Poker is a Positive Outlet for Kevin Meyers

Kevin Meyers, known in the San Diego poker scene as “Big Kev,” has used poker as an outlet for positive change in his life. Meyers, a husband and father of two, shared with PokerNews that he first learned how to play cards from his grandma when he was a child, playing games such as Gin Rummy, Draw Poker, Stud Poker, and other popular card games such as Spades.

The Santee, California resident began to take an interest in Texas Hold’em like many players did in the afterglow of Chris Moneymaker’s Main Event win that heralded in the era known in the poker world as the Moneymaker effect.

Meyers played cash games before, but he did not earnestly embark on his poker journey until 2015, when he began to take the game more seriously and chose to play more tournaments as his preferred format to play poker.

Meyers shared that, in part, his journey was prompted by his recovery from addiction issues prior to 2015. Poker became his outlet, and he has been a mainstay in the San Diego poker community since. It wasn’t just the game of poker, but the social aspect that Meyers enjoys the most.

“I love the people,” Meyers said about what keeps him coming back to the poker scene all these years later. “I love to make people laugh.”

He shared that he has watched the poker tournament scene grow exponentially since he began to partake in the tournament scene.

“We used to have nothing here,” Meyers said, reflecting on the local tournament scene as he mentioned how much he appreciates tournament circuits like RunGood Poker Series for bringing a stop to San Diego for players like him to enjoy.

 Meyers shared that he still has a passion for the game and is aiming to add another RGPS ring to his list of accomplishments. Meyers, who has amassed over $200,000 in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob, won an RGPS ring in August of 2024, but he jokingly revealed that it is still the second-place finish in the RGPS All-Stars Main Event in 2020 that he is looking to improve on.

Meyers was able to add an RGPS title to his resume this week after winning the $300 Tag Team Event for $5,700. Meyers is still chasing his first RGPS Main Event title as he aims to secure his third ring this weekend.

Meyers recently bought into Day 1b of the RGPS Grand Prix San Diego $600 Main Event as he pursues the main event title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Meyers	30,000 30,000	30,000