About Us

Bob is a reporter, creative writer, card player, and musician who has written about the world of poker since the mid-aughts with Card Player Magazine. He’s won several journalism awards for stories written on his feature and news beats. Bob also runs the Monongahela Monsters poker club on PokerStars in PA.

An experienced writer and editor, Matt has spent years crafting engaging stories in the iGaming space, with a focus on poker, casino, and sports betting. His work blends editorial creativity with data-driven insight, producing content that informs, entertains, and connects with diverse audiences. Matt is passionate about storytelling that brings complex topics to life in clear, compelling ways.

Jay has more than four years of experience in the online gambling industry. In addition to covering online casinos around the world, Jay is a specialist in covering gambling tourism. From the most scenic casinos to the most haunted casinos, he’s an expert in the truly unique world of casinos.

Jordan has a background in journalism with four years of experience producing content for sports publications, which has now expanded into writing about online casinos and betting.

Max has over a decade of experience working within the iGaming sector, with a focus on online casinos, slots, and promotional content. Prior to this, she has previously worked within content creation for the UK, EU, and Asian gaming markets.

Sadonna has 20+ years in iGaming and land-based casino content, covering casinos, sportsbooks, poker, and sweepstakes sites. She delivers expert reviews and how-tos with honest, player-focused insight.

Cole Rush writes about sweepstakes casinos, real money gaming, and sports betting with clarity and expertise. His goal: to help leaders understand the ever-changing gambling landscape.

Keren is an industry veteran with over a decade of experience serving in leadership roles in iGaming technology companies. She covers various casino topics, her favorites being game innovation and bonus play features. Keren lends her expertise and unique style to covering game and casino reviews, bonus guides, and more.

Sam has been covering the casino industry for over five years and has been passionate about casino games, bonuses, and how online casinos tie these together to provide players with a unique gameplay experience. Sam’s favorite games include Megaways slots and live dealer games, which he always looks for at first when writing about a casino.

Debi joined CardsChat in 2006. 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. She’s always ready to answer questions in the forum or via private message.

Tammy came to CardsChat in May of 2005 looking for a freeroll password, but she fell in love with the community and has been here ever since! Tammy has seen CardsChat grow from humble beginnings to where it is today and she’s committed to assisting everyone from new members to seasoned pros.

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.’ Like a lot of members Martin searched for CardsChat to try to find passwords, and stuck around because he liked what he found. That was back in 2010. Martin now helps run the CardsChat League, where the emphasis is on good play, sportsmanship, and friendly chat.

Shelley started playing poker a few years back and eventually joined CardsChat to qualify for freerolls. The freerolls helped improve her game, but she found the content from CardsChat members far more valuable. “You can take it as far as you want and there’ll always be someone available and willing to guide you.”

Chris started playing in the early 2000s, winning his local bar league in 2006 before taking time off to concentrate on family life. He joined CardsChat in 2015 while he was rediscovering his love for poker. He made friends, played in the CardsChat World Cup, joined the CardsChat League, and he’s been all-in ever since!

David’s first experience with poker came with co-workers in 2005. In 2013, David’s love and understanding of poker really kicked off, fascinated by the life-changing money top players can earn. He’s still working on the life-changing money part, but David makes a difference to our forum as a CardsChat moderator.

Danilo goes by the nickname “advoghado” in most poker rooms. He joined CardsChat in 2012, soon becoming a big part of the CardsChat community as a moderator, as well as being active in our events. Danilo lives in Brazil and plays a lot of poker online at different poker rooms. Say hi to him if you see him at the tables!

Andreas joined CardsChat in 2022 while looking for some freeroll passwords after busting his bankroll. 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.