Poker Players Archives

What Is Tony G Doing Now? Poker’s Great Provocateur Has Moved Into Quantum Technology

“On your bike!” For a generation of poker fans, that sentence is enough to identify Tony G. Antanas Guoga built one of the biggest personalities of the television poker boom.…

August 29, 2026Antanas Guoga, Cryptocurrency, High Stakes Poker, Poker Business, Poker Players, PokerNews, Quantum Computing, Tony G, Triton Poker

Poker Profiles

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly occupies a position in poker that almost nobody else can match. An Academy Award-nominated actress, Hollywood star and instantly recognizable voice actor, she could easily have treated poker…

August 28, 2026High Stakes Poker, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, Poker Players, Women in Poker, World Series of Poker, WPT, WSOP

Poker News

John Juanda Chasing Historic Second EPT Barcelona Main Event Title

Eleven years after winning the EPT Barcelona Main Event, John Juanda is threatening to do it again. The Poker Hall of Famer has reached Day 5 of the €5,300 PokerStars…

August 27, 2026EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, John Juanda, Live Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, PokerStars

Poker News

Michael Addamo Returns to Online Poker and Wins $10K GGMillion$

Michael Addamo has made quite a return to online poker. After spending much of the past two years away from the game, the Australian high-stakes specialist returned to the $10,000…

August 27, 2026GGMillion$, GGPoker, High Roller, Michael Addamo, Online Poker, Poker Players

Poker News

Pierre Neuville, Belgian Poker Legend and 2015 WSOP Main Event Finalist, Dies Aged 83

Belgian poker legend Pierre Neuville has died at the age of 83 following a battle with prostate cancer. Neuville became one of the most recognizable figures in European poker during…

August 27, 2026European Poker Tour, Pierre Neuville, Poker Players, WSOP, WSOP Main Event

Poker News

Garrett Adelstein Opens Up About Poker Absence Ahead of Beneath the Cards Release

Garrett Adelstein was once almost impossible to separate from high-stakes televised cash poker. Now, one of the game's most recognizable cash players admits he has played only a handful of…

August 25, 2026Beneath the Cards, Garrett Adelstein, High Stakes Poker, Hustler Casino Live, Poker Books, Poker Players, Robbi Jade Lew

Poker News

Poker Player Goes From ‘Worst Year’ of His Career to Biggest Win at WSOP Cherokee

Curtis King arrived at the WSOP Circuit stop in Cherokee describing 2026 as the worst year of his poker career. He left with his first WSOP Circuit ring and the…

August 18, 2026Curtis King, Poker Players, Tournament Poker, WSOP Cherokee, WSOP Circuit

Poker News

Daniel Negreanu Finally Set for Hustler Casino Live Debut in $50,000 Buy-In Game

Daniel Negreanu is finally heading to Hustler Casino Live, with the Poker Hall of Famer confirmed for his first appearance on one of poker's biggest cash game streams. Negreanu is…

August 18, 2026Daniel Negreanu, High Stakes Poker, Hustler Casino Live, Live Poker, Poker Players

Poker Features

UFC Champion Mackenzie Dern Credits Poker With Transforming Her Fighting Career

UFC strawweight champion Mackenzie Dern says an unlikely hobby has helped transform the way she approaches fighting: no-limit Texas Hold’em. The 33-year-old believes poker taught her to become more patient,…

August 17, 2026Celebrity Poker, Gillian Robertson, Mackenzie Dern, No Limit Hold’em, Poker and MMA, Poker Players, Sports and Poker, Texas Hold’em, UFC, UFC 330

Antoine Degiorgio, Malta poker player has had a heart attack.

Poker News

Malta Poker Community Rallies Around Antoine Degiorgio After Heart Attack

A leading figure in Malta’s poker community is receiving an outpouring of support after a heart attack left him facing a long and difficult rehabilitation. Antoine Degiorgio, the man behind…

August 17, 2026Antoine Degiorgio, Malta Poker, Poker Charity, Poker Community, Poker Players

Creators

Oliver Sprason “SprasesAces”

Oliver Sprason, better known online as SprasesAces, is a British professional poker player and content creator who built his reputation playing online tournaments before turning his journey into a growing…

August 16, 2026British Poker Players, GGPoker, Oliver Sprason, Online Poker Players, Poker Creators, Poker Players, Poker YouTubers, SprasesAces, WSOP

Phil Hellmuth to use Solana at WSOP Paradise.

Poker News

Phil Hellmuth Plans to Use Solana to Buy Into WSOP Paradise Events

Phil Hellmuth is embracing poker's growing relationship with cryptocurrency, with the 17-time WSOP bracelet winner planning to use Solana to fund most of his tournament entries at WSOP Paradise. Hellmuth…

August 16, 2026Crypto Poker, Phil Hellmuth, Poker Players, Solana, World Series of Poker, WSOP, WSOP Paradise

Garrett Adelstein Jack Four poker documentary.

Poker News

Garrett Adelstein Plans Documentary on Infamous Jack-Four Poker Hand

Garrett Adelstein is preparing to reopen one of the most controversial debates in modern poker with a documentary-style video examining the infamous jack-four hand against Robbi Jade Lew. The high-stakes…

August 16, 2026Garrett Adelstein, High Stakes Poker, Hustler Casino Live, Poker Creators, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, Poker YouTube, Robbi Jade Lew

Creators

Leah Hauer “leahhatespoker”

Leah Hauer, better known online as leahhatespoker, is a British poker player and content creator who left a career in corporate consulting to pursue poker full-time. Her poker vlogs, tournament…

August 10, 2026GG Poker, Leah Hauer, LeahHatesPoker, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players

Poker News

Martin Kabrhel Reveals Wild WSOP Run in Vlog

Martin Kabrhel was already impossible to ignore at the 2026 World Series of Poker. Now poker fans can see much more of what happened away from the televised tables through…

August 7, 20262026 WSOP, Czech Poker, Martin Kabhrel, poker creator, Poker Players, WSOP, Youtube Poker

Poker News

Why Jason Koon Finally Belongs in the Poker Hall of Fame

Jason Koon has spent years building a poker résumé that was increasingly difficult to ignore. Now, it is official. Koon has been selected as the 2026 Poker Hall of Fame…

August 7, 2026Hall of Fame, Jason Koon, Poker Players, Triton Poker

Poker News

WSOP Main Event Final Table: Who Will Win the 2026 World Championship?

The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event has reached the moment every poker player dreams about. After battling through a field of more than 9,200 entrants, only nine players…

August 1, 20262026 WSOP, Evagoras Evagorou, Greg Mueller, Han Feng, Jamie Shaevel, Lauri Saaskilahti, Lucas Jumalon, Mario Boos, Michael Gagliano, Poker Players, Rami Hammoud, World Series of Poker, WSOP, WSOP Main Event

Brad Owen Youtube channel has almost reached 800,000 subscribers.

Poker News

Brad Owen Closes In on Historic 800,000 YouTube Subscriber Milestone

Few people have done more to reshape modern poker than Brad Owen. The cash game specialist has spent the last decade documenting his poker journey through honest, behind-the-scenes YouTube vlogs,…

July 31, 2026Brad Owen, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, Youtube Poker

Poker News

100-Year-Old Poker Player Reveals His Winning Tips and Secret to Staying Sharp

At 100 years old, most people would be forgiven for choosing a quieter way to spend their time. Ivor Ward, however, is still calculating pot odds, studying opponents and competing…

July 29, 2026British Poker, Ivor Ward, Poker Players, Poker Tournaments, UK Poker

Poker News

The Hidden Cost of Becoming a Poker YouTuber: Can You Really Make a Living?

Watching a poker vlog can make the lifestyle look almost perfect. A trip to Las Vegas. A packed poker room. Huge pots. Celebrations after winning a tournament. Flights to the…

July 29, 2026Abby Merk, Andrew Neeme, Brad Owen, Charlie Carrel, Doug Polk, Mariano Grandoli, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, Youtube Poker

Poker's biggest youtubers vs Poker's top pros

Poker News

Could Poker’s Biggest YouTubers Beat the World’s Best Pros?

Poker YouTube has exploded over the past decade, turning content creators into some of the most recognisable faces in the game. Millions of viewers now watch vlogs, livestreams and challenge…

July 28, 2026Abby Merk, Adrian Mateos, Alex Foxen, Andrew Neeme, Brad Owen, Charlie Carrel, Corey Eyring, Doug Polk, Ethan "Rampage" Yau, Fedor Holz, Isaac Haxton, Jason Koon, Jesse Lonis, Mariano Grandoli, Michael Addamo, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, Stephen Chidwick, Yuri Dzivielevski

Poker News

Why Is Rampage Calling Allen Kessler “a Cancer” to Poker?

Poker social media is rarely quiet, but the latest public feud between Ethan "Rampage" Yau and Allen Kessler has quickly become one of the biggest talking points in the game.…

July 27, 2026Allen Kessler, Ethan Yau, poker creator, Poker Industry, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, Rampage

Creators

Andrew Neeme

Andrew Neeme is one of the creators who helped change modern poker forever. Long before poker vlogs became one of the game's biggest forms of entertainment, Neeme was documenting the…

July 24, 2026Andrew Neeme, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players

Poker player Jennifer Tilly wearing sunglasses

Poker Features

Why Do Poker Players Wear Sunglasses? Do They Really Help?

If you've ever watched the World Series of Poker or a high-stakes cash game, you've probably noticed one thing almost every player seems to have in common: sunglasses. Whether they're…

July 24, 2026Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Fedor Holz, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Galfond, Poker Education, Poker Players, Poker Sunglasses, World Series of Poker, WSOP

Creators

Mariano Grandoli

Mariano Grandoli, better known simply as Mariano, is an Argentinian poker player and YouTube creator who has documented his rise from low-stakes cash games to some of the biggest livestream…

July 20, 2026Mariano Grandoli, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, Youtube Poker