CardsChat – About Us
We have over 415,000 members and counting! Our vision is to connect to every poker player in the world.
Written by the CardsChat Editorial Team
CardsChat – Our Mission
Our mission is to be the most helpful, informative, and friendly poker community online. We do this by providing you with access to a poker forum run by true poker enthusiasts, poker strategy guides for all types of players, unbiased poker site reviews, exclusive freerolls and bonuses, and much more.
Through doing this, we believe we can accomplish our vision of connecting to and helping every poker player around the world. Since we launched in 2004, we’ve already grown to become one of the internet’s leading poker forums, featuring over 5,000,000 posts by more than 385,000 valued members!
One of the top forums out there for poker aficionados.
Member Benefits
Friendly Community
As a CardsChat member, you’ll be part of our large online poker community. You’ll find players and poker fans of every skill and variety on our forums, who are all sure to give you a warm welcome when you join.
Strategy & Odds Calculator
With so many poker players and experts pooling resources, CardsChat provides a wealth of instant knowledge on the game. Better still, members have access to tried and tested poker strategies and an indispensable poker odds calculator.
News
The poker world is a fast moving one – especially online. When it comes to the biggest tournaments and the latest developments in the online gaming world, CardsChat members are sure to hear about things first.
Freerolls
A poker tournament that is free to enter is always going to be a big winner with online poker fans. CardsChat secures exclusive freerolls for its members at the top poker sites, and our members enjoy thousands of dollars in winnings each year.
Competitions
CardsChat isn’t just about freerolls. Whether it’s awarding cash prizes and merch for the top players on our Leaderboard or facing off against stiff competition in our League and special monthly events, CardsChat is always giving members fun and exciting new ways to build their bankrolls.
Exclusive Bonuses
Here at CardsChat, we not only find our members the poker rooms offering the best welcome bonuses and promotions, we also secure exclusive bonuses that offer our members a far bigger bankroll boost than regular promotions would.
CardsChat is an excellent site, a superb resource and a chance to network with all ranges of ability and talk poker. I love the freedom to explore poker related topics and also fun stuff whilst making new friends and learning more and more about the game I love. It’s an incredible site, well manned, monitored with lots of input. A class act.
It’s the people…There are some wonderful people here and I value my relationships with each and every one of them.
I’ve been around for more than 15 years in everything that concerns poker, I’ve visited other sites but never found a forum as complete as this one…I love CardsChat and being here is part of every day.
Meet The Team: A Community Of Players And Experts!
Below you can see all individuals who are responsible for this community.
CardsChat Forum
Forum Administrator
Debi O’Neill
Debi joined CardsChat in 2006 after running into one of the mods in a PokerStars sng. She She became a…
Debi O’Neill
Forum Administrator
Debi joined CardsChat in 2006 after running into one of the mods in a PokerStars sng. She became a moderator and a couple of years later became the forum administrator. Debi loves to play poker and often joins the members in CardsChat events, always willing to answer questions and assist in any way. Feel free to ask her questions in the forum or by sending her a private message!
Assistant Administrator
Tammy Parker
Tammy came to CardsChat in May of 2005 looking for a freeroll password. She quickly fell in love with the…
Tammy Parker
Assistant Administrator
Tammy came to CardsChat in May of 2005 looking for a freeroll password. She quickly fell in love with the community and has been here ever since!
Being a forum moderator for over 10 years, Tammy has seen CardsChat grow from humble beginnings to where it is today. Tammy is committed to assisting our member base, whether you are a new member or a seasoned pro. Feel free to contact Tammy any time; she is always happy to assist our members. And who knows, you may just see her sitting at the virtual felt at a poker site near you!
Assistant Administrator
Martin Hackett
Martin always enjoyed playing cards growing up. He found out about hold’em after watching several…
Martin Hackett
Assistant Administrator
Martin always enjoyed playing cards growing up. He found out about hold’em after watching several episodes of Late Night Poker on TV and thought, ‘I can do that.’ He opened his first online poker account back in the days of dial-up internet, and kept noticing CardsChat games were set up in different rooms. So, like a lot of members Martin searched for CardsChat to try to find passwords, and liked what he found. That was back in 2010. Martin is now a moderator and helps run the CardsChat League, where the emphasis is on good play, sportsmanship and friendly chat.
Forum Moderators
Forum Moderator
Shelley Knight
Shelley started playing poker a few years back when some members of her online Euchre club…
Shelley Knight
Forum Moderator
Shelley started playing poker a few years back when some members of her online Euchre club suggested they try a poker game or two, starting out with play money games. She eventually started playing real money games, joined CardsChat, and started qualifying for freerolls.
The freerolls were helpful in improving her game, but she found the content from CardsChat members far more valuable for upping her game. “You can take it as far as you want and there will always be someone available and willing to guide you.” Shelley has become an integral part of the CardsChat community. She is a Moderator and part of the League team.
Forum Moderator
Chris Robinson
Chris started playing poker back in the early 2000’s with a group of friends in a game a home game that…
Chris Robinson
Forum Moderator
Chris started playing poker back in the early 2000’s with a group of friends in a home game that turned into a regular series of MTTs and action-packed cash games. He won his local bar league championship in 2006 before taking some time off from poker to concentrate on settling down, getting married, having kids and changing jobs.
Rediscovering his love for poker in 2015 coincided with discovering the CardsChat forum. Chris made some good friends playing in the CardsChat World Cup, was introduced to the CardsChat League in Winter 2017, and has been all-in on the site ever since!
Forum Moderator
David Silveira
David’s first experience with poker was “donking it up” with co-workers on play money tables while…
David Silveira
Forum Moderator
David’s first experience with poker was “donking it up” with co-workers on play money tables while working in a real estate office in 2005. He initially thought of poker as just another casino gambling game played against the house, but in 2013 David came across some articles about the WSOP Main Event and realized that not only did many players earn a good living playing poker full-time, but some actually went on to win life-changing money.
After originally coming to CardsChat for the freerolls, he’s still working on the part about life-changing money, but David makes a difference to our forum members as a CardsChat moderator.
Forum Moderator
Danilo Gonçalves
Danilo goes by the nickname “advoghado” in most poker rooms. He joined CardsChat…
Danilo Gonçalves
Forum Moderator
Danilo goes by the nickname “advoghado” in most poker rooms. He joined CardsChat in 2012 because he noticed CardsChat tournaments in several poker rooms, so decided to register and start participating and becoming a big part of the CardsChat community.
Danilo lives in Brazil and plays a lot of poker online at different poker rooms. He is a moderator on CardsChat and active in League and our other events. Say hi to him if you see him at the tables!
Forum moderator
Andreas Schmitz
Andreas joined CardsChat in 2022 while looking for some freeroll passwords after…
Andreas Schmitz
Forum Guide
Andreas joined CardsChat in 2022 while looking for some freeroll passwords after busting his “bankroll”. He had just started playing poker again after a long break and did not want to deposit again. At first, he was overwhelmed by the site, and it took a while to find his way around. He quickly started to love the community, the intensive learning material, and immediately started the CC poker course. Finally, he understood what those words “odds” and “outs” mean and how to deal with them. Since then, he rebuilt his bankroll with freerolls and never had to make another deposit.
In the forum, Andreas is happy to assist the member with their questions on how the site works and where to find those precious freeroll passwords.
Forum Guides
Forum Guide
Dino
Dino joined CardsChat in 2007. Born and raised in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Dino first…
Dino
Forum Guide
Dino joined CardsChat in 2007. Born and raised in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Dino’s first time playing live was in a Sarajevo casino in the late 1980s.
After moving to the USA he started playing in home games before moving online. Now settled in Germany, you can find Dino relaxing and playing most of our Daily and Weekend games on PokerStars.
Forum Guide
Debbie I.
Debbie has been an active forum member since 2009. Although she first joined for the freerolls, she stayed…
Debbie I.
Forum Guide
Debbie has been an active forum member since 2009. Although she first joined for the freerolls, she stayed because members were so supportive and friendly. True forum love happened once she experienced her first season of Team League (the best league play on the planet!). She’s thrilled to be able to contribute to the forum and be part of the team that helps CardsChat be the great forum that it is.
Forum Guide
Ken N.
Ken hails from New York and is known on CardsChat as “Luvepoker”. He played poker in his youth…
Ken N.
Forum Guide
Ken hails from New York and is known on CardsChat as “Luvepoker”. He played poker in his youth but it wasn’t until watching the 2003 World Series of Poker on ESPN that he became truly entranced with the game. The ‘math geek’ in Ken loved working out probabilities and intricacies of the game for hours, all while working towards a degree in Electronics. Ken started to play home games and then online poker about a year later.
After finishing his degree in 2006, and starting a family, Ken focused mainly on being a student of game in the micro stakes. He joined CardsChat on the advice of a friend. “A friend told me about this place to get free money. I joined to shut him up. A few weeks in I started to look around and posted a response to a hand someone played. Then another and another…With CardsChat we have a place to hang out and talk to like-minded players. If you really want to improve your game this is the place.”
Ken plays for the love of the game and equally loves talking poker. You can feel free to ask him any questions about the game; he will be all too happy to talk with you!
Forum Guide
Yannick T.
As a young child Yannick contracted a rare disease which almost killed him. As a result, with…
Yannick T.
Forum Guide
As a young child Yannick contracted a rare disease which almost killed him. As a result, with overprotective parents and some physical limitations due to the disease, Yannick did not have many friends growing up and lacked self-confidence. That all changed when an IQ test revealed just how intelligent he was, proving a turning point in his life: no more the shy boy in the corner, Yannick started moving ahead and stepping out.
Yannick achieved a bachelor’s degree, having paid for his studies in part through poker. He discovered online poker around 2004 and it was an instant obsession. Yannick prefers cash games but finds that tournament poker better fits his style of play. He has been a CardsChat member since 2018, and is a Loyaler, Guide, and Team League member.
Forum Poker Experts
poker Expert
Dara O’Kearney
An Irish former ultra-runner turned poker pro, Dara O’Kearney – aka ‘Doke’ – is a tournament expert with…
Dara O’Kearney
Ambassador | Total Live and Online Earnings – $5M+
An Irish former ultra-runner turned poker pro, Dara O’Kearney – aka ‘Doke’ – is a tournament expert with no fewer than six Pocket Fives Triple Crowns to his name (achieved by winning three online tourneys with prize pools of $10k or more within a week!).
Back in 2007, on his very first night playing online, Dara won $151 in a freeroll and ran it up without ever depositing a cent. He then scored a victory in his very first live poker tournament when he won €47,000 at the 2008 European Deepstack. Today, he is Ireland’s biggest online winner (with over $2.5 million lifetime profit) and most cashed live player.
As well as being a player, Dara is a coach, author of multiple best-selling poker strategy books and a very popular blogger. Dara became a Unibet Ambassador in March 2017.
poker expert
Ashley Sleeth
Ashley has been a professional tournament player since 2017. After dabbling in cash game…
Ashley Sleeth
Ambassador | Total live earnings: $325K+
Ashley has been a professional tournament player since 2017. After dabbling in cash games and online SNGs for a few years, she fell in love with the dynamics of tournament strategy and the feeling of being at a final table.
She’s chalked up wins on the WSOP Circuit as well as multiple victories at the Venetian and Run It Up Reno. With a background in teaching yoga and meditation, Ashley enjoys helping poker players develop strong mentalities to withstand the swings of the game. She loves to have fun at the tables and is excited to be a part of the CardsChat community!
poker expert
Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace
Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace is a professional poker player, poker coach, photographer, and author. He won the…
Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace
News Writer (Las Vegas)
Chris ‘Fox’ Wallace is a professional poker player, poker coach, photographer, and author. He won the $10,000 buy-in HORSE World Championship in 2014 at the World Series Of Poker and has had two deep runs in the main event as well. Fox has published multiple books on the game including a mixed games book with Michael and Robert Mizrachi.
He currently lives in Las Vegas with his wife Jordan. They enjoy hiking, lounging by their pool, traveling, and a never ending quest to try every restaurant in Las Vegas. His guitar collection is getting out of hand and he has no idea what to do about it.
Poker Expert
Matt Vaughan
Matt has been playing poker seriously for a decade and has been a professional, coach, and poker vlogger…
Matt Vaughan
Ambassador | Total live earnings: $300K+
Matt has been playing poker seriously for more than a decade and has been a professional player, coach and poker vlogger for over five years. During that time he has bounced back and forth between game formats, poker venues, and geographical locations.
Currently Matt is located in Las Vegas, NV and spends most of his poker playing time on online and live MTTs. He also still publishes vlogs and other content regularly to YouTube, and works as a poker training site coach.
Poker Expert
Collin Moshman
Collin studied mathematics at Caltech before discovering poker in 2004. He is the author of…
Collin Moshman
Poker Expert | Total Live Earnings: $64K+
Collin studied mathematics at Caltech before discovering poker in 2004. He is the author of multiple poker strategy books including the international best-seller ‘Sit ‘N Go Strategy’, which has sold over 200,000 copies in more than a dozen languages. Collin has staked and coached hundreds of players, and his PokerStars screenname ‘tfnc314’ appears on 50 Sharkscope leaderboards.
He loves turbo and single-table tournaments and has also been successful in live poker with a Venetian Deep Stack win and a deep WSOP main event run. He joined CardsChat in 2009 and posts in the forums as ‘Collin Moshman.’ Collin has over $3 million in online cashes.
Poker Expert
Katie Dozier
Born in Miami, Katie began playing home games while studying creative writing at Florida State. She went…
Katie Dozier
Poker Expert | Total Live Earnings: $77K+
Born in Miami, Katie began playing homegames while studying creative writing at Florida State. She went on to achieve one of the highest all-time ROIs at nine-handed super-turbos, becoming an online pro with over 100,000 lifetime tournaments played.
Katie transitioned to focusing on multi-table tournaments with multiple large-field wins. She has made over 200 poker training videos, including a viral video of her mass-tabling skills, playing 40 tables at once.
Poker Expert
Ryan LaPlante
Ryan has been playing poker professionally for over 10 years. He won a WSOP bracelet in 2016…
Ryan LaPlante
Ambassador | WSOP Bracelet Winner, Total Live and Online Earnings: $5.1M+
Ryan has been playing poker professionally for over 10 years. He has a WSOP bracelet, has reached more than a dozen WSOP final tables and has won over $5.1 million in online and live tournament winnings.
Ryan joined CardsChat in 2014 and is known as “Ryan Laplante” in the forums.
Poker Expert
Jeff Gross
Jeff Gross is an online and live poker pro originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He started playingsmall…
Jeff Gross
Ambassador | Total Live and Online Earnings: $5M+
Jeff Gross is an online and live poker pro originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He started playing small stakes games with friends, then moved on to online poker where he grew a substantial bankroll out of a small deposit of $25 on partypoker.
Jeff plays in a variety of high-stakes cash games, but his true love is tournament poker. He is a GGPoker sponsored pro, having previously worn the patches of both PokerStars and partypoker, and is an accomplished Twitch streamer. Jeff has live earnings of over $3.5 million, with more winnings online. He joined CardsChat in 2015 and can be found on the forums as “Jeff Gross”.
Poker Expert
Nathan BlackRain79 Williams
Nathan began playing poker in late 2004, in a casual $5 game with friends. He got lucky that night and won…
Nathan BlackRain79 Williams
Poker Expert
Nathan began playing poker in late 2004, in a casual $5 game with friends. He got lucky that night and won the whole thing, then proceeded to find online poker the very next day, choosing the screen name “BlackRain79.” Over the course of the next two years he began slowly building up his bankroll at the micro stakes.
In early 2007 Nathan finally made the decision to quit his job and turn pro, going on to create some of the highest winnings ever posted in low stakes online poker games. He also wrote three best-selling poker strategy books. Nathan spends most of the year now traveling the world, playing poker and writing on his blog: www.blackrain79.com
Poker Expert
John Anhalt
John Anhalt is a successful U.S. born poker player and entrepreneur. He started playing limit and no-limit…
John Anhalt
Poker Expert | Total Live Earnings: $11K+
John Anhalt is a successful U.S. born poker player and entrepreneur. He started playing limit and no-limit texas holdem in 2004, and quickly built a six figure bankroll off one $50 deposit. Since then he’s coached over 100+ students, including famous athletes and celebrities. He’s been a guest on several radio shows and podcasts about poker and the state of poker. He’s written four online e-books on poker and has fronted over 150 strategy videos on no-limit S&G’s, MTTs and cash games.
John is a husband and father of two children, as well as the owner and founder of Ace Poker.
News Team Of Poker Experts
News Writer (International)
Dan Smyth
The former Strategy Editor at WPT Magazine has bluffed his way through the poker community…
Dan Smyth
News Writer (International)
The former Strategy Editor at WPT Magazine has bluffed his way through the poker community producing feature pieces, crafting strategy articles, and reporting on daily happenings from the gaming industry. As CardsChat’s European correspondent, Smyth covers gaming and poker news outside the US.
News Writer (USA)
Bob Pajich
Bob Pajich is a reporter, creative writer, card player, and musician based in Pittsburgh, Pa. He’s…
Bob Pajich
News Writer (USA)
Bob Pajich is a reporter, creative writer, card player, and musician based in Pittsburgh, Pa. He’s written about the world of poker since the mid-aughts with Card Player Magazine before returning to local journalism after Black Friday nuked the online poker industry in the United States. He’s won several journalism awards for stories written on his feature and news beats.
As for poker, Bob is chum in the water for most competent players, but still harbors dreams of TV tables and hugging large piles of money. He runs the Monongahela Monsters poker club on PokerStars in Pa., and can be reached at CardsChatBob@gmail.com.
CardsChat Podcast
Robbie S.
Robbie Strazynski is the host of the CardsChat podcast. He is the founder of Cardplayerlifestyle…
Robbie Strazynski
CardsChat Podcast Host
Robbie Strazynski is the host of the CardsChat podcast. He is the founder of Cardplayerlifestyle…
Social team
Social Media Team
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Came for the freerolls, stayed for the fun.
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