Rio Hotel & Casino News - Page 11

The primary reason for our eight-day jaunt to Las Vegas earlier this month was the World Series of Poker.

This year's WSOP at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was another record-breaking year. The 78-event, 50-day poker series broke many records including attendance and prizepool records.

In this week's Friday Five, we have the last batch of stories about the 2018 World Series of Poker. We'll get back to other subjects next week!

The 32-year-old American outlasted a star-studded field and cashed for $10 million, surpassing $43 million in lifetime poker tournament winnings and becoming the highest earner of all time.

Casino City's Gary Trask empties out his notebook full of nuggets from a week in Las Vegas covering the World Series of Poker.

The 33-year-old from Illinois outlasted Tony Miles, taking home $8.8 million and his first WSOP Gold Bracelet in dramatic fashion in Las Vegas.

Michael Dyer exited the World Series of Poker Main Event final table in third place with very little fanfare, but the 32-year-old "poker genius" loosened up during a bust-out interview and showed a side the ESPN cameras failed to capture.

This year's World Series of Poker Main Event final table has been free of past bitterness and tanking, a welcome change that has been embraced by every player involved.

The 2009 WSOP Main Event champ is on the wrong end of a flip and bows out in fifth place at the 2018 final table.

With the November Nine a distant memory, the World Series of Poker Main Event final table has scaled back the theatrics in exchange for worldwide exposure and live coverage on ESPN.

The 49th Main Event is down to the final six players and closing in on crowning a champion. There was also a WSOP record that was extended this week along with another jackpot winner.

The 2018 WSOP Main Event is one step closer to crowning a champion and six hopefuls remain in the hunt for the $8.8 million first prize and bracelet in the second-largest field of 7,874 entries.

An emotional Tony Miles explains how the memory of his recently passed stepmother and a tribute to his favorite NFL player has kept him afloat during an implausible run in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

The 49th annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Vegas – commonly referred to as the Main Event – is down to its final nine players.

The 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event has been whittled down to the final nine, and there's one very familiar face among that number.

After entering Wednesday with the chip lead, Aram Zobian had to battle to the very last hand in order to make the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, which means a flock of fans from his home state of Rhode Island will be in Las Vegas when play resumes on Thursday.

Aram Zobian's rise to the top began with a hot streak before the dinner break and he ended the night in the very same manner, bagging up impressive 41,585,000.

Kelly Minkin was the "Last Woman Standing" once again at the World Series of Poker Main Event, and despite getting eliminated during Day 6 play, she gave her No. 1 fan the thrill of a lifetime.

Due to last night's impromptu ending, caused by a power outage, 109 players will return to play the 1 hour and 23 minutes left in Level 26 that got cut short.

Caesar Entertainment Las Vegas Resorts all-new Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive jackpot of $1,428,739.11 hit for one lucky guests on Saturday, 30 June at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.