by Bob Pajich | Published: Oct 14, '08

The word “battle” has been used to describe the tug and pull that goes on at the poker table, but it’s a far cry of what the soldiers have seen who were visited by a a handful of professional online poker players at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center yesterday. The players were brought to […]

by Scott McDaniel | Published: Jun 25, '08

After some tightly contested heads-up play, the ever-patient Frank Gary finally got the better of Jonathan Tamayo in some big hands and took down event No. 41, mixed hold’em, pocketing the $219,217 first-place prize and WSOP bracelet. Gary hails from Fort Meyers, Florida. The 42-year-old is a former software engineer who sold his business and […]

by Michael Friedman | Published: Jun 01, '06

Stacked is finally on the shelves. Daniel Negreanu and Mylan Media's long-awaited release should find an immediate audience thanks to its partnership with the newly formed MTV Games. The monstrous television network is set to air its half hour special looked at the game on MTV 2, Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3 at […]

by 219-- | Published: Nov 21, '05

The World Poker Tour has truly gone global. WPT Enterprises has teamed up with Chipleaders, an online site poker community where poker players can find each other, build their own blogs and argue in forums, among many features. The two companies will host an interactive global network of online poker players and enthusiasts, combining the […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 24, '25

Ossi 'Monarch' Ketola, a controversial player at the center of recent record-breaking heads-up poker matches, had three X accounts suspended.

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Feb 18, '26

Jeff ‘Boski’ Sluzinski has been involved in quite a few aspects of poker in a career dating back two decades  – from the early days of the online game and the boom of the 2000s to vlogging and eventually becoming an ACR Poker ambassador. The Michigan native found the game after a stint playing Magic: The […]

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 Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Jan 21, '26

Many poker players have made the transition from dealing to playing full time. Tyler Patterson navigated that transition and the move paid off with a long, successful career in the game. The native of Seattle, Washington, left college after a year to pitch cards, but he was soon making more cash on the other side […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jan 07, '26

At ACR Poker, turning 25 isn’t a milestone — it’s a launchpad. As we enter 2026, our focus isn’t on nostalgia. It’s on the groundbreaking experiences, live opportunities, technological innovations, and competitive expansions that will shape the next 25 years of online poker for players around the world. “25 more years, YES!” says our CEO […]

by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Jan 07, '26

Comedians from Kevin Hart to David Cross to Ray Romano have been known to get in on the action at the poker table throughout the years. But Caitlin Comeskey is not the type to simply jump in an occasional celebrity tournament. As a struggling actress in Los Angeles, Comeskey would hop into the casinos in […]