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Andrew Burnett

Professional Poker Journalist

Andrew Burnett is a professional journalist from Scotland, now living in the north of England.

An avid poker player, he dreams of one day playing the WSOP Main Event and has promised himself he will fold aces and kings if he gets them on the first hand to avoid front-page headlines.

Andrew has written for several of the poker world’s biggest sites and continues to enjoy the challenge of bringing readers all the latest news from our wonderful game.

The author of two books (on chess), he is now looking to turn his hand to a poker-based crime novel based on the characters that inhabit the poker world.

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Greek pro Alex “Pwndidi” Theologis took down his maiden GGMillion$ SHR last night, scooping $299,880 after defeating Juan Pardo Dominguez heads-up.

Missing Main Event player Yuto Moriyasu found safe in Vegas

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“Scummy stalling” was how Daniel Negreanu described Ike Haxton’s play in the Main Event yesterday. Haxton tanked for 6 minutes on a payjump.

Khoi Le Nguyen Stuns Parents with $50k SHR Victory Story

Vietnam’s Khoi Le Nguyen scooped the $50k SHR last night for $2,686,913. Now, he says, he’ll have to tell his parents he plays poker!

Jinx34 Picks up GGMillion$ SHR and $240k at First Attempt

Anonymous highstakes player jinx34 bagged the GGMillion$ SHR at their first attempt this week. The win was worth more than $240k.

Missing Person Plea as Main Event Hopeful Disappears in Vegas

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Shaun Deeb bagged the biggest prize of his career last night, taking down the $100k PLO High Roller for almost $3million

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Chris Moneymaker was among the early casualties as the 2025 WSOP Main Event got underway in Las Vegas last night