Updated on 22 Feb 26 by
Barry carter
Poker Expert

Kevin Hart spotted playing poker with Jay-Z

We recap some stories you may have missed including KidPoker leads the Player of the Year race and a poker pro finds a lot of money.





Hart plays poker with Jay-Z

Fantastic news for friends and fans as Kevin Hart was spotted out playing poker with Jay-Z this week, his first public appearance since a horrifying car crash last month. 

TMZ reported that he played a game of cards with Jay-Z, Irv Gotti, sports agent Rich Paul and businessman Maverick Carter. 

While the whole world is relieved that Hart appears to be on the mend, poker players all over must be wondering how big the game was considering Jay-Z has an estimated net worth of $1 billion. 

Negreanu takes the POY lead

A final table in the Mixed Game Championship plus a cash in PLO (which he played at the same time) has put KidPoker to the top of the WSOP Player of the Year rankings with four events to go. 

He has already made Day 2 of the €100,000 event and it is a safe assumption he will jump in all the others, with the Main Event starting tomorrow. 

Still with a lead of just over 100 points, a deep run could still see a lot of players leapfrog him, as KevMath explains:

Ingram condenses Postlegate

By now his name in synonymous with the investigation into Mike Postle's alleged cheating, but given how much mainstream attention the story is getting, Joey Ingram has not rested on his laurels. 

For those who have not followed the story and especially for those not familiar with poker, Joey has put together easy to understand highlights of the key hands:

Spring clean leads to good hourly rate

Finally, a reminder that poker players have a different relationship with money than everyone else. Who else would find this much money under the sofa during a house clean?

Have you ever found a large sum of poker money you forgot about? Let us know in the comments:


Barry carter
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.