2023 WSOP - World Series of Poker Player of the Year Ian Matakis (@IMatakis) is gearing up to return to Las Vegas to see what another summer series has in store as well as his Player of the Year banner.

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“a love letter to poker.”

Art imitates life in Joe “Legacy Blue” Stapleton' soon-to-be-released comic book “Trapped” in which the main character’s exploits dive into the world of poker.

Read about it in our latest Feature by Jeff Walsh on WPT.com 👇👇
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⚾️ New York New York Yankees reliever Ron Marinaccio talks about some of the similarities between his passion for baseball and his off-season enjoyment of poker.

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Caught up with Hustler Casino Live’s showrunner/co-founder Ryan Feldman to talk about the importance of bringing Tom Dwan back to the 2024 Million Dollar Game + how Rampage always 'goes for it' every time he appears on HCL.

(And...will we see Wesley?)

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Black Friday 'wrecked' Casey Sandretto (Casey Sandretto) forcing him to give up his dream of being a poker pro. After years away from the game, he returned with a newfound confidence & with his World Poker Tour win he also found some validation that his initial instincts weren't too far off.

When Travis Egbert was 10 years old, he found poker by watching online videos of Phil Ivey. At just 23, the up-and-coming, soft-spoken crusher has proved to be one of the most prolific players at The Poker Room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort.

And it looks like he's just getting started.

While at The Poker Room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort I had the opportunity to grab a minute w/ David Peters. He was super kind & gracious with his time to talk about his impending fatherhood, poker's All-Time Money List & how the most experienced player in the field navigates a World Poker Tour Championship event.

Don't let Alex's intimidating on-the-felt stare fool you - he's a super nice guy, a genuine pleasure to talk to.

But don't let his likable personality fool you either - he's here to crush whoever he plays at whatever stakes they want.

Got a few minutes to catch up Rayo Kniep (Andreas Rayo Kniep) this week to look back at the fast start to his poker career, talk about his sustained enthusiasm for the game, and how he two-tables his passion for his work and his drive to win a title.

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Grabbed a couple minutes with 'The God of Thunder' himself, Brett Murray (Brett Murray), and talked about his success The Poker Room at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, how he feels about his nickname, and what title he'd most like to add to his poker resume.

I spent some time with the most hated man in Vegas worldpokertour.com/news/sean-perr…

Kevin Mathers This is me stopping you.

Wishing a Happy New Year to my friends and colleagues in the poker media, the players who take the time to talk and share their stories with us, and fellow poker fans without whom the game just wouldn’t be the same.

Looking forward to more in 2024!

Christmas came early for Spicoli in the form of a World Poker Tour World Championship title and over $5.2 million!

His final table performance mirrored his poker career — some ups & downs surrounded by people who have had his back.

Feature by Lance Bradley 👇
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Another great story and read from Tim Fiorvanti ⬇️

Going to send this as my Christmas card this year.

Chance Kornuth
📸 Easton Oreman

Happt to get a couple of minutes with Chris Brewer at the World Poker Tour World Championship to talk about his incredible (and still ongoing) year, the emotional swings of high stakes MTTs, and how he's constantly working with the goal of being the best. 📈📔👇

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My God, it's full of stars.