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The 21-year-old Brit and WSOP rookie is heading to the Main Event final table following an eventful Day 7 that saw him fall from chip leader to short stack. Plus, a look ahead to the final table and some interesting trends regarding past history, age and experience.

The final nine players are from six different countries and will resume play on Sunday in Las Vegas, with the eventual winner taking home $10 million.

The World Series of Poker Main Event is all about recreational players taking their shot at glory, and that's exactly what the 38-year-old did this week with his 84th place finish.

On the heels of being honored as one of the most important players in World Series of Poker history, 2003 champ Chris Moneymaker bowed out on Day 4 of the Main Event, but remains optimistic about the arc of his playing career.

The second-biggest World Series of Poker Main Event has seen a field of 8,569 entries cut down to the final 1,286 hopefuls as the money bubble burst in the final minutes of the fifth level on Day 3.

This year's $10,000 Main Event is already the second-largest in the WSOP's 50-year history, trailing only the 2006 Main Event, which had 8,773 entries.

There were 1,915 entries recorded today, bringing the total number to 3,250 through the opening two flights.

The WSOP came up with the list of seven categories and the public used an online voting mechanism to cast votes and determine who their favorites were across the categories.

The wait is finally over. Encore Boston Harbor officially opened to the public on Sunday. Casino City was at the $2.6 billion resort to cover the opening.

Poker will pause play this Saturday night at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to take time to honor the most memorable moments and players that have made the last 50 years of the WSOP so memorable.

James Holzhauer was off to a great start in his first event at the World Series of Poker but was eliminated just short of cashing in the $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em one-day tournament.

As the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas continues, the tournament has already reached over 83,000 entries and more than $82,767,489 in prize money awarded through 35 events.

The WSOP will bring the Estars Lounge to the 50th annual tournament series for the first time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

This week we have a WSOP bracelet winner, a BitStarz giveaway, a new sportsbook is unveiled, Illinois approves a gambling expansion bill, and federal judge issues a pivotal ruling regarding the Wire Act.

A record 28,371 entrants competed in this year's $500 buy-in event, setting the record for the most participants ever in one live poker tournament.

The Nevada statewide Pai Gow Poker progressive jackpot has reached $1.6 million, the highest to date.

Dan Ippolito takes a look at some key facts and figures to get you primed for the 50th edition of the World Series of Poker.

The World Series of Poker will host the dinner, Honors and a VIP poker event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas during the 50th World Series of Poker on 29 June.

With a bit of time still to go, Tadas Peckaitis decided to bring you a quick guide with 10 tips to help you prepare for WSOP 2019.

The 2019 WSOP event schedule includes some new features, such as a Main Event seat giveaway, automatic shufflers and weekly Seniors Deep Stack tournaments.