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

Doug Polk and Cate Hall Fight Over ‘Racist’ Tweet

Two white pros having a Twitter spat over how racist white people in America are? It can only be Hall and Polk, both perfectly capable of ‘starting an argument in an empty room’.

Online Pro Cheng’s ‘Change’ One-Liner Scoops Comedy Award

Cheng's one-liner about currency topped the public vote, despite being up against many of the UK’s finest comic talent.

$2million Lottery Scammer Gets 25 Years Sentence

Tipton's greed was finally to be his downfall when he unsuccessfully attempted to collect a $16.5 million Hot Lotto ticket.

Live Poker Events, 8 years ago

Stephen Chidwick Wins €25,500 Single-Day High Roller For €690,400

Chidwick’s victory in Barcelona was by far the biggest single cash of his career – not bad for someone who started his poker career with a bankroll of… freerolls!

Is Tom Dwan a Texas Hold'em God?

The return of Tom ‘durrrr’ Dwan from his far-eastern sojourn to the big-time Vegas cash game had everybody in the poker community on the edge of their seats.

Westgate Las Vegas Opens New Poker Room After a 2 Year Closure

The latest poker room to offer players an ‘intimate poker experience’ has taken over what was formerly the ‘Fan Cave’ for sportsbook fans.

Fisticuffs Erupt Over Zohair Karim’s Scamming?

Word on the street is that the recent Zohair Karim scamming scandal resulted in a bit of ‘parking-lot dancing’ between two pros, Nick Pama and Aaron Massey.

Live Poker Events, 8 years ago

Igor Kurganov Wins PSC Barcelona €50,000 Super High Roller For €1,084,100

It was one of the biggest and best fields ever assembled in the Super High Roller world, and it was Igor Kurganov who emerged victorious.

The LLinusLLove Mystery is Over!

This week has seen a new star making his first public appearance in his ‘real identity’, Linus Loeliger, aka ‘LLinusLLove’.

Live Poker Events, 8 years ago

Ben Rendall Wins NZ Poker Championships For $75,000

The 26-year old doctor managed to fight off 146 other hopefuls in the $650 buy-in event which saw 78 re-entries and a weighty prize pool of $337,500.

Bitcoin Betting on Mayweather vs McGregor

There is a good chance the upcoming battle between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor will break all sorts of records.

Pensacola Poker Player Surprises Mom with 23K Win to Help with Medical Bills

John Langevin's 22,993 scoop at the 2017 Card Player Poker Tour Scarlet Pearl stop gave him the opportunity to pay the huge medical bills his mother Josephine faces.

Isaac Haxton Tells PokerStars to ‘Shove Their Olive Branch’

Haxton wasn’t slow in taking some well-aimed swipes at those who have been lauding PokerStars for what they claim is an ‘olive branch to the poker community’.

Lary Kennedy Sues Full Tilt Poker Again

Lary Kennedy’s trying to convince judges that almost everyone connected to the site is guilty of fraud.

Remains of Body Found in Poker Murderer Case

Police on the southern Caribbean island of Aruba have discovered remains which may be those of Natalee Holloway, the US student who went missing 12 years ago.