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 Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jul 18, '26

Top World Series of Poker contenders Daniel Negreanu and Shaun Deeb reveal how many bullets it takes to win the Player of the Year title.

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 14, '26

Yanting Jiang earned $1.15M in the WSOP Mid-Stakes Championship. Ori Hasson seized bracelet no. 2, while Johnny Oshana also claimed gold.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jul 07, '26

The top poker players in the U.S. took to social media over the weekend to show off their patriotic spirit during America's 250th Anniversary.

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 13, '26

Brazil's Yuri Dzivielevski topped 115 entries in the 2026 WSOP $100k high roller for $2.8 million and his sixth bracelet.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Mar 04, '26

Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Last year, he downed 70.5 hot dogs and buns in a 10-minute span. It was short of the record of 76 […]

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 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 […]

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 Craig Tapscott | Published: Oct 29, '25

Brek Schutten wasn’t supposed to win the World Series of Poker Circuit main event at Horseshoe Hammond in Indiana. It’s not that he didn’t have the necessary skills. In fact, he was perhaps overqualified, given his success in high roller events with buy-ins as high as $50,000. But not only was the Michigan father of […]