by Erik Fast | Published: May 16, '19

John Juanda folded quads at the final table of a recent high-stakes poker tournament. As it turns out, the 47-year-old poker pro made the wrong fold, as his opponent was bluffing. Juanda held 66 for quad sixes on a board reading AA6A6, but was in danger of losing to a higher four-of-a-kind hand. He ultimately […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: May 13, '26

A new poker movie will feature female players who bond over the game, but a series of incidents will fracture their relationships.

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 04, '26

Gilles Silbernagel won the WSOP Europe €565 Colossus. Shaun Deeb was defeated by quads in a heads-up match for the second time in 72 hours.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Dec 29, '25

Antonio Esfandiari returned to High Stakes Poker and promptly played one of the wildest televised pots of his career with quad 8s.

by Card Player News Team | Published: May 27, '19

Live at the Bike! recently ran a $100-$100-$200 cash game with a $200 big blind ante and a mandatory $400 under-the-gun straddle. Predictably, the game format created a lot of action. It also happened to generate the largest pot in the history of the live-streamed cash game when two regulars on the show clashed over […]

by Sam Greenwood | Published: Jan 07, '26

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 more you do something, the more you grow accustomed to it. I try to not take things in my life for granted, […]

by Kevin Haney | Published: Feb 18, '26

As this is the final planned article in the Spice Up Your Home Game series it seems like a good idea to highlight a few exotic variants that didn’t fit neatly in past installments. Around 10 years ago there was a game called Duck Flush that got its 15 minutes of fame in high-limit mixed […]

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 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 Erik Fast | Published: Nov 16, '25

Chino Rheem made PokerGO Tour history at the 2025 PGT PLO Series II in late October. The 45-year-old poker pro from Los Angeles came out on top in the points race to secure the series championship, becoming the first contender to ever earn three PGT series titles overall. He was previously crowned the champion in […]