Sean Chaffin

Editor

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

Sean Chaffin 09 March 2023

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,...

Industry

Poker Podium: Online Qualifiers Crushing, Ambassadors Chalk Up Nice Wins, Big Bluffs, & More

Sean Chaffin 03 March 2023

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...

News

MASSIVE RETURN: Germany's Philipp Gruissem Wins GGPoker Overlay Edition for $800K

Sean Chaffin 02 March 2023

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...

Culture

No Need for a ‘Real Job’ – A Life in Streaming With PokerStars Ambassador Ben ‘Spraggy’ Spragg

Sean Chaffin 27 February 2023

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...

News

Nightclubs, Pool Halls, & Playing Cards: PokerStars Ambassador Sam Grafton’s Wild Poker Journey 

Sean Chaffin 23 February 2023

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...

News

Triton Vietnam Features GGPoker Qualifiers, Live Super MILLION$; Overlay Edition Now Underway

Sean Chaffin 22 February 2023

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...

News

Poker, Travel, & Content Creation: A Conversation With PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot 

Sean Chaffin 17 February 2023

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...

Culture

ON THE BUTTON: Rafael Moraes Talks Brazilian Poker, His Father's Approval, Twitch, & More

Sean Chaffin 14 February 2023

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...

News

WPT Roundup: Fabrice Bigot Wins France Event, Tour Teams Up With One Drop Foundation, & More

Sean Chaffin 10 February 2023

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...

News

Kicking It With PokerStars Ambassador and Former Football Player Steve Enriquez

Sean Chaffin 09 February 2023

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....