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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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Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan Advance to Day 3 of Main Event

It was a day of spot the Main Event champion as day 2abc sported multiple former champs. Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan were among those who bagged a day 3 stack.

Standard of WSOP Dealers Called Out after Bizarre Hand

One of the strangest hands of the summer has led to calls to improve the standard of dealers at the WSOP. A mucked card used to flop a set sparked the debate.

Selbst Shines as Independence Day comes to the Main Event

It was day 1c at the WSOP Main Event yesterday and among the contenders was all-time money-winning female, Vanessa Selbst.

Shaun Deeb Scoops Bracelet Number Seven with $3million Victory

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

Moneymaker Busts with Full House as Main Event Kicks Off

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

Ivan Deyra Picks up Maiden GGMillion$ SHR Victory

French pro Ivan Deyra scooped this week’s Super High Roller on GGPoker, picking up his first GGMillion$ title and $267,285.

Ian Pelz Goes from $300 Hangover Bullet to $420k Bracelet

Ian Pelz only came back to the casino to pick up his car. He left three days later with $420,000 and WSOP gold!

Shiina Okamoto Goes Back-to-back in Ladies Championship

Shiina Okamoto completed remarkable back-to-back Ladies Championship wins last night in Vegas. The Japanese player banked $184,094 and a second WSOP gold.

Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi Takes Down Record Fourth PPC Title

Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi won a historic fourth Poker Players Championship title last night, pocketing $1,331,322 for his record-breaking performance.

Hellmuth busts Negreanu but Matusow Survives $50k PPC Bubble

There was old-school carnage at the World Series of Poker last night, as Phil Hellmuth KO’d Daniel Negreanu, then turned Poker Brat as he also bust out.