by Joe Mattia | Published: Feb 17, '22

Apparently poker pro Igor Kurganov is helping Elon Musk manage some of his fortune. According to a report from Bloomberg, Musk gifted $5.7 billion worth of Tesla stock to charity in the span of 10 days in November, but “[w]here that donation is going is a mystery.” Musk reportedly disclosed the donation in a regulatory […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Jun 22, '21

The Pros: Tony Dunst, Igor Kurganov, and Brian Altman Craig Tapscott: What are a few of the main challenges you’ve faced in the past when traveling from city to city worldwide (pre-COVID) playing the poker circuit? Tony Dunst: I’ll lead off with a simple one, which is jet lag. I find it really difficult to play […]

by Steve Schult | Published: Nov 14, '19

One of poker’s premier power couples has ended their business relationship with PokerStars after many years as sponsored pros with the company. High-stakes pros Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov, who have been dating for several years and teamed up to win the $10,000 tag team championship at the 2017 _World Series of Poker, announced the […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jul 04, '19

The first day of the 2019 World Series of Poker main event kicked off Wednesday in Las Vegas with more than 1,300 entrants in the initial starting flight. One player who will not be advancing to day 2 is EPT champion Liv Boeree, who found herself seated at the same starting table as her boyfriend, […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 21, '17

Igor Kurganov has won the 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona €50,000 super high roller, defeating a field of 86 total entries to win his tenth career live tournament title for €1,084,100 ($1,275,071 USD). This was the fourth seven-figure tournament score of his career. “It’s incredible! I’m so happy!” said Kurganov. “It was relatively simple today. I […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 04, '26

The return of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship represents the resumption of one of the most recognizable events in the history of the game. The 64-player heads-up championship debuted in 2005, pitting the best players against celebrities, athletes and wealthy enthusiasts. Phil Hellmuth won the inaugural edition of the tournament, which aired on NBC. The […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Aug 20, '25

The 2025 World Series of Poker $10,000 main event felt like a throwback to the Moneymaker era of the game’s most prestigious event, with a palpable buzz from day 1. By the close of tournament registration, 9,735 players had laid down their buy-in to sit down at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, making it the […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jul 23, '25

The 2025 World Series of Poker is now more than halfway complete, with 56 of the 100 live bracelets already awarded at the time of publishing. There has been more than $210 million in prize money paid out thanks to the over 110,000 total entries in the first four weeks of action. The average field […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Nov 01, '17

Igor Kurganov is a Russian professional poker player born in 1988. He tends to play in the highest tournament buy-in events almost exclusively. The first six-figure cash on his resume came at the 2011 European Poker Tour Madrid event, placing second to Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier. In 2012, he captured his first major title at the […]

by admin | Published: Dec 19, '24

The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series held its most recent stop in Monaco, with 14 events taking place inside Sporting Monte-Carlo. A staggering $118.3 million in prize money was awarded throughout the series, putting the average prize pool at just shy of $8.5 million. Every event awarded at least seven figures, with four eight-figure […]