Alex Rivera

Alex Rivera spent six years grinding mid-stakes tournaments before trading his chip case for a press pass. That time at the table shows up in every piece he writes: he frames stories through the decisions players faced, not the scoreboard they ended on. When a pro spins a $200 satellite into a $400,000 Main Event cash, Alex is the one asking whether they actually played the spot correctly or just ran hot.

His beat centers on tournament reporting and long-form player profiles - the kind of stories where strategy context makes the difference between a recap and an insight. Expect short declarative sentences, unsentimental takes, and the occasional equity calculation dropped into casual observation.