by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jan 09, '09

The 32 remaining players in the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure descended upon the EPT live stage and prepared for a long day of grinding it out down to the final table. It took over 13 hours to get the job done, but the final eight are set and ready to battle it out Saturday for […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 15, '08

The final table is all set for tomorrow’s conclusion of the WPT North American Poker Championship. A total of 27 players gathered to play down to the final TV table of six, and many notables were still in contention. The action began quickly when short-stacked “Miami” John Cernuto was eliminated in 27th place. A few […]

by Rebecca McAdam | Published: Sep 25, '08

Although 110 players kick-started the £2,500 H.O.R.S.E event, only 11 were left going into its third day. With each hoping for the £76,999 top prize, they were all safe in the knowledge they would be going home with a large chunk of the ₤275,000 prize pool. The very first player to go in event No. […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Jun 21, '08

The World Series of Poker in 1985 featured one of the first prolonged money bubbles in the history of the tournament. Any one of the final ten players refused to go silently into the night and money-bubble action went on for five hours. Part of the reason these players dug in so much on that […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jun 21, '08

Michael Rocco came into the final table of the $1,500 7-Card Stud final table as the chip leader, but winning was anything but a foregotten conclusion. Down nearly 5-1 in chips heads up, Rocco battled back to reclaim the chip lead, and ultimately his first gold bracelet. Here were the chip counts heading into the […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

On Dec. 12, Card Player columnist and high-stakes tournament pro Sam Greenwood posted to Twitter/X, asking who were the next breakout players on the circuit. “When people list the best poker players in the world, the players who are picked are players [that are already] running hot. I want people to call their shot. Who […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 18, '26

Just three days before winning the Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games title, Yuri Dzivielevski went on a late-series heater at the 2026 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games festival. The 34-year-old strung together back-to-back-to-back top-two finishes in the final three events, including one outright win, to be steal the series championship. Dzivielevski had not recorded a […]

by Alex Fitzgerald | Published: Mar 18, '26

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by Jonathan Little | Published: Mar 18, '26

If you want to increase your poker skills and learn to crush games, check out Jonathan Little’s elite training site at PokerCoaching.com. I was recently told about a hand played by a recreational poker player from a $500 buy-in live event. With blinds at 800-1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante, an aggressive player raised […]