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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)
Marcos Kenne Wins BSOP Millions Championship in Dominant Fashion
It's very rare that a poker player goes wire-to-wire at the final table of a major tournament, much less for the biggest prize in Latin American history. For Marcos Kenne, the stars aligned as he was crowned the champion of the BSOP Millions Championship. The Brazilian topped a field of...
Bryn Kenney Wins Triton Poker $125K Monte Carlo Main Event
No matter what your opinion is about Bryn Kenney, few could ever argue about his dominance of live poker. At the Triton Poker $125K Monte Carlo Main Event, he showcased...
Stephen Song Proves Elite, Wins NAPT $25K Super High Roller
Stephen Song is no longer just a very good poker player, he's up there with the best in the world. Early on Thursday morning, Stephen Song closed out a spectacular...
Simone Andrian Wins the 2024 WSOP Europe Main Event
Italian pro Simone Andrian didn’t even play live poker until 2021. Since then, he has taken the poker world by storm and is now the owner of his third WSOP...
Second-Largest Bad Beat Jackpot in Poker History Hits for $1.7M
On September 28th, 2024, the second-biggest bad beat jackpot in poker history hit at the Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada, just outside of Montreal. In poker terms, hitting...
Moritz Dietrich Wins WSOP Online International Main Event, Over $4M
The largest prize in online history, an incredible $4,021,012, was won by Moritz Dietrich after he took down the WSOP Online International Main Event on GGPoker. The $5,000 buy-in event...
WSOP Announces US-Only WSOP Online Bracelet Series
This Sunday, the US-only WSOP Online bracelet series will kick off on WSOP.com. Between September 29th and November 12th, players in Michigan, New Jersey, and Nevada will compete for a...
PokerStars Announce Groundbreaking Women's Winter Festival
Just before the €550 Women's event at Casino Barcelona, PokerStars made a groundbreaking announcement that could potentially change the future of women's poker. At a special Ladies Day Breakfast meet...
Seth Davies Wins Super High Roller Bowl IX, $4.2M in 10 days
It was an incredible week-and-a-half for Seth Davies as he won over $4.2M in a matter of just 10 days. In a run that will make any online poker site...
Stephen Song Wins EPT Barcelona Main Event for €1.3M
Despite being all-in and at-risk a total of five times on the final day of the EPT Barcelona Main Event, the card gods were the most friendly to Stephen Song....