Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Watch Hart vs Esfandiari in the ring

We recap some stories you may have missed including automatic shufflers at the WSOP and a poker themed Starbucks cup.





Hart vs Esfandiari

One of the big surprises about the Kevin Hart vs Antonio Esfandiari boxing match was how quiet everyone kept it, so much so there is no video of the bout, until now. 

It's only edited highlights, and it probably shows Hart more favourably than it should considering he lost the match (and 35-1 bet) against the Magician, but here is your first glimpse:

View this post on Instagram

The most challenging & most fun thing to do in life is to just step out of your lane and try different shit....that's what this was for me & @magicantonio ....We said fuck it and actually got into the ring and went at it. It was by far the most challenging thing ever. Major thank you to @dopepickwan for the video ....I gotta give @magicantonio credit because he didn’t let me fight the fight that I wanted to...He wouldn’t let me get inside and fight a small mans fight...He grabbed me and tied me up every chance he got and it killed my legs...I was dead in the 3rd. Great strategy u big nose jackass 😂😂😂😂 Rematch coming in 2022 😂😂😂😂 #hartvsesfandiari

A post shared by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real) on

Automatic shufflers at the WSOP

Quite the change is coming to the World Series of Poker this year as it has been revealed that 3PM tournaments and Day 2s onwards will have automatic shufflers on every table. 

The net result should be much faster action and more hands played per hour, as well as probably more entertaining live streams.

You'll never look at Starbucks the same again

A great find from Reddit this week. We have all tried to learn how to make pretty looking chip stacks for when we are bored at the tables, but now here is something else fun to do when you are waiting for Aces with a cup of Starbucks coffee in your hand:

She’s got the nuts . from r/poker

Deeb talks with Joe Ingram

Daniel Negreanu said his piece about their ongoing feud earlier this week, now Shaun Deeb appeared on the Joe Ingram podcast to vent about the great markup debate and more:

Thoughts on automatic shufflers? Let us know in the comments:


Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.