Op-Ed

Antonio Esfandiari won the world’s first million-dollar poker tournament in 2012, and reshaped the tournament poker world, with high rollers becoming the norm in subsequent years.

Ever since the prediction market operator Kalshi started offering betting odds on poker, the world’s largest tournament seemed ripe for a lucrative future. In the past five months, Kalshi has gone past $1 billion in monthly trading volume, paired up

Chris Moneymaker changed the world of poker forever with his 2003 WSOP win. Was he solely responsible or just a piece of the puzzle?

With constant changes and innovation, especially when it comes to rewarding players, is online poker creating a lot of unnecessary confusion?

A ten-time poker world champion and a true pioneer of poker, Texas Dolly wrote his poker legend over five decades of relentless success at the tables.

2026 is almost here, and we take a brief look into the future and cast 7 predictions we believe will come true in the coming year.

With the year coming to an end, Paul Seaton looks back at five of his favorite and most memorable articles and interviews he published on Pokerati in 2025.

December was one of the most eventful months on the poker calendar, so if you’ve happened to miss some of the happenings, here’s a quick (and witty) recap.

David “Chip” Reese built a legendary poker legacy and left an example for thousands of poker players to follow in the decades to come.

With the year drawing to an end, we’re looking back at some of the most interesting and impactful events and stories that marked the poker world in 2025.