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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.
Latest Articles By Blaise Bourgeois (51)
2024 Global Poker Award Nominees Announced
The 6th-annual Global Poker Awards are right around the corner and will be streamed live from the PokerGO Studios on Saturday, February 22nd. New PokerStars ambassador Caitlin Comeskey leads the way with four nominations. Comeskey, a two-time Global Poker Awards winner, is nominated for Best X Personality, Best Short-Form Content...
BIG Brazil CEO André Feldman and Wife Die in Helicopter Crash
André Feldman, who was responsible for bringing both the Caesars and WSOP brands to Brazil, tragically died last Thursday in a helicopter crash. He was just 50 years old. His...
2025 Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event Ends with Heads-Up Chop Deal
The Borgata Winter Poker Open is finally coming to an end after 16 days, 30 trophy events, and a wild Main Event. Though Day 2 of the Monster Mirror Mystery...
Jeremy Ausmus Completes Incredible PGT Championship Double
Jeremy Ausmus' incredible 2024 on the PokerGo Tour (PGT) resulted in a runaway Player of the Year win, achieving nearly 3,000 points and earning a $50,000 bonus for his achievement....
Adrian Mateos Wins 2024 Card Player Player of the Year
For the second time in his career, Adrian Mateos has won the Card Player Player of the Year race. Mateos tops the podium again, joining Daniel Negreanu (2004, 2013) and...
David Coleman Wins 2024 GPI Player of the Year Race
In the poker industry, only a select few can ever be allowed to call themselves the best in the world. This week, the awards were handed out to the pros...
Poker Pro Craig "hu4rollz" Bergeron Charged with Murder
Popular Michigan poker pro Craig Michael Bergeron, known as "hu4rollz", is accused of the seemingly random murder of Tommy Ireland, 37, on Detroit’s east side. The incident took place on...
Scott Stewart Wins WPT World Championship, Over $2.5M
One of the most carefree, lovable guys in all of poker just won one of the most prestigious titles in all of poker. The wild man from California, Scott Stewart,...
New PokerStars Open Tour Announced, Replaces Several Regional Tours
Following the cancellation of EPT Paris and heavy rumors of the end of EPT Prague, the PokerStars was keen to share some good news this week. PokerStars announced the launch...
Dylan Smith Wins 2024 WPT RRPO for $662,200
The final World Poker Tour stop ahead of the WPT World Championship has come to an end, with Dylan Smith emerging victorious in the 2024 $3,500 World Poker Tour Seminole...