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by Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Oct 15, '25

The World Series of Poker main event came with quite an interesting start for Adam Hendrix – donning an Elvis Presley costume on his first day of action. A little mojo from the king of rock ‘n’ roll culminated with a sixth-place finish for $1.9 million. That single cash alone almost tripled his biggest previous […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Oct 01, '25

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona festival hosted 47 events from Aug. 18-31 at Casino Barcelona, with more than $67 million in total prize money awarded along the way. The series truly had something for everyone, with a vast assortment of games, tournament formats, and buy-ins to choose from, with events ranging from €550 to […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Oct 01, '25

Adam Bierman’s new book, Weed Empire: How I Battled Gangsters, Investment Banks, and the Department of Justice to Build the Cannabis Industry in America, begins not in the board room, but at the poker table. Down on his luck, the then-25-year-old’s Nissan 350Z had just been repossessed, and he and his girlfriend had just been […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Aug 20, '25

The 2025 World Series of Poker $10,000 main event felt like a throwback to the Moneymaker era of the game’s most prestigious event, with a palpable buzz from day 1. By the close of tournament registration, 9,735 players had laid down their buy-in to sit down at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas, making it the […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Aug 06, '25

In a series that has already seen a triple-bracelet winner and several top pros add to their gold collections, the most recent stretch of action at the 2025 World Series of Poker was so ridiculously packed with big storylines that it looked almost scripted. Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi’s legend grew thanks to an unprecedented fourth […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Jun 25, '25

Brock Wilson found his calling early. It was 2008, and the poker boom had somehow reached his middle school in New York. There was a brief phase where he was fascinated by basketball, followed by guitar lessons, skateboarding, hockey games, and the baseball team, but nothing stuck like poker. “I kind of never shifted away […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 09, '25

Derek Kwan works in tech by day, but by night he is the creator of 10-Minute Poker Tips on YouTube and co-host of the biggest poker podcast in Southern California, The LA Poker Roundup. He has been playing poker for two decades, starting with cash games around the Los Angeles area before transitioning full-time to tournaments […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 29, '25

Chino Rheem is now a two-time PokerGO Tour Mixed Games series champion. The longtime poker pro backed up his 2023 PGT Mixed Games II championship by securing the most points during the latest running of the same series. The 2025 PGT Mixed Games featured seven events inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Casino in Las […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 14, '25

Three cashes, including a win, a runner-up, and a third-place showing. A dominating performance worthy of player of the series honors in almost every high roller series. But it wasn’t enough. Neither was three cashes with two wins. Although he had two formidable opponents challenging him, Joey Weissman captured the PokerGO Cup series championship with […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Feb 01, '25

Yunkyu Song claimed the honor of Season 22 World Poker Tour Player of the Year thanks to a strong run in 2024 that saw him cash five times on tour, including three final tables. He also won the WPT Prime Playground championship near Montreal, Canada. That score in late October was good for $164,251 and […]