event. The Centreville, VA resident beat out a field of 1,329 to earn his first bracelet and the top prize of $187,770. Chatman’s largest prior live tournament score was for $16,267, which he earned as the 36th-place finisher in […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 04, '26

Lily Lotfy fell in love with poker around a crowded table during long Thanksgiving weekends, in a family where cards were always in play. Poker was actually just one game among many at first, but it stuck with the Boston native as she ventured off to Northeastern University and began her career in technology product […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Feb 18, '26

Chad Eveslage took advantage of the many mixed games events offered on the PokerGO Tour’s schedule during the 2025 season, winning the inaugural $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games event and the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. event at the World Series of Poker to secure his fourth career bracelet. The two PGT-qualified victories helped propel him […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 21, '26

Joao Simao ended 2025 on one of the hottest runs in tournament poker, capping off a tremendous few months by winning the Super High Roller Bowl X for $1.1 million. Simao took down the $100,000 buy-in event at the PokerGO Studio following a wild heads-up battle to close out the event and the year. The […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Dec 10, '25

Evan Sandberg attended college at Rutgers University but dropped out after just two months and began playing poker at micro-stakes online. When he turned 21, he started playing at his local casino, Lucky Chances, outside of San Francisco. He had a $3,000 bankroll at the time and jumped into the $3-$5 games, and then worked […]

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 […]