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by Craig Tapscott | Published: Jan 07, '26

Marshall White started playing poker while in college at Appalachian State, where he double majored in Philosophy and Spanish. The poker boom was in full effect on his campus, and White was better than most at separating others from their beer money in his weekly home game. He dabbled online, and started moving up in […]

by Paul Oresteen | Published: Jun 25, '25

Poker is a haven for offbeat personalities that don’t quite fit into other parts of society. A glance at history shows that Stuey Ungar and Mike Caro found success as misfits in an unfit world. Preston McEwen might be the next generation’s offbeat, wayward success story – part rock star, part clutch finisher and one […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 04, '26

Long before the explosion of ChatGPT in November 2022, a different kind of artificial intelligence was honing its skills in the world of high-stakes gambling. While the public is only now beginning to grapple with AI’s implications, the gambling industry has been quietly developing and simultaneously battling against intelligent systems for decades. Step into any […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 21, '26

The World Poker Tour’s season is officially in the books with the conclusion of the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. All told, there were nearly 35,000 entries made across the 53-event schedule that ran from Dec. 2-22 in Sin City. That made for more than $59 million in total prize money, with nearly […]

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 Art Parmann and Justin Young | Published: Sep 03, '25

The 2012 World Series of Poker was massive for Greg Merson. The poker pro originally from Laurel, Maryland, took down the $10,000 limit hold’em six-handed event for more than $1.1 million and just 11 days later won the $10,000 main event for $8.5 million. It was an impressive run that included two more final table […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Sep 03, '25

The 2025 World Series of Poker Online officially wrapped up alongside the finish of the live and in-person series midway through July. As with the live WSOP, this year’s online series also awarded one fewer bracelet than intended, with one of the 30 planned events being cancelled due to technical issues. Card Player covered events […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Jul 09, '25

The 56th Annual World Series of Poker officially got underway on May 27 at the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. The first couple of weeks have been action-packed, with 24 bracelets awarded so far, already paying out more than $71.8 million in prize money. The total entries for the series currently sits at over 45,000, […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jul 09, '25

Jesse Lonis is a throwback to a time before the Moneymaker Boom. The 29-year-old from Upstate New York has crafted a successful poker career out of a tireless grind, working his way up from a bankroll built on construction and odd jobs to the highest levels in the game. Although his lengthy list of accomplishments […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jun 11, '25

Twelve months ago, you couldn’t have picked out a less likely poker player to be surrounded by controversy than Jonathan Tamayo. The 39-year-old from Houston has been attending the World Series of Poker every year since 2007, with highlights that included a runner-up showing in a $1,500 half limit, half no-limit hold’em event in 2008 […]