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by Paul Oresteen | Published: Dec 10, '25

Scott Seiver’s career as a professional poker player was seeded early in life, learning gin and bridge from his grandparents before he even attended kindergarten. His grandfather taught him to bid his own bridge hands at five, and he played quarter-ante poker at his parents’ kitchen table weekly through middle school. The New York native […]

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 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 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 Sean Chaffin | Published: Jan 07, '26

John Racener had an incredible 2024 campaign at the World Series of Poker. The poker pro from Florida cashed 19 times, made five final tables, and earned his second career bracelet. As a result, he finished fourth in the WSOP Player of the Year race. The 39-year-old loves playing a full schedule in Las Vegas […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 15, '25

Benny Glaser is one of the best tournament mixed game poker players in the world, by any measure. He’s an eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, the most of any player from Europe and tied for seventh-most all-time. Although his biggest career cash came in no-limit hold’em, all of Glaser’s bracelets were won in […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Sep 17, '25

It will be a few years before we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the beginning of the poker boom, but there is a 25th anniversary this year that I would like to acknowledge. In 2000, a freelance writer from Chicago named Jim McManus was hired by Harper’s Weekly magazine to write an article on the […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Sep 17, '25

David Baker was surrounded by cheering friends and family as the consummate pro captured his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet this summer in the $5,000 seniors no-limit hold’em event. It was an unexpectedly expressive win for the usually stoic Baker, but not surprising to the many players and fans who have followed the founder […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Sep 17, '25

The poker world lost a giant of the industry with the recent passing of Hall of Famer and longtime Tournament Director Jack McClelland. He was 74. McClelland spent more than three decades as one of the most respected figures in the game, running big buy-in tournaments all over the world. The Ohio native was in […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Aug 20, '25

At the World Series of Poker, can a player be penalized for actions that do not violate a specific rule? We are talking, of course, about Will Kassouf and perhaps to a lesser extent, about Martin Kabrhel. The behavior of both can be fairly described as generally obnoxious, but it can be argued that the […]