Ari Poker Profile: Net Worth, Earnings & Stats (2026)
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Geek Women Legends at the Poker Table – Part 3: Maria Ho
Maria Ho’s journey from college studies in communications and law led to being a professional poker player with strategy, psychology, and competitive edge.
APT Championship 2025: A Deep Dive into the 17 Unique Poker Variants Reshaping the Festival
Discover the wild side of the Asian Poker Tour. From 'Cry Me a River' to 'Atomic Pineapple', we break down the 17 unique poker variants and mixed games featured at the APT Championship Taipei.
Big Deal for One Drop Adds Esfandiari and Laliberté
Alongside Phil Hellmut and Jennifer Tilly, Esfandiari and Guy Laliberté confirmed their participation at the Big Deal for One Drop charity event.
Start Preparing For WPT Australia Sydney Feat. Estimated AUD 10M In Prize Pools
Announced in late May, the World Poker Tour announced that the 2025 WPT Australia is now set to take place in Sydney from September 18 to October 1.
USOP Hai Phong: Cheque Presentation Ceremony for “High Roller Charity Event”
Hai Phong, 21st September 2024 — The USOP-Hai Phong and Crown Poker Club are honoured to announce the successful cheque presentation ceremony in support of
Billiards GOAT Efren “Bata” Reyes To Play At APPT Manila Charity Event on Aug 1
Efren “Bata” Reyes, the legendary billiards player hailed as the best in the world, is set to dazzle at the APPT Manila Charity Event on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at the stunning Cove Manila in Okada. Arriving last night, Reyes is fired up to swap his pool cue for poker chips. Don’t miss the chance […]
Josh Arieh Net Worth: How Rich is Georgia’s 3rd All Time Money List Poker Pro?
Josh Arieh may not have reached the pinnacle of the All Time Money List, but he has been a longtime prominent figure in the professional poker scene thanks to
2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Dario Sammartino Finally Wins Bracelet; Shota Nakanishi Near Win, Sean Ragozzini Goes Deep
The 2024 World Series of Poker has completed a month of games at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with two-thirds of the coveted gold bracelets now claimed. Among them were Dario Sammartino who snapped the 12 year hunt, Elie Nakache at the 10K PLO Championship, Frank Funaro at the swingy 10K Super Turbo Bounty, Frank […]
2024 WSOP Latest News: Tzu Peng Wang, Kunal Patni, Karitk Ved, Martin Ward, Yik Yin Chiu Run Deep
Another batch of champions crowned at the 2024 World Series of Poker taking place at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. While many Asia Pacific players went deep such as Tzu Peng Wang, Kunal Patni, Yik Yin Chiu, Kartik Ved, Katsuhiro Mori and Martin Ward, the gold bracelets remained elusive. Here are the latest winners. 2024 WSOP […]
EPT Paris Festival Sets New Records; Barny Boatman wins Main Event, Asians Earn Deep Runs
The weather may have been cold and rainy during the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris however it still set new attendance records in the second edition of this stop in as many years. Running from February 14 to 25, 2024 at the Palais de Congres, the action was as hot as the summer […]
Philippines’ Monziar Villariaza leads the charge for Day 2 of the Manila Megastack 17 Main Event
A step closer to crowning a champion, PokerStars LIVE’s Manila Megastack 17 Main Event played down its last flight yesterday, December 9th to wrap up its qualifying rounds. Combining all three flights puts this season’s total record up to a staggering 870 entries for a record-breaking PHP 26,582,850 (~USD 480,080) prize pool. This serves to […]
Manila Megastack 17 crowns three on opening day: Rodrigo Sequite, Keijiro Shimojo, Shuhei Hariya
PokerStars LIVE Manila is giving away its last iconic spade trophies for 2023 and the first three to earn one of the coveted merchs were Rodrigo Sequite, Keijiro Shimojo, and Shuhei Hariya. The newly minted were the first champions of the brand’s season ender Manila Megastack 17. Plenty of more trophies still awaiting its victors […]
[Interview] Filipino Terry Gonzaga continues strong run in Las Vegas, wins Aria’s 1600 PLO for six figures
This summer, Filipino player Terry Gonzaga secured his career first six figure payout of $172.8K after winning Aria’s $1,600 PLO in Las Vegas. The victory was his third deep run of the year, boosting his live tournament earnings to over half a million dollars. SMP: You’ve been having a pretty good year. You won […]
54th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Begins Today! – July 3 to 17 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas
From its humble beginnings in 1970 to the colossal scale of 8,773 players in recent years, the stage is set for the 2023 WSOP MAIN EVENT $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship! *All photos by WSOP / Pokernews This iconic tournament begins today, July 3rd at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and is […]
WPT reveals new Prime Championship trophy; Main Event Day 1A draws 238; Cuong Ngoc Huynh clinches HR Warm Up, leads POF race; Shuchi Chamaria, Duyen Le win trophies
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Vietnam festival was in full swing at the Crown Poker Club with numerous highlights in Day 10. At the top of the news was the MAIN EVENT which attracted 238 entries on its first flight. This was a huge increase from last year’s turnout. 30 players advanced to […]
APPT Cambodia 2022: Seongmin Lee lifts first PS shard trophy; Clement Van Driessche, Hassaan Arif, Yu Qi Zhao win trophies
The first ever PokerStars shard trophy of APPT Cambodia 2022 has been captured with Korea’s Seongmin Lee minted at the APPT National. Lee overcame India’s Rajeev Kanjani at heads up to rein in the coveted title and the $30,133 top prize. You can read up on his road to victory via the Live Updates. […]
Online News: Natural8-GGNet’s $5M GTD Mini MILLION$ series; PokerStars’ inaugural WCOOP Women’s Championship; WPT Global names tournament after two-time winner; GGPoker migrates to WSOP Ontario platform
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8-GGNet set to award $5M in prizes across Mini MILLION$ series Following its success with the recently concluded World Series of Poker Online, Natural8-GGNet is back again with another exciting festival beginning this […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Shardul Parthasarathi takes the Super High Roller; Richard Mari wins Short Deck; Asmiati tops the Ladies NLH
Indian players continue to dominate the WPT Prime Cambodia headlines with Shardul Parthasarathi as the latest to join the champions list. Also bagging titles were UK’s Richard Mari and Indonesia’s Ms. Asmiati. We’ve got those stories below including the updated Player of the Festival leaderboard with Trong Hieu Ngo in the lead. Here are the […]
WPT Prime Cambodia off to a roaring start; SuperStack draws 183 entries, WPT Opener Day 1A picks up 54
Opening day of WPT Prime Cambodia saw a horde of players eagerly awaiting the first event to kick off. Once cards were in the air for the NagaWorld SuperStack 50K, more than six tables were quickly occupied. The pace continued for the rest of the day with players snatching up seats resulting in a […]
Natural8 : Roaring into the Lunar New Year with two massive events
Article sponsored by Natural8 This year, in conjunction with the upcoming Year of the Tiger, Natural8 will be hosting two of its most highly-anticipated events: the Super MILLION$ Week and the Asia Poker League (APL). These two events will begin a few days before and last throughout the first two weeks of Lunar New Year, so you […]
2021 WSOP Winter Circuit Online: India’s Aniket Waghmare, China’s Wei Guo Liang, and Italy’s Dario Sammartino among the first six ring winners
Shortly after completing live events in the USA and Europe, the World Series of Poker kicked off another lucrative festival, the 2021 WSOP Winter Circuit Online, currently underway at online platform Natural8 on the GG Network. The series boasts a massive US$ 100 Million in guaranteed prize pools, 18 Circuit Rings, and a 1 Million […]
2021 WSOP final festival highlights: Josh Arieh wins WSOP Player of the Year; Inspiring performances; Over $231M paid out
After 54 days of thrilling action, the 52nd Annual World Series of Poker has come to an end. 88 bracelets were awarded at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino and eleven at online platform WSOP.com. Here’s a look at some of the festival highlights, top performances, series numbers, and player achievements. Josh Arieh wins […]
2021 WSOP: Daniel Cates seizes maiden gold at Poker Players Championship; Second series win for Josh Arieh; Georgios Sotiropoulos, Eric Zhang claim victories
A colorful bag of new champions minted at the 52nd World Series of Poker. The biggest winner was Daniel Cates at the $50K Poker Players Championship 6-Handed. Cates denied series winner/ 3x bracelet winner Ryan Leng to lock up his first ever gold bracelet and have his name etched on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy. […]
2021 WSOP: Carlos Chang brings Taiwan’s second series gold; Josh Arieh, Kevin Gerhart, and Brad Ruben win third career bracelet
Taiwan players continue to bring excitement to the Asian region as Carlos Chang wins his first career bracelet at the $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em. This was Taiwan’s second gold in this series. Two weeks prior, fellow countryman Yen Han “Pete” Chen shipped Online Event #3: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack. Also locking up bracelets were […]
2021 WSOP: Jason Koon strikes gold on third deep run; Ari Engel and Yuval Bronshtein score second career bracelets; Zhi Wu wins one; Another ft for Hellmuth
It is full throttle at the 52nd Annual World Series of Poker with over US$ 19.1 Million already paid out and twelve bracelets snatched up at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. Opening week brought together some of the biggest names including 15x bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth who impressed his fans with three deep […]
People News: Perkins agrees to ambitious fitness bet; Adams forfeits Galfond Challenge; Smith’s charity donation towards Afghan crisis; Chad and McEachern to broadcast this year’s WSOP; Liu expecting twins
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Perkins agrees to ambitious fitness bet High stakes regular Bill Perkins is in for another hefty prop bet only this time it appears the terms might not be in his favor. At 52 years old, the […]
2021 WSOP Online [International]: Eduardo Rodrigues delivers double KO for first career gold; Dario Sammartino runner up, Soojo Kim 3rd place
The hunt for the twentieth series bracelet ended in a stunning double elimination. Brazil’s Eduardo Cappellaro “Ghazbaran” Rodrigues denied Italian pro Giuseppe Dario Sammartino and South Korean pro Soo Jo “choleeek89” Kim to capture the dream WSOP title and gold bracelet. Also running well was Natural8 player Karolis “Internecik” Sereika who reached back to back […]
Casinos in Asia facing the threat of Delta variant: What is open, what is not?
The casino industry across the globe has been shaken within the last year and a half with the onset of the pandemic being a huge surprise to all. Inessential businesses which include casinos and other gaming properties have struggled to reopen amid the crisis, in addition to the long list of precautionary measures and health […]
Videos of the Week: Tom Dwan vs Phill Hellmuth: Idiot or Genius?; Poker Pros fall in Maria Ho’s trap and more…
In this article we deliver you a couple of selected poker videos of the past week. Tom Dwan vs Phill Hellmuth: Idiot or Genius? A discussion that has been going on for months or maybe even years: Is Phil Hellmuth an idiot or genius. In this video from Season 5 of Poker After Dark, The […]
Vegas Briefs: WSOP likely to require masks; Golden Nugget’s Grand Poker Series set for this September; Reopening and closure of various poker rooms
The past few months have been most eventful for the blinding city of Las Vegas with live events returning to the scene as well as the recovering crowd. However, with cases on the rise due to the fast-spreading Delta variant, things have unfortunately taken a turn, beginning with cutting its progress towards normalcy a little […]
2021 WSOP Online [International]: Bartlomiej Swieboda and Joao Simao claim first two bracelets; Charity event raises over US$179K
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [International] has officially kicked off at online platform Natural8 [GG Network] and like its USA counterpart, 33 signature bracelets headline the festival. The past days have already witnessed a blazing platform with over 32K entries across two opening events. Poland’s Bartlomiej Swieboda and Brazil’s Joao Simao charged to […]
China Poker Games gearing up for biggest annual festival; CPG Jinan draws 1,276 Main Event entries; up next Taiyuan and Shanghai
Year after year, thousands of players make their way to Hainan Island for the biggest poker event in Asia, the annual CPG Sanya Championships, hosted by premier poker brand, China Poker Games. Last year, while under tight limitations brought on by the novel coronavirus, the highly popular festival anticipated a drop in numbers but instead […]
Natural8-WSOPC: China’s “Bangshifu” and Austria’s Mario Mosboeck lock up rings; Sergei Koliakov, Vincent Huang, and Yu Zhang among side winners
It was a sizzling Sunday night on the GG Network with thousands of players logging in for the World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online Series 2021. In the aftermath, Day 2 paid out over US$ 10 Million and two players locked up their first ever WSOPC rings. The newly minted champions were China’s “Bangshifu” […]
People News: Ike Haxton for Covid live poker boycott; PokerStars signs Neymar Jr… again; Galfond Challenge update; Fist fight at the Aria poker room
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Ike Haxton calls for Covid live poker boycott Isaac Haxton is concerned about Covid-19 numbers in his chosen home of Las Vegas. He is begging the poker community to not play live poker. Poker is ramping […]
Online Poker News: PokerStars tests anonymous tables; Another Indian state bans real-money gaming; Run It Once Poker to host charity event; GGPoker wants to attract more women; Google to allow users to block gambling ads
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerStars tests anonymous tables It’s been discussed for quite a while, but just now does PokerStars finally start testing anonymous tables. The tests are taking place in the segregated markets of France and […]
People News: Galfond Challenge Update; Bryn Kenney leaves GGPoker; Lewis Hamilton plays poker; Antonio Esfandiari buys $5.3 million mansion
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Galfond Challenge Update In the most recent $100/$200 PLO match on Saturday between Phil Galfond and Chance Kornuth there was a hefty win of $124,000 for Galfond. This means that the host of this challenge won […]
Online Poker News: WPT Online action on partypoker; MPL Poker: India’s largest poker platform; KKPoker’ Jackpot Sit & Gos; Unibet Online Series X; Poker on Microgaming; André Akkari’s Furia partners with PokerStars
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. WPT Online action on partypoker The World Poker Tour (WPT) and partypoker have teamed up once again to offer some more online action in lieu of live events. One of the most popular […]
People News: Twitch deletes videos; Negreanu vs. Polk; Phil Hellmuth vs. Esfandiari; Spraggy and Marle engagement
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Twitch deletes videos Many streamers on Twitch have music running in the background while they play their game of choice. Twitch streamers had received warnings in the past that the copyrighted music they were using might […]
Dario Sammartino’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
Dario Sammartino is an Italian professional poker player. He was born on April 5th, 1987 in Naples, Italy.
WPT Asia Online Series: Abhinav Iyer “OBellaCiao”, Loris51, DontWantARiver, BetAddict, Xiasong Zhu “zgheinan”, & clockmaker lift WPT trophies; China wins Nation’s Cup 1st Week Leaderboard; btones1 wins the freeroll
Another week of thrilling action at the WPT Asia Online Series taking place at online platform Natural8 – GG Network. Of the 17 remaining trophies, six were claimed this past week. Israel took home two – DontWantARiver and BetAddict -, two for China – Xiaosong Zhu “zgheinan” and Loris51 -, one for clockmaker and Abhinav Iyer […]
Online Poker News: Micro Stakes on Natural8; PokerStars waiting list changes; ‘Railbird’ tables on partypoker; Caribbean Poker Party moves online; GGPoker reacts to Real-Time Assistance
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Micro Stakes added on Natural8 Natural8 is riding the traffic high from the Corona pandemic and is determined to keep this going. While a lot of focus has been on big number tournament […]
Amarillo Slim’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
Thomas Austin Preston Jr., better known as Amarillo Slim, was an American poker player and gambler. He was born on December 31st, 1928 and passed away on
People News: Neymar on, Kruse off; Esfandiari robbed; Mike McDonald wins free throw bet; Dang brothers story; New York Times “fleeing” poker players
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Neymar plays WSOP Online Football player plays poker. This should not be big news. But it is! He’s not just any football player and he’s not just playing any poker. Football superstar Neymar Jr. made his […]
Haralabos Voulgaris’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
Haralabos Voulgaris is a Greek-Canadian professional sports bettor and poker player. He was born on April 7th, 1975 in Winnipeg, Canada.
Maria Ho Talks Lockdown, Video Content, WSOP and more
Maria Ho is born in Taipei, Taiwan and was raised in the United States. With over 4 million dollars in live poker tournament earnings she is one of the most successful women in the game. Beyond the poker tables Maria shares her knowledge of the game as a poker coach, host and commentator. Interview by […]
Off Topic: Ebony Kenney Wins Celebrity Online Charity Tournament; PokerStars l Women’s Day Platinum Pass Winner Disqualified; Kevin Hart as Global Ambassador for Partypoker
With the world seemingly put on hold for the meantime, many citizens are struggling to meet basic needs amidst the Coronavirus crisis. As service to the community, Americas Cardroom, an online poker site, hosted All In For Feeding America last Saturday which raised over $2 million intended for charity overall. On the other hand, another […]
Bulgaria’s Dimitar Blazhev wins WPT Philippines Main Event for his first major live title
Bulgaria’s Dimitar Blazhev will have more to spend with while vacationing in the Philippines. He became the newest WPT Asia Pacific Season XVIII Main Event champion pocketing a handsome Php 4,812,000 (~US$ 95,200) first prize. This was his first-ever major live victory and largest live career score. Talking to Somuchpoker, he confessed that he had to […]
Aussie Millions 2020: Michael Addamo wins AU$50K Challenge, Farid Jattin wins the AU$25K!
This year’s Aussie Millions has already seen champions crowned and piles of cash change hands. In recent days, some of the biggest events on the schedule have concluded and we have the names of all those winners to bring you. AU$50K Challenge – Winner: Michael Addamo The AU$50K Challenge has always been one of the […]
EPT Prague highlights; Mikalai Pobal wins €5,300 Main Event; Tsugunari Toma takes down the €10,300 High Roller
A few hours ago, the 2019 EPT Prague reached its thrilling conclusion. Pobal became the second player after Victoria Coren-Mitchell to win two EPT Main Events. Tsugunari Toma won a second High Roller Title. €5,300 EPT Main Event – Winner: Mikalai Pobal Mikalai Pobal (Belarus) makes history after taking down the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour […]
WPT Australia: Hari Varma triumphs in the Main Event; Hussien Hassan wins 5K Challenge
The inaugural WPT Australia festival has been illuminating the Gold Coast for just over a week now. During that time, some great poker has been played and worthy champions crowned. Of all the titles on offer at Star Poker Gold Coast however, none are more coveted than the Main Event. After a lengthy battle at […]
Interview with WSOP Main Event Runner-Up Dario Sammartino
A few weeks ago, Dario Sammartino finished runner-up of the WSOP Main Event pocketing $6M in the process. Our reporter Gaelle Jaudon had the chance to talk with him about this incredible performance. Somuchpoker: First, congratulations on the nice suit you wore at the final table. It was a really classic Italian style, and I think it’s […]
Maiden victory for Rishabh Vekaria at the Deltin Poker Tournament Main Event
The last Deltin Poker Tournament of the year concluded on August 5 and emerging as the newest Main Event champion was India’s Rishabh Vekaria. Vekaria is a new face in India’s live poker scene making him quite the envy of all. For his first live tournament cash, he overcame the 448 entry field to win […]
WSOP 2019 Main Event: Hossein Ensan is crowned World Champion; Dario Sammartino Runner-Up
Day 1A of this event now feels a very long time ago. It was in fact a full two weeks ago that this huge event got underway, before going on to become the second largest field in WSOP Main Event history at 8,569 entries. Last night, the journey came to an end with Hossein Ensan […]
Maria Ho’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
Maria Ho is a Taiwanese-born American professional poker player, show host and commentator. She was born on March 6th, 1983 in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to the
Viet Poker Charity: Vietnamese players Team up
At least 700 million people in the world live in extreme poverty on less than $2 a day. More and more poker players realize this and decide to give back by donating to charitable causes. Especially when there is a specific need, like a natural disaster, and the poker community is asked to stand up […]
Antonio Esfandiari’s Life: Net Worth, Losses and Private Life
Antonio Esfandiari is an Iranian-American professional poker player. He was born on December 8th, 1978 in Tehran, Iran.
WPT Vietnam draws 137 to the Opener; Trần Kim Đông wins the Charity Event
The inaugural WPT Vietnam – the third leg of the Asia Swing, opened its doors today with two events heating up the felt at host venue Pro Poker Club. Welcome Event The Welcome Event was first on the floor with 112 players, of which 25 re-entered, for a total of 137 entries. This brought about a […]
WPT Tournament of Champions draws in 80 of the best to ARIA Las Vegas
It was an electrifying scene today in Las Vegas with World Poker Tour champions converging at ARIA Resort & Casino for the ultimate battle of the season, the WPT Tournament of Champions. This exclusive event saw 80 WPT past champions take to the felt eager to test their skills against fellow pros and hopefully close […]
APPT Macau: High Roller victories for Alex Foxen, Kristen Bicknell, and Marius Gierse; Shuize Cai lands a Platinum Pass
APPT Macau has been ongoing since March 14 at the PokerStars LIVE Macau room in City of Dreams with players from around the globe flocking to join the event’s early festivities. As been the trend at PS festivals, some of the events cracked the guarantee wide open such as the APPT National, however the biggest […]
Maria Lampropulos becomes the first woman to win the PCA Main Event
In this male dominated sport of poker, it’s easy to spot the women in the field, especially when they make the final table of a major event and run away with all the glory. That’s exactly what went down last night at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure with Argentinian pro Maria Lampropulos capturing the US$10,300 Main […]
Incredible week for Sam Greenwood at the 2017 Caribbean Poker Party
In recent times, partypoker have been posing a challenge to PokerStars when it comes to being the top poker room, and that has been further underlined by the live festival offerings which partypoker are now bringing to the poker community. The most recent of these festivals took place in Punta Cana in the Caribbean, with millions of […]
German pros crush the Aria Super High Rollers events
Christoph Vogelsang Wins 2017 Super High Roller Bowl for $6 Million Five days ago, 56 elite poker players took their seats at the prestigious Super High Roller Bowl held at Aria Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. This highly anticipated event sold out as quickly as it was announced back in February with pros from […]
