Poker player Stephanie Rivkin took down the WSOP.com Rio Monster Stack in August, scoring her first circuit ring. This wasn’t her most memorable ring of the summer however. On July 11 Stephanie (formerly Hubbard) married poker pro Jason Rivkin .
This poker power couple had a busy summer. For some, the stress of planning a pandemic wedding that was delayed twice would be hectic enough. But this duo has been crushing major online tournaments all summer long as well. Changing perspectives
Despite their winning ways at the tables, that has taken on a secondary role now. Jason said their focus changed after some recent big news. “After the wedding, we enjoyed two weeks in Maui on our honeymoon trying to unwind,” he said. “Shortly after coming home, we were in for another surprise. We’ll be expecting a child in early April. “Therefore, our poker goals have morphed into family goals. House shopping and preparing for a baby”
Both Stephanie and Jason have known each other as part of the poker scene since 2013 . They first met at a Parx Big Stax event in Pennsylvania after a long day on the felt.
Philadelphia semi-pro player and good friend John Coyle officiated the wedding. During the ceremony, he referenced that night the two met at Parx.
“Regardless of the result of the tournament,” he noted of their thoughts on that initial meeting, “we both walked away winners that night,” Hitting the poker road – together
Both players have been grinding poker since the early 2000s . After meeting at Parx, Stephanie and Jason began traveling to events together. “One of our first dates was a road trip to Montreal to play a PokerStars event at Playground Poker in late September,” Jason said. Jason first got into poker by playing home games in high school. During college he started grinding live and online events . After graduating from Rutgers in 2011, he started playing full time. Even though he went pro, he still earned his MBA in 2018 from Monmouth University .
He attributes much of his success to his brother and professional player Eric Rivkin […]
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