Daniel Brooks writes news for PokerGate, covering the players, the big pots and the stories around the tournament circuit, both live and online.
Latest articles by Daniel Brooks
Poker Is About More Than Bracelets for Salute to Warriors Champion Prashanth Nataraj
Prashanth Nataraj turned a 10-big-blind stack into his first WSOP bracelet, winning the $500 Salute to Warriors for $208,800 in an event that raised nearly $180,000 for veterans' charities.
"Lappy Poker" Lands Two Titles and Six-Figure Bounties at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic
Justin "Lappy Poker" Lapka has won two $1,100 NLH titles and banked $250,000 and $100,000 bounties at the 2026 Wynn Summer Classic, as the series tops 17,819 entries and $24.3 million in prize money.
2026 WSOP Day 19: Negreanu Sits Fourth in the $250K Super High Roller
Daniel Negreanu bagged the fourth-biggest stack on Day 1 of the 2026 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller, as Dong Chen and Jason Zipfel landed their first career bracelets.
Poker Player Hit With Penalty for a 6-7 Joke at the Bar Poker Open
A 6-7 meme joke cost a player a one-round penalty at the Bar Poker Open after he exposed his hand with action still pending. We revisit poker's most notable penalties along the way.
Poker Tells Still Matter in the Solver Era, Says Master Poker Tells Founder
Master Poker Tells founder Nacho Cuesta says poker tells remain highly relevant in the solver era, arguing that live players still reveal valuable information through behavior, timing, eye movement, speech and betting patterns.
Former Congressional Candidate Loses $1 Million Poker Pot After Dramatic Comeback
Former congressional candidate Scott Palmer Fuhrman endured a wild Hustler Casino Live debut, recovering from a nearly $600,000 deficit before losing a $1,057,500 pot to Alan Keating in a brutal cooler.
