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Blaise Bourgeois is a professional poker player and a WSOP Circuit Ring winner. While mainly playing online, Blaise has taken up live poker over the last couple of years, mostly playing in Brazil and Las Vegas. Expect to see a lot of him on tour. Blaise still freelances with Poker.Org from time-to-time in various on-camera and off-camera capacities, working closely with some of the best poker players in the world. He's also worked with PokerNews and WSOP covering events all around the world. Blaise also worked at NBC this past summer, covering his third Olympics as a Research Statistician for the Men's and Women's soccer tournaments. He has contributed to World Cups, Copa Americas, and has been the Director of a professional soccer team. Blaise received his Master's in Sport Management and Sports Analytics from St. John's University. Blaise also holds a Mathematics and Computer Science degree from SUNY Purchase, where he still holds the school's Men's Soccer record for goals in a season.
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2025 WSOP Schedule Release Date Reportedly Set
Every poker player who heads to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker anticipates the release of the annual WSOP schedule. According to an exclusive report from pokerfuse, the full 2025 WSOP schedule will be released early next week, with Monday, February 17th the likely date. https://twitter.com/pokerfuse/status/1889030770997801448 It was...
All-Time Cashes Leader "Miami" John Cernuto Passes Away at 81
"Miami" John Cernuto, who has more recorded live tournament cashes than anyone in the history of poker, has died at age 81 from colon cancer. It was announced late last...
Two-Time WSOP Circuit Winner Goes Viral After Winning Beer for a Year
Two-time WSOP Circuit winner Joe Rice went viral last Thursday after showing off his prowess off the felt. Rice was featured on SportsCenter as well as many other television outlets...
Poker Legend Miami John in Hospice Care
According to Women in Poker Hall of Fame's Jeanne David, "Miami" John Cernuto, who has more recorded poker tournament cashes than anyone in the history of the game, is now...
Texas State Record $290K Bad Beat Jackpot Hits at the Lodge
As they say, everything's bigger in Texas, and their bad beat jackpots are no exception. Bad beat jackpots are one of the most popular cash game promotions at poker rooms...
Poker Legend Tony G Claims to Have Made $100M in 2024
Antanas Guoga, popularly known as Tony G, is more than just a high-stakes cash game superstar. The 51-year-old Lithuanian has lived a complete life few could dream of, acting as...
2025 Leaf Metal Poker Trading Cards Hitting the Market
For the first time since 2012, Leaf Trading Cards is releasing a poker trading card set, featuring the biggest and hottest names in poker. From poker tournament strategy end bosses...
Tom-Aksel Bedell Wins PLO Grand Slam Championship
After winning the €438,000 top prize at the PLO Grand Slam Championship in Tirana, Albania, Norwegian businessman and high-stakes tournament poker player Tom-Aksel Bedell has proven that he knows how...
Faraz Jaka Ships MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk Main Event
Renowned poker pro and coach Faraz Jaka got his 2025 off to a flying start, shipping the MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk Main Event for $127,849. Founder of JakaCoaching, one of...
PokerGO Denies Involvement with NGNFCoin
PokerGO issued a statement denying any involvement with the recently-launched cryptocurrency, named NGNFCoin. No Gamble, No Future, is one of PokerGO's most popular shows, with the cash game stream currently...