Cary Katz

Early Life

Cary Steven Katz is an American businessman who was born on 29 January 1970.

Cary got a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia. He founded College Loan Corporation in 1999, where he worked as CEO for 15 years. The company was providing $19 billion in loans.

In 2014, he started the conservative media website CRTV, and in 2018, he filed a lawsuit against the company over the alleged non-payment of a $20 million loan.

In 2015, Katz founded the Poker Central website, which started the subscription-based streaming platform PokerGO.

Katz learned poker from his grandmother and started playing live MTTs in 2004. His first live recorded MTT cash came in 2004 from the $10,000+200 No Limit Hold’em Championship event, where he came in 24th place and won $10,381.

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World Series of Poker

Katz got his first WSOP cash in 2009 when he got 159th place in the $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold’em event for $40,288.

In 2013, he came in 2nd place in the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event for $138,794.

One year later, he had a deep run in the $1,000,000 No Limit Hold’em – The Big One for One Drop event and got 8th place for $1,306,667.

In 2016, in Monte Carlo, he beat his last score in €888,889+111,111 No Limit Hold’em Big One For One Drop event when he got 5th place for $1,929,203

Another 2nd place came in 2017 in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event and won $225,181.

In 2022, he won 3rd place in the $ 10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship event for $131,362.

In 2023, he came in 2nd place in the $100,000 No Limit Hold’em – High Roller – 8-Handed event for $1,592,539.

Cary Katz’s Top 5 WSOP Results

Year	Event	Place	Prize (USD)
2013	$5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em	2nd	$138,794
2014	$1,000,000 No Limit Hold’em – The Big One for One Drop	8th	$1,306,667
2016	€888,889+111,111 No Limit Hold’em Big One For One Drop	5th	$1,929,203
2017	$1,500 No Limit Hold’em	7th	$225,181
2023	$100,000 No Limit Hold’em – High Roller – 8-Handed	9th	$1,592,539

World Poker Tour

His first WPT score came in 2005 when he got 21st place in $ 5,000 + 150 WPT Main Event – No Limit Hold’em for $20,850.

In 2018, Katz got 6th place in the $10,000+400 No Limit Hold’em – WPT Bellagio Elite Poker Championship event for $60,499.

His last score in WTP was in 2023, $9,800+600 No Limit Hold’em – WPT World Championship event for $22,200.

European Poker Tour

First EPT score came from EPT Barcelona in 2018 when he won 10th place in €10,300 No Limit Hold’em event for $27,982.

In 2019, Katz got his best EPT score when he got 2nd place in €25,000 No Limit Hold’em event for $344,592. That was also his last EPT score.

PokerGo Tour

In 2021, he got his first PGT score when he won a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em – Aria High Roller event for $82,800.

After many PGT cashes, Katz got another PTG win in 2021, winning a $100,000 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO Cup for $1,058,000.

Another PGT win came in 2022 when he won a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em – Aria High Roller event for $137,340.

In 2023, he got 2nd place in the $50,000 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO Cup for $364,000.

The same year, Katz got his most significant PGT cash when he won 2nd place in a $100,000 No Limit Hold’em – High Roller – 8-Handed event for $1,592,539.

His last PGT win came in 2024 when he won $10,000+100 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO Cup for $226,800.

Cary Katz’s Top 5 PGT Results

Year	Event	Place	Prize (USD)
2021	$100,000 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO Cup	1st	$1,058,000
2022	$ 25,000 Pot Limit Omaha – US Poker Open	2nd	$269,500
2023	$50,000 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO Cup	2nd	$364,000
2023	$100,000 No Limit Hold’em – High Roller – 8-Handed	2nd	$1,592,539
2024	$10,000+100 No Limit Hold’em – PokerGO Cup	1st	$226,800

Other Significant Wins

In 2013, Katz won 4th place in the Bahamas, $98,000 + 2,000 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller event for $543,800.

Two years later, he won $ 24,000 + 1,000 No Limit Hold’em event in Las Vegas for $500,000.

Another big win came in 2016 when he won a $48,000+2,000 No Limit Hold’em event for $615,621.

In 2018, Katz won $99,700+300 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller event for $1,492,340.

The same year, he got 2nd place in Triton Poker HK$ 1,000,000 No Limit Hold’em – Short Deck Ante-Only 1M HKD event for $1,773,722.

Next year, another big win came in Aussie Millions when he won A$ 98,000+2,000 No Limit Hold’em – Challenge for $1,074,908.

Later, in 2019, Katz won big when he got 4th place in £250,000 No Limit Hold’em – Short Deck Ante Only “Les Ambassadeurs Private Event” for $2,085,096.

The same year he got the biggest win of his poker career when he won £250,000+2,500 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller Bowl London event for $2,610,317.

In 2020, he got 2nd place in the $100,000 No Limit Short Deck Hold’em event for $780,000 in Partypoker LIVE – partypoker MILLIONS Sochi Super High Roller Series.

The last significant score from Triton came in 2023 when he got 2nd place in the $60,000+2,400 No Limit Hold’em – Turbo event for $715,500.

Cary Katz’s Top 10 Results From Other Events

Year	Event	Place	Prize (USD)
2013	$98,000 + 2,000 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller	4th	$543,800
2015	$24,000 + 1,000 No Limit Hold’em	1st	$500,000
2016	$48,000+2,000 No Limit Hold’em	1st	$615,621
2018	$99,700+300 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller	1st	$1,492,340
2018	1,000,000 No Limit Hold’em – Short Deck Ante-Only 1M HKD	2nd	$1,773,722
2019	A$ 98,000+2,000 No Limit Hold’em – Challenge	1st	$1,074,908
2019	£250,000 No Limit Hold’em – Short Deck Ante Only “Les Ambassadeurs Private Event	4th	$2,085,096
2019	£250,000+2,500 No Limit Hold’em – Super High Roller Bowl London	1st	$2,610,317
2020	$100,000 No Limit Short Deck Hold’em event for $780,000 in Partypoker LIVE	2nd	$780,000
2023	$60,000+2,400 No Limit Hold’em – Turbo	2nd	$715,500