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 BJ Nemeth | Published: Sep 17, '07

The Borgata Poker Open was first added to the World Poker Tour in Season III, less than three months after the casino first opened in 2003. Since then, it's been a staple of the WPT, and a winter Borgata event was added as another stop on the tour in early 2006. With some of the […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Sep 11, '26

25-year-old American Alex Anton topped a tough final table in $30,000 turbo event at Triton Jeju to earn $577,000.

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Sep 06, '26

Caesars is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from a New York tribe, citing a ruling that favored the Seminoles in Florida.

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 28, '26

Fabiano Kovalski tops a field of 1,027 entries in the €3,250 mystery bounty at EPT Barcelona to win $447,099 in total prize money.

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: Feb 18, '26

The 2025 PokerGO Tour season was massive, with more than $443 million in total prize money awarded across 147 qualified events with approximately 31,700 total entries. The final half-dozen of those events were held inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from Jan. 5-10. The PGT Last Chance series kept […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Feb 04, '26

It’s been a steady, but meteoric climb to the top for Jesse Lonis, who has risen from a mid-stakes tournament grinder to high roller crusher in less than five years. Lonis first popped up on the radar in the 2021 Card Player Player of the Year race, ending the year in 43rd place. He improved […]

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 […]