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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

In late 2018, Doug Polk quit poker. He reiterated that stance in March 2020, stating unequivocally that he didn’t enjoy the game anymore, and he was done with the industry for good. But it didn’t stick. The three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner built his reputation by becoming one of the best heads-up online no-limit hold’em […]

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 […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Jan 21, '26

Like a lot of poker players, Kevin Nee discovered the game after the Moneymaker boom. He was just a teenager at the time, but he would gather with his friends for casual cash games or sit-n-go’s. Poker was fun, but it wasn’t serious. The Lincoln, Nebraska native instead was focused on hooping. Kevin would spend […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Dec 24, '25

Phil Hellmuth, the all-time leader in World Series of Poker titles with 17, thinks there are simply too many WSOP bracelets awarded each year. During a break in the action on the set of PokerGO’s No Gamble, No Future, Hellmuth made his perspective clear in an interview with Card Player. “I went public saying that […]

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 Erik Fast | Published: Nov 12, '25

The World Series of Poker Europe’s Rozvadov era is over. Just hours before the final table for the WSOPE main event got underway, tournament organizers announced that the long-running festival would be moving to both a new venue and slot on the calendar in 2026. The WSOPE debuted in 2007 in London. That was the […]

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 […]

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 Craig Tapscott | Published: Oct 15, '25

Two decades after finding the game, Jason Hickey is rounding into form as a poker player. The Austin, Texas resident has been racking up significant results over the last four years on the tournament circuit, most recently finding the winner’s circle in Las Vegas during the PokerGO Tour Bounty Blitz series. Hickey has made some […]