by Erik Fast | Published: Oct 24, '22

The 2022 UKIPT London £1,100 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event kicked off the European Poker Tour London festival being held at Hilton Hotel on Park Lane. The event, which kicked off on Oct. 18, drew a massive field of 1,458 entries. After four starting flights and three more full days of action, the sea of […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jun 18, '21

Poker Stories is a long-form audio podcast series that features casual interviews with some of the game’s best players and personalities. Each episode highlights a well-known member of the poker world and dives deep into their favorite tales both on and off the felt. Martin Jacobson found poker as a teenager, but his initial aspirations […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Nov 22, '14

Before this summer, 27-year-old Martin Jacobson was already one of the top players on the tournament circuit, having racked up nearly $5 million in live tournament earnings. Then the Swedish poker pro went to Las Vegas and won the 2014 World Series of Poker main event, adding another $10 million score to his resume. Card […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Nov 12, '14

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. The 2014 World Series of Poker main event champion is 27-year-old Swedish poker pro Martin Jacobson, who earned his first career bracelet and the $10 million first-place prize. When asked how the money would affect his life, Jacobson stated that the title was more important. “I […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Nov 11, '14

Card Player’s 2014 WSOP coverage is sponsored by CarbonPoker. After 244 hands spanning 12 hours of play, the 2014 World Series of Poker is now down to the final three competitors. Leading the way is Dutch pro Jorryt Van Hoof, who steamrolled his opponents for most of the night en route to amassing a stack […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Feb 04, '26

Aaron Johnson started playing poker professionally in 2014, and very quickly made a name for himself on the mid-major tournament circuit and even had a couple of deep runs in the World Series of Poker main event. Johnson broke through in 2018, cashing 11 times on the Mid-States Poker Tour including a win, two runner-up […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jan 21, '26

In a month crowded with world-class poker tournament action, the World Series of Poker Paradise stood out as the undisputed heavyweight. While competing for players’ attention against rival festivals in Las Vegas and Prague, the Triton-partnered WSOPP leveraged its high-stakes focus to build over $203 million in prize pools across 15 bracelet events. The festival […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Dec 24, '25

Poker vlogging has grown in popularity over the last few years, bringing in a new audience of potential players via YouTube. The medium has allowed some poker pros to carve out entirely new careers, making their living from documenting their play around the world. While old school pros like Daniel Negreanu are still a big […]

by Paul Oresteen | Published: Dec 10, '25

During the Wild West years of the poker boom, there was a steady stream of unknowns who walked in off the street and suddenly found themselves under the bright lights of a big televised tournament. Get hot at the right time, and the constant reruns on ESPN and the Travel Channel could see you burned into […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Nov 12, '25

The World Series of Poker Europe’s Rozvadov era is over. Just hours before the final table for the WSOPE main event got underway, tournament organizers announced that the long-running festival would be moving to both a new venue and slot on the calendar in 2026. The WSOPE debuted in 2007 in London. That was the […]