VIP-Grinders Authors
Since 2013, VIP-Grinders has published poker and casino content built on first-hand testing and real playing experience. The people below are the ones who write it, and each has one part of the site they are responsible for.
Every review, bonus breakdown and strategy guide on this site carries a name. Writing and testing are separate jobs here, so the name on a review is not always the person who opened the account.
Our Editorial Team
These are the writers and editors currently producing content for VIP-Grinders.com. Each team member brings hands-on iGaming experience and a specific area of expertise.
Telma Casaca 
Head of Publishing and Director
Telma has been with VIP-Grinders since 2018 and is a director of HHK eCommerce Consulting Ltd, the company that owns the site. She sets the standards content has to meet before it publishes, across the English and Spanish editions, and authored our Women and Gambling Statistics study. She studied Translation at Nova University Lisbon.
Specialises in: Editorial Standards, Multilingual Publishing, Gambling Demographics Research, Bonus Terms
João Mourato
Head of iGaming Product
João is responsible for what the casino and crypto casino side of the site says. He has worked in iGaming since 2014, on the operator side before the affiliate side, and he opens most of the accounts behind the casino reviews and runs the testing personally. He also authors most of our published research.
Specialises in: Casino and Crypto Casino Reviews, Bonus Terms, Cashier and Payment Testing, Crypto Casino Market Data
Mark Patrickson
Head of Poker Content
Mark leads editorial direction for all poker coverage and publishes our monthly Online Poker Traffic Report, ranking 36 networks using SharkScope Analytics data through Poker Industry PRO. A cash game specialist across PokerStars, GGPoker, Partypoker and iPoker, he logged 1.5 million cash hands in a single year as a full-time player.
Specialises in: Poker News, Editorial Strategy, Poker Traffic Data, Cash Game Analysis, Poker Room Reviews, Rake & Rakeback Structures
Kirill Seregin
Contributing Writer and Tester
Kirill is a former professional poker cash game player who has been writing for VIP-Grinders since 2018. He built our poker calculator hub, eleven free tools covering equity, ICM, variance, bankroll and rakeback. He also handles cashier testing and casino verification, working through deposits, withdrawals and payment method behaviour.
Specialises in: Poker cash games and strategy, online poker rooms, rakeback, cryptocurrencies and crypto regulation, cashier and payment testing
Not everyone who works on a review has a byline. Marton Kovalovszki handles support and funded account testing without writing the reviews, which is why he is named on our testing page rather than here.
Past Contributors
The following writers have contributed to VIP-Grinders content over the years. Their published work stays on the site under their own byline rather than being reassigned or quietly removed.
Mark Csornyei
Poker Writer
Mark is a poker writer who joined our team as a junior contributor, bringing an interest in live and online tournament coverage to his editorial work. He contributed poker tournament coverage, promotion roundups, and industry news articles to VIP-Grinders.
Topics covered: Tournament Coverage, Poker Promotions, Industry News
Andrew Burnett
Poker Journalist
Andrew is a professional journalist from Scotland and an active poker player who has also written for outlets including Poker.org and PokerTube. He contributed poker news, live tournament reporting, player features, and gossip coverage to VIP-Grinders from 2019 to 2025.
Topics covered: Poker News, Live Tournament Reporting, Poker Gossip
Our Editorial Process
Three things hold across everything we publish:
- First-hand testing: we create real accounts, deposit real funds, and play on the poker rooms and casinos we review.
- Sourcing: rakeback percentages, bonus terms and rake structures come from the terms inside a live account rather than from a marketing page.
- Named responsibility: each section of the site has one person accountable for what it says.
Read our full Editorial Guidelines for more detail on how we research, write, and maintain our content.
Join Our Team
Are you an experienced poker player or iGaming writer? Everyone who writes here is part of the team rather than an agency or a content mill, and we are interested in people who bring real playing experience alongside editorial skill. Any open positions are on our careers page.
Connect with Us
Have questions, corrections, or suggestions about our content? Reach out via our contact page and we will usually respond within 24 hours.
