Blaise Bourgeois

Blaise Bourgeois is a professional poker player who enjoys working on both sides of the industry. Blaise is a writer, editor, commentator, on-camera talent, and sports researcher with over 10 years of experience across poker, iGaming, and sports media.

Blaise has also worked as a research statistician for FOX’s FIFA World Cup coverage and for NBC’s Summer Olympic Games coverage three times, with his contributions recognized with a Sports Emmy in 2025.

Industry expertise

Blaise has been actively covering poker and iGaming for the last five years, working on both the media and player sides of the industry. Over that time, he has created one of the fastest-rising poker Substacks, gained a reputation for his investigative reporting, and has won nearly seven figures in combined live and online poker earnings.

Editorial background

Blaise's editorial background covers investigative journalism, breaking news, live poker reporting, casino guides and reviews, SEO publishing, interviews, and commentary. Blaise has provided words for Poker.Org, PokerNews, Card Player Magazine, WSOP, and Catena Media, amongst others, while providing independent poker journalism through his Range Advantage Substack.

Awards & achievements

Blaise is a profitable poker player with a large trophy cabinet that includes a WSOP Circuit ring and numerous titles throughout Brazil, Europe, and the United States. Blaise also held numerous SUNY Purchase and Skyline Conference Men's Soccer records. Blaise earned a 2025 Sports Emmy for his contributions to NBC's Olympic coverage.

Personal interests

Blaise has spent the majority of his adult life living throughout Latin America and Europe, mostly looking for great food, beaches, and online poker availability. He also binge-watches true-crime series and pre-2000s movies and collects vintage sports memorabilia.

Posts by Blaise Bourgeois

Man Plays Online Poker with Smartphone and Poker Chips, Playing Cards on Table in Background

ACR Poker CEO Phil Nagy Responds to Cheating Scandal, Unveils Screen Shield

ACR Poker CEO Phil Nagy responds to remote-access cheating claims and releases Screen Shield, a tool that blocks screen sharing on WPN.

Blaise Bourgeois October 16, 2026

4 Aces Stand On Green Game Table Surrounded By Stacks of Poker Chips

Calvin Anderson Joins WSOP Elite With Eighth Bracelet Win

Calvin Anderson joins an exclusive group of 12 players with eight WSOP bracelets after winning the $777 WSOP Online Lucky 7's tournament.

Blaise Bourgeois October 14, 2026

Playing Cards and Poker Chips Flying Around Behind "Poker Online" Text

GGPoker Smashes Online Poker Record With 420,084 Entries

GGPoker's Ocean KO sets a new online poker record with 420,084 entries, but its jackpot-style bounty format raises collusion and integrity concerns.

Blaise Bourgeois October 14, 2026

Man Sits In Front of Stacked Poker Chips with Excited Expression

Mike Leah ‘One Card Away’ From Winning 2 WSOP Bracelets in One Day

Mike Leah won his third WSOP bracelet, then came one card from a second the same day. See the hand that cost him poker history.

Blaise Bourgeois October 12, 2026

Online Poker App Displayed on Smartphone Held in Man's Hand

20 Bullets, $2.2 Million: Aido Takes Second GGMillion$ Title in Three Years

Sergio Aido fired 20 bullets to win the $10K GGMillion$ High Rollers for $2,228,762, his third WSOP bracelet. Get the final table results.

Blaise Bourgeois October 10, 2026

Fishing Pole Comes Out of Laptop Screen with Red Hole and Poker Chips Around

Super User Scandal Rocks Poker, Cheats High-Stakes Players Out of Millions

A hidden remote-access tool let a cheater see pros’ hole cards through IntuitiveTables and Jurojin. Here’s what we know about the poker scandal.

Blaise Bourgeois October 9, 2026