Ivan Safarov

Former professional tournament player and poker journalist.

Spent about 8 years as a poker pro, specializing in MTT and SnG. Earned over $2.7M in online cashes. Regular in live series, champion of RPT and BPT tournaments.

An editor by training, he held a job in parallel with his career as a gambler. Former editor-in-chief of Macropoker, now a staff writer for GipsyTeam.

All materials of the author on GipsyTeam:

When a Player Knows More Than a Poker Solver – Feat. DavyJones

Top GTO channel author Victor Onyechi of 2CardConfience uses three hands of Roberto “DavyJones” Perez to explain how the genius’s mind works.
Chinese Poker Pro – "This is the Most Profitable Discipline for Regulars"

Highstakes regs with no variance make millions, bots lost the war to humans, pros don't trust solver calculations, 15 buy-ins are enough for a bankroll – and other amazing facts from the lives of pineapple players.
"Live Poker Will Live, But There Are Questions About Online” – Artem Timsk

We talked to one of the most popular Russian-speaking vloggers about why he makes content, the main mistakes amateurs make in live games, how much you can earn in Vegas and Toronto casinos, and where amateurs with VPIP 70% disappeared to.