by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jan 05, '26

Poker stars, including Shannon Shorr and Dylan Wilkerson, were members of teams that won millions in Circa's NFL Survivor competition.

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 Sean Chaffin | Published: Jan 08, '25

The Circa Sports NFL betting contests wrapped up over the weekend with some interesting final-week dynamics. With several teams already locking up playoff appearances, handicappers faced some challenging matchups as some players rested starters and the league saw several upsets. For those who use NFL online sportsbooks, contests like these highlight the excitement and unpredictability […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jan 10, '24

The end of the NFL regular season saw major payouts for those involved in the Circa casino’s major sports handicapping contests. That included a record-breaking payout of almost $9.3 million in the Circa Survivor, which was split among the final four players. In total, the football weekend’s conclusion produced payouts of $15.2 million for those […]

by Steve Schult | Published: May 14, '21

According to a report from the New York Times, former poker pro and Survivor contestant Anna Khait was part of a plot to spy on intelligence officials from the Trump administration. The newspaper claims that according to “documents and people involved in the operations,” an organization called Project Veritas recruited Khait as part of a […]

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Dec 10, '25

There aren’t many who have contributed to poker as both a player and an entrepreneur like Cary Katz. The businessman parlayed a love for the game when he growing up into more than $41 million in live tournament earnings. He also went on to found PokerGO, which has become the tournament home for high-stakes players […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Sep 17, '25

At the highest levels of performance and competition, the very best players step up and ‘lock in’ when the moment gets big. ‘Locking in’ manifests in many ways, depending on the environment and conditions, but there are common themes. It often comes down to tunnel vision, shutting out all distractions to hyperfocus on a rare […]

by Ian Simpson | Published: Oct 28, '13

My last blog described the fantastic opening I had to the WSOP Main Event. This blog describes how easily a strong chip count can disappear with just a few key hands. Around level 3 is where the tournament really started taking a turn for the worse. I made a set on a 689 board holding […]

by Ian Simpson | Published: Oct 03, '13

So in between blow heads snorting cocaine in the back seats of busses, prostitutes knocking on my hotel door asking if I had paid for a girl and some tosser going through my belongings I managed to play some poker whilst in Vegas. Oh yeah, by the way, never ever stay at The Quad hotel […]

by Ian Simpson | Published: Jul 24, '13

I’ve been asked by a few readers to write a short piece on bankroll management, so here you go. My basic principles are to make sure that the bills are paid at the end of the month, some money is set aside for a rainy day and that there is money to spend on enjoying […]