Andrew Burnett

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Joined PokerTube August 2015

Andrew from Edinburgh, Scotland, is a professional journalist, international-titled chess master, and avid poker player.


Articles by Andrew Burnett

Alabama Sheriff Facing 30 Years Behind Bars for Faking $200k Loans to Pay Gambling Debts

An Alabama sheriff who resigned facing corruption charges has pleaded guilty to falsifying loans of almost $200,000 in order to pay off gambling debts

Carer Gambled Away Money Stolen from Disabled Veteran

A carer who stole almost £50,000 from a disabled veteran and spewed it all away on online gambling sites has been jailed for three years in the UK

Card-counting Blackjack Pro on Trial for Murder of Partner

A blackjack pro is on trial in Canada this week accused of murdering his friend and card-counting partner

Police Sting Uncovers $5.6billion Crypto Laundering Chinese Gambling Ring

Chinese law enforcement have arrested 93 individuals in a 100-day sting operation aimed at cryptocurrency money laundering

$200k Cash Seized as Watauga Social Poker Club Update on Devastating Police Raid

Further details have emerged from last week’s police raid on the Watauga Social Lounge Poker Club in Fort Worth, Texas

UK Woman Jailed for £1.5million Fraud to Fund Gambling Habit

A 53-year-old English woman has been jailed for almost 5 years after stealing close to £1.5million ($1.68million) from her employer over 10 years to fund her gambling habit

Staff Arrested and Players Fined as Police Raid Texas Poker Club

The Watauga Social Lounge Poker Club has been raided in the middle of a $100k tournament

Two Dead, Six Wounded, as Showgirls Attacked Outside Wynn Casino

Two people were killed and half a dozen injured when a knife-wielding man went on a stabbing rampage close to the Wynn Casino on the Las Vegas Strip

Selbst, Tilly and Foxen Among Magnificent Seven Announced for Women in Poker Hall of Fame Final

The seven female players who will contest the final voting round for induction into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame have been announced

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ACR pro Katie Lindsay Spearheads $10,000 ACR Breast Cancer Awareness Charity Tournament

Lindsay will be front and centre this week as she takes part in ACR’s Breast Cancer Awareness Charity tournament

Michigan Jury Finds Jeffrey Bernard Morris Guilty of Susie Zhao’s Murder

A jury in Michigan took less than one hour to find Jeffrey Bernard Morris guilty of the brutal murder of poker pro Suzie Zhao

Melbourne Casino Molotov Cocktail Accused was Sexual Harasser Court Hears

39-year-old Hussein Kassem was denied bail this week after Melbourne Magistrates' Court heard allegations that he had deliberately attacked the Bistro Guillaume restaurant

Susie Zhao Murder Trial Hears of Defendant’s Kidnap and Porn Internet Searches

Jeffrey Bernard Morris, the man accused of Susie’s murder, made hundreds of web searches for extreme and violent porn in the weeks just before and after her death

Witnesses Take the Stand on Day 2 of Susie Zhao Murder Trial

The first witnesses took the stand in the Suzie Zhao murder trial, with accused Jeffrey Bernard Morris present in a Michigan court as the prosecution began their case

Susie Zhao Murder Trial Begins with Opening Statements

The trial of Jeffrey Bernard Morris, the man accused of the horrific murder of poker pro Susie Zhao, got underway in a Michigan courtroom