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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Philip Sternheimer Scoops PLO Hi-Lo Title After Extra Day

England’s Philip Sternheimer has bagged his maiden WSOP gold bracelet, seeing off a stacked final table to lift the PLO HiLO Championship title.

Jason Koon Pockets $1,968,927 and WSOP Gold

It was bracelet number 2 and back to all-time number 3 for Jason Koon last night as he took down the biggest prize yet of the 2025 WSOP.

Jans Arends Lands 4th GGMillion$ SHR title

Dutch pro Jans Arends picked up his 4th GGMillion$ SHR title last night, fending off anonymous Singapore account “Dafaniu” to pocket $368,247.

Chang Lee Scoops Bracelet and $2million in Second-ever Tournament

First appearance at the WSOP? Tick. Second tournament ever? Tick. High roller gold bracelet? Tick! Three ticks for Chang Lee is the biggest shock of the 2025 WSOP so far.

Xixiang Luo Bags PLO Double Board Bomb Pot Bracelet

China’s Xixiang Luo scooped the newest event on the WSOP schedule last night, winning the Pot-Limit Omaha Double Board Bomb Pot for his third bracelet in less than a year.

Blaz Zerjav Denies Chris Moorman 3rd Gold Bracelet

Slovenian phenom Blaz Zerjav bagged his third SCOOP title earlier this week. Last night he lifted WSOP gold and in doing so denied Chris Moorman his own third bracelet.

RTA Accusations Fly as Player Caught ‘Cheating’

What appears to be possible RTA cheating has been caught on camera. A player was filmed checking a solver while appearing to simultaneously play on WSOP Online.com.

Ryan Hoenig Goes Wire to Wire for Maiden WSOP Gold

It was a four-day run for the ages that brought 31-year-old Colorado pro Ryan Hoenig his maiden WSOP gold bracelet last night.

Poker Hall of Fame Opens Nominations to Public

The Poker Hall of Fame is looking for its 64th member and you get a say in who will join Negreanu, Ivey and Hellmuth!

Benny Glaser Bags 7th Gold Bracelet to Join WSOP Legends

Benny Glaser bagged his 7th WSOP Gold Bracelet to join legends Daniel Negreanu, John Hennigan, Scott Seiver, Men Nguyen and Billy Baxter