
Sean Chaffin
Sean Chaffin is a longtime freelance writer and editor based in Ruidoso, New Mexico. He has covered the poker industry for Card Player, Casino Player, PokerGO, PokerNews, and numerous other publications. He also previously served as writer and editor of PokerScout for five years. Along with poker, he covers the casino industry as well as sports betting, and also reports and writes about other topics as well.
Latest Articles By Sean Chaffin (243)
WPT Releases Deep Schedule of Ladies Events for 2023; Prime Gold Coast Event Breaks Record
In conjunction with International Women’s Day, the World Poker Tour announced several new ladies events on Wednesday. The new events are scheduled throughout Season XXI and the announcement comes after the first WPT Ladies Championship was held in December at the Wynn in Las Vegas. As part of the announcement,...
Poker Podium: Online Qualifiers Crushing, Ambassadors Chalk Up Nice Wins, Big Bluffs, & More
While it may have been a short month, some big online poker winners rose to the top in February. Online operators offered plenty of action with a few players also...
MASSIVE RETURN: Germany's Philipp Gruissem Wins GGPoker Overlay Edition for $800K
After numerous $150 starting flights and more than 64,000 entries, the Overlay Edition wrapped up at GGPoker on Tuesday night with Philipp Gruissem taking the top spot. The win rewarded...
No Need for a ‘Real Job’ – A Life in Streaming With PokerStars Ambassador Ben ‘Spraggy’ Spragg
Ben “Spraggy" Spragg has never had a “real job” and he wouldn’t have it any other way. Life as an online poker Twitch streamer and poker player certainly worked out...
Nightclubs, Pool Halls, & Playing Cards: PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton’s Wild Poker Journey
On a warm afternoon in the Bahamas, Sam Grafton is sporting a Phoenix Suns jersey as he sits outside the tournament area of the PokerStars No Limit Hold’em Players Championship...
Triton Vietnam Features GGPoker Qualifiers, Live Super MILLION$; Overlay Edition Now Underway
After announcing a partnership with Triton Poker last year, GGPoker is now sending online qualifiers to the high stakes series’ upcoming stop in Vietnam. The series will see Average Joe...
Poker, Travel, & Content Creation: A Conversation With PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot
PokerStars streamer ambassador Parker "Tonkaaap" Talbot has hit the poker road for the long haul. The Canadian has $1.1 million in live tournament winnings and hopes to boost that with...
ON THE BUTTON: Rafael Moraes Talks Brazilian Poker, His Father's Approval, Twitch, & More
Brazil has become a booming market for online poker and the game in general over the last few years. That ranges from seeing major tournament winners to the rapid growth...
WPT Roundup: Fabrice Bigot Wins France Event, Tour Teams Up With One Drop Foundation, & More
The World Poker Tour’s latest international stop concluded recently with Fabrice Bigot taking down the €1,100 Prime Paris event for $193,291. This marked the biggest cash of the Frenchman’s poker...
Kicking It With PokerStars Ambassador and Former Football Player Steve Enriquez
Looking back on his life in football (“soccer” for those in some countries), PokerStars ambassador Steve Enriquez was torn. He had a real passion for football but also loved poker....