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Poker Players

Poker players come from every background, from recreational enthusiasts enjoying low-stakes games to world champions competing for millions on the biggest stages. Whether they’re crushing online tournaments, dominating high-stakes cash games, or building audiences through streaming and content creation, the personalities behind the cards are often just as fascinating as the poker itself.

Our Poker Players tag brings together the latest news, interviews, biographies, achievements, controversies, and career milestones from across the poker world. Follow established legends, emerging talents, online specialists, and live tournament regulars as they compete in major events around the globe.

Explore stories covering famous poker professionals, rising stars, and influential creators, alongside in-depth features that examine their strategies, biggest victories, and lasting impact on the game. If a player is making headlines, winning titles, or shaping the future of poker, you’ll find the latest coverage here.

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Chris Moneymaker seated at a poker table, wearing a black PokerStars Team Pro shirt with stacks of blue poker chips in front of him.
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Chris Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker's $86 satellite sparked poker's boom. Explore his 2003 WSOP title, Triton results, Moneymaker Tour victories and lasting legacy.
October 17, 2026Tags: ACR Poker, Chris Moneymaker, Poker Players, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Poker player Kristen Foxen.
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Kristen Foxen

Kristen Foxen’s journey from online cash-game grinder to six-time WSOP bracelet winner, with her biggest results, career milestones and poker background.
October 9, 2026Tags: Canada Poker, Kristen Foxen, Poker Players
Doyle Brunson lifts his hat to acknowledge a photographer.
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What Is Doyle Brunson Day? The Story Behind Poker’s Famous 10-2 Hand

Every October 2, poker celebrates Doyle Brunson Day and the unlikely 10-2 hand he made famous. We revisit both extraordinary WSOP Main Event finishes, the repeated deuce-ten runouts and why two cards became a lasting tribute to one of poker’s greatest figures.
October 3, 2026Tags: Doyle Brunson, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, WSOP
Phil Ivey high stakes poker player
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Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey’s poker career spans 11 WSOP bracelets, elite mixed-game results, legendary high-stakes cash games and a lasting place in poker culture.
October 2, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Phil Ivey, Poker Players, Triton Poker, WSOP
Patrick Leonard playing poker.
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Patrick Leonard

Patrick “pads1161” Leonard is a British poker professional, WSOP bracelet winner and record-setting online tournament player with 31 combined SCOOP and WCOOP titles.
September 26, 2026Tags: British Poker Players, CoinPoker, Patrick Leonard, Poker Players, UK Poker
Britney Jing Hits Back at C Ye in high-stakes staking storm.
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Britney Jing Hits Back at C Ye’s $18K Claim With ‘Buy Yourself a Bag’ Messages

Britney Jing has hit back at C Ye’s $18K poker staking claim, posting private messages that appear to show the disputed balance being waived.
September 25, 2026Tags: Britney Jing, High Stakes Poker, Hustler Casino Live, Poker Players, Women in Poker
Alan Keating's Hero Call Ventures poker tournament.
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Alan Keating Launches Hero Call Ventures With $100 Poker Game

Alan Keating launches Hero Call Ventures with a $100 San Francisco founders poker tournament where entrepreneurs pitch for investment.
September 25, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Poker Business, Poker Players, US Poker
Photo from Russell Westbrook Poker Night.
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Russell Westbrook Poker Night Raises $912,500 With Ivey at the Table

Russell Westbrook's annual charity poker night has raised $912,500 in Las Vegas, with Phil Ivey, Michael Mizrachi, Alan Keating and Bill Perkins among the poker names helping push the six-year…
September 22, 2026Tags: Celebrity Poker, Charity Poker, Phil Ivey, Poker Players, World Poker Tour
Gary Benson poker player.
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Gary Benson Loses Court Fight Over A$50K Gambling Debt

Australian poker pioneer Gary Benson has lost a court battle over almost A$50,000 in gambling debts after a judge ruled that the arrangement behind the money amounted to unlicensed bookmaking.…
September 19, 2026Tags: Australia Poker, Poker Players
Ossi Monarch Ketola high stakes poker player.
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Ossi “Monarch” Ketola

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola did not arrive in high-stakes poker by grinding his way through small tournaments. The Finnish entrepreneur appeared on the Triton circuit in 2024 and, within two years,…
September 15, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Poker Players, Triton Poker
Poker’s 10 Most Famous High-Stakes Players in 2026 and How They Reached the Top.
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Poker’s 10 Most Famous High-Stakes Players in 2026 and How They Reached the Top

High-stakes poker has never been more visible or more difficult to enter. Million-dollar cash game pots and six-figure tournament buy-ins now provide regular content for livestreams, social media clips and…
September 15, 2026Tags: Daniel Negreanu, High Stakes Poker, Monarch, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Poker Players, Rampage, Stephen Chidwick
Lex Veldhuis sitting at a poker table.
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Lex Veldhuis

Lex Veldhuis is a Dutch professional poker player and streaming pioneer who helped turn watching online poker into a form of live entertainment. Veldhuis was already playing some of the…
September 12, 2026Tags: Lex Veldhuis, poker creator, Poker Players
Stephen Chidwick Poker Player.
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Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick has spent much of the past decade playing poker tournaments most professionals would consider terrifying. Buy-ins of $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 and considerably more have become his normal workplace.…
September 11, 2026Tags: British Poker, British Poker Players, Poker Players, Stephen Chidwick, UK Poker
Former Aussie Millions Finalist Mick Ryan Wins A$50,000 SuperCoach Title.
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Former Aussie Millions Finalist Mick Ryan Wins A$50,000 SuperCoach Title

Fifteen years after winning A$450,000 at one of Australian poker's biggest final tables, Mick Ryan has found another way to turn strategic decisions into a major payday. The former Aussie…
September 10, 2026Tags: Australia Poker, Live Poker, Poker Players
Phil Hellmuth playing poker.
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Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth has spent almost four decades giving poker fans reasons to argue about him. One number is considerably harder to argue with. Seventeen World Series of Poker bracelets. The…
September 9, 2026Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Poker Players, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Alexandros Theologis Wins First Triton Title and $642,000 in Jeju.
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Alexandros Theologis Wins First Triton Title and $642,000 in Jeju

Alexandros Theologis has finally added a Triton Poker trophy to his collection after winning the opening event of Triton Jeju II for $642,000. The Greek high-stakes player defeated a 206-entry…
September 6, 2026Tags: Adrian Mateos, Poker Players, Punnat Punsri, Triton Jeju II, Triton Poker
Zhewen Hu playing poker
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Poker Player Zhewen Hu Files Lawsuit Alleging $1 Million AI Crypto Fraud

Chinese poker player Zhewen Hu has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court alleging that he lost $1 million through an AI-related cryptocurrency investment that he claims was part…
September 3, 2026Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Crypto, Cryptocurrency, High Stakes Poker, Online Poker, Poker Players, WSOP
Poker DNA on Poker Type.
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Poker Type Launches Poker DNA to Reveal What Type of Poker Player You Are

Poker Type has launched a new interactive Poker DNA assessment designed to reveal how players naturally approach the game. Available directly on the Poker Type Poker Tools page, the free…
August 31, 2026Tags: Poker Players, Poker Strategy, Poker Tool
Daniel Negreanu playing poker.
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Daniel Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu has spent nearly three decades doing something few poker players manage for long. He has remained relevant. The Canadian known as “Kid Poker” was winning World Series of…
August 30, 2026Tags: Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker, High Stakes Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, PokerStars, World Series of Poker, WSOP
Tony G in a CoinPoker sponsored jacket.
Posted inPoker Features

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, 2026Tags: Antanas Guoga, Cryptocurrency, High Stakes Poker, Poker Business, Poker Players, Tony G, Triton Poker
Jennifer Tilly
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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, 2026Tags: High Stakes Poker, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, Poker Players, Women in Poker, Women's Poker, World Series of Poker, WPT, WSOP
John Juanda at the EPT Barcelona
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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, 2026Tags: EPT Barcelona, European Poker Tour, Live Poker, Poker Hall of Fame, Poker Players, PokerStars
Michael Addamo
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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 $10,000…
August 27, 2026Tags: GGMillion$, GGPoker, Michael Addamo, Online Poker, Online Poker Sites, Poker Players
Pierre Neuville has died aged 83.
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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, 2026Tags: European Poker Tour, Poker Players, WSOP, WSOP Main Event
Garrett Adelstein on Beneath the Cards
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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, 2026Tags: Garrett Adelstein, High Stakes Poker, Hustler Casino Live, Poker Players, Robbi Jade Lew

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