Which Super Bowl and UFC Champs are Playing Celebrity Poker Tour Season Opener?
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Since its creation in 2023, the Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) has brought professional athletes, musicians and influencers — and their entourages — together in Las Vegas to compete and mingle at the poker table. CPT will continue to do so as it makes its Season 3 debut later this month inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Casino & Resort.
The 2026 Season Premiere Championship, taking place on March 19, will feature an array of celebrities, including Super Bowl champions Skyy Moore and Antoine Winfield Jr., Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champ Mackenzie Dern and UFC champs Henry Cejudo and Aljamain Sterling, who in December 2025 won a CPT event in the Bahamas at World Series of Poker Paradise.
Other celebrities on the roster include current and former NFL players Will Levis, Brandon Marshall and Bud Depree, influencers Tana Mongeau and Telli Swift, Chumlee of the hit show Pawn Stars, UFC fighter and poker enthusiast Colby Covington, reality TV personality Chase Chrisley, and gambling content creator Frazier Kay.
Celebrities Take Over PokerGO Studio
Every time the Celebrity Poker Tour hosts an event in the PokerGO Studio, there's a vibe shift from the stiff, serious high-stakes action typically on display in the venue.
Whether its Sofie Dossi putting on a mind-bending contortionist act at the table or Mackenzie Dern demonstrating a chokehold on Haliey "Hawk Tuah" Welch, there's always something worth watching.
As CPT founder Blake Wynn told PokerNews in December, "Poker is a canvas for entertainment for us."
"Are all these poker streams as good as the game gets, truthfully, in terms of entertainment? Are we calling this the peak? What about if Joey Chesnut and Mackenzie Dern race eating hot dogs while they're playing? I just think that that's more engaging when you talk about scale. Not of poker, but of just entertainment."
It isn't just athletes and influencers who play CPT events, but also professional musicians. Some of the rappers who have played in the Celebrity Poker Tour include Waka Flocka Flame, Ray J, 24kGoldn, Maxo Kream and Bun B.
A few poker players have also shined, including Princess Love and her poker coach Maria Ho, both of whom are CPT champions.
The reigning CPT Championship winner is NFL player Josh Norman, while other players who picked up CPT trophies in 2025 include influencers King and Suede Brooks and YouTube legend Ethan Klein.
The 2026 Season Premiere Championship on March 19 will kick off at 6 p.m. local time and will be streamed on YouTube.
Several celebrities have been added to the lineup in recent days, including influencer India Love and NFL players Adrian Peterson, Austin Ekeler, Alexander Mattison, Scott Matlock and Ray Davis.
A full list of Celebrity Poker Tour winners is available in the table below.
Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) Winners
| Date | Event | Winner | Celebrity | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2025 | WSOP Presents the Celebrity Poker Tour | Aljamain Sterling | UFC Fighter | $10,000 |
| November 19, 2025 | CPT Championship | Peyton Barber | NFL Player | $25,000 |
| August 30,2025 | CPT Invitational VIII | Josh Norman | NFL Player | $20,000 |
| July 25,2025 | CPT Invitational VII | King | Media personality & influencer | $20,000 |
| May 10, 2025 | CPT Invitational VI | John Johnson III | NFL Player | $20,000 |
| May 2, 2025 | CPT Game Night VI | Suede Brooks | Media personality & influencer | $20,000 |
| February 6, 2025 | CPT Game Night V | Ethan Klein | Media personality & influencer | $10,000 |
| November 20, 2024 | 2024 CPT Championship | Maria Ho | Poker Player | $50,000 |
| October 7, 2024 | CPT Game Night IV | Lena Ayad | Executive Assistant H3 | $5,000 |
| August 31, 2024 | CPT Invitational IV | Vegas Matt | Slot Streamer | $20,000 |
| August 12, 2024 | CPT Game Night III | Bryce Hall | Media personality & influencer | $15,000 |
| May 4, 2024 | CPT Invitational III | Katie Thurston | TV personality | $20,000 |
| April 19, 2024 | CPT Game Night II | Alexander “Wolfgang Poker” Seibt | Poker Vlogger | $10,000 |
| March 15, 2024 | CPT Game Night I | Maria Ho | Poker Player | $10,000 |
| February 9, 2024 | CPT Invitational II | Princess Love | Actress & personality | $20,000 |
| August 27, 2023 | CPT Enclave Invitational | Qiyu “Nemo” Zhou | Chess Grandmaster | $20,000 |
*Photos courtesy of Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT)
