Jon Sofen

Jon Sofen, a Las Vegas resident, is an avid poker enthusiast who fell in love with the game in 2003 after watching Chris Moneymaker's historic run in the WSOP Main Event. He has worked in the industry as a journalist since 2015 and enjoys sharing his passion for poker with others.

All posts from Jon Sofen

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Poker News 08-08-2021

Vaccinated Americans can now travel to Canada to play online poker

Poker News 08-08-2021

Tom Dwan shares his ideas on how to improve the poker community

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Poker News 07-08-2021

2021 WSOP trip planning: Las Vegas is getting expensive

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Poker News 07-08-2021

Mike Matusow reverses course, encourages COVID-19 vaccination

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Poker News 04-08-2021

Matt Glantz: WSOP should only ban unvaccinated players

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Poker News 04-08-2021

How to make the 2021 WSOP work amid COVID-19 concerns

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Poker News 03-08-2021

Big month ahead for high roller poker tournaments

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Poker News 31-07-2021

Nick Wright opts out of rematch against Phil Hellmuth, thankfully (Op-ed)

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Poker News 30-07-2021

What we learned from the first, and possibly only, Hellmuth/Wright match

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Poker News 29-07-2021

Luck on Phil Hellmuth’s side in Round 1 against Nick Wright

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Poker News 28-07-2021

Mask mandate returns in Las Vegas with WSOP on the horizon

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Poker News 28-07-2021

Dapo Ajayi takes down WPT Choctaw, more than half-a-million dollars

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Poker News 27-07-2021

Who is Nick Wright, Phil Hellmuth’s next heads-up opponent?

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Poker News 27-07-2021

WPT Choctaw reaches final table, Viet Vo leads

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Poker News 26-07-2021

Life-changing money up for grabs as WPT Choctaw down to 35 players

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Poker News 26-07-2021

Phil Hellmuth can’t prove anything against Nick Wright

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Poker News 23-07-2021

Daniel Negreanu urges followers to get vaccinated

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Poker News 22-07-2021

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu becoming friends isn’t surprising

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Poker News 22-07-2021

Negreanu on Polk’s podcast: Jake Schindler is the best tournament player

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Poker News 21-07-2021

Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay poker room returns for first time since pandemic

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Poker News 21-07-2021

Poker dealers in Las Vegas must again wear face masks

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Poker News 20-07-2021

Poker community remembers Layne Flack as the ‘life of the party’

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Poker News 20-07-2021

Popular poker player Layne Flack has passed away

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Poker News 19-07-2021

Alex Foxen in contention for third straight GPI Player of the Year

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Poker News 19-07-2021

Ali Imsirovic holds big lead in PokerGO Tour standings

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Poker News 18-07-2021

Rio becomes COVID-19 vaccination site two months before WSOP

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Poker News 16-07-2021

At least $1.5m still up for grabs in remainder of 2021 MSPT schedule

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Poker News 16-07-2021

Will the Delta variant impact the 2021 World Series of Poker?

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Poker News 16-07-2021

High roller events in 2021 are drawing small fields

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Strategy 15-07-2021

5 best poker rooms in the United States

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Poker News 15-07-2021

Bad beat costly for Negreanu, but he still wins PokerGO Cup

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Poker News 01-05-2021

Caesars Entertainment hiring poker dealers all over the country

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Poker News 30-04-2021

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa has a big poker series planned for the summer

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Poker News 29-04-2021

PokerStars SCOOP series is finished: here’s what you missed

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Poker News 29-04-2021

Will the WSOP’s expansion devalue winning a bracelet?

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Poker News 29-04-2021

Pokerstars crowns two huge SCOOP Main Event winners

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Poker News 28-04-2021

Sonny Franco leads heading into WPT Seminole Poker Showdown final table

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Poker News 27-04-2021

Seth Davies scoops GGPoker Spring Festival $25K Sunday Millions

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Poker News 27-04-2021

Long-time coming: Brian Altman finally wins WPT Player of the Year

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Poker News 26-04-2021

Record-setting WPT event as Seminole Poker Showdown reaches Day 3

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Poker News 23-04-2021

WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown reaches guarantee before play begins

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Poker News 23-04-2021

Chidwick, Petrangelo, Dvoress chop $25k GGPoker high roller

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Poker News 22-04-2021

EDC music festival moving to October; will compete with WSOP?

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Poker News 22-04-2021

2020 world champion Damian Salas scoops SCOOP event for $263,023

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Poker News 21-04-2021

German poker star Christoph Vogelsang ships partypoker Super High Roller

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Poker News 21-04-2021

Joakim Andersson earns $1.5 million score in GGPoker Spring Festival

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Poker News 21-04-2021

RunGood Poker Series coming to SoCal, Iowa in June

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Poker News 20-04-2021

Veronica Brill makes ‘Poker After Dark’ hosting debut in action-packed show

It’s official: A live WSOP will run in 2021

Poker News 20-04-2021

Why the WSOP’s move from ESPN to CBS Sports Network isn’t great for poker

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Poker News 19-04-2021

Venetian DeepStack Championship Series features $15 million guaranteed

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