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About Blaise Bourgeois

Blaise Bourgeois is a professional poker player and WSOP Circuit Ring winner from Rochester, NY, who has nearly $400,000 in combined live and online tournament earnings since 2022. He’s an esteemed member of the poker media, having worked with outlets like Poker.Org, PokerNews, WSOP, and Card Player Magazine, among others.

Blaise is also a three-time Olympic Football (Soccer) Research Statistician, earning a 2025 Sports Emmy for his contributions to the NBC broadcast coverage.
 

Academically, Blaise received his Master’s in Sport Management and Sports Analytics from St. John’s University. Blaise also holds a Mathematics and Computer Science degree from SUNY Purchase.

On a personal level, Blaise has lived abroad for the last six years, living five years in Latin America before moving to Europe last summer. He’s one half of the Global Grinders, traveling around the world with his girlfriend and fellow professional poker player, Peggy Crawford (aka Pocket Peg).

Contact:

pokerblaise@gmail.com