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Qui Nguyen and Gordon Vayo couldn't be more different when it comes to playing style and personality, which led to an entertaining and compelling heads-up confrontation at the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Unlike the coverage we saw on ESPN leading up the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, this year's November Nine group is having the time of its life and keeping the pace of play brisk as they battle each other for game's most prestigious prize.

In the most explosive hand of Day 2 of the World Series of Poker November Nine, Vojtech Ruzicka saw his dreams of becoming the first player from the Czech Republic to win the Main Event go up in smoke in dramatic fashion.

As the completion of the first day of the final table saw the number of players go from nine to five, Qui Nguyen stole the show.

Although he entered the first night of the November Nine with the second-biggest chip stack, Qui Nguyen wasn't given much of a chance to prevail at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. That changed rather quickly on Sunday night and now the Las Vegas gambler holds a massive chip lead.

Casino City's panel of notable poker professionals and media members chime in on how they think next week's World Series of Poker Main Event final table will play out, and the majority are predicting that chip leader Cliff Josephy will prevail.

As we enter the ninth year of the November Nine Era, Casino City's Gary Trask crunches the numbers and comes away with some compelling trends and tidbits regarding this weekend's 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table.

For Gordon Vayo, who has been playing poker professionally since age 17, life without the game seems impossible to imagine. Now with a chance to win the World Series of Poker Main Event, Vayo discusses how he got hooked, why he's still bitter about being expelled from high school, and the inherent nerdiness of poker.

Todd Brunson and Carlos Mortensen have been selected by the public and voted in by a 44-person panel composed of current Poker Hall of Famers. An induction ceremony and dinner will be held 26 October at Binion's Gambling Hall.

Over the last 13 years, Cliff Josephy has gone from being the "fish" everyone wanted at their home game to having legendary status in the poker world. Now, as chip leader of the WSOP Main Event final table, "JohnnyBax" is on the doorstep of capturing the game's most prestigious prize.

Ten finalists eligible for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame on 26 October in Las Vegas at Binion's Gambling Hall were named after a public nomination process.

As ESPN begins its 2016 coverage of the World Series of Poker this week, popular host Lon McEachern speaks with Casino City about the parallels between his career and the continued rise and popularity of the game.

Las Vegas has no shortage of things to do and sights to see, which can be as overwhelming as it is exciting. Casino City's Gary Trask shares his tips, acquired over a decade of travel to Sin City.

Catch the show that celebrates all the classic rock songs of the '80s starting July 24.

The World Series of Poker Main Event final table will feature players from five nations, including chip leader Cliff Josephy, a 51-year-old from New York. The players return to Las Vegas on Oct. 30 to battle for more than $25 million in prize money in front of a live television audience on ESPN, with $8 million going to the winner.

Michael Tureniec won the 2016 Little One for One Drop tournament after coming back from a huge chip disadvantage, collecting his first bracelet and over $500,000 in prize money.

Records were continuously shattered for the duration of the event - May 31 to July 19 - and entries were up 4.2%.

Day 5 of the 2016 Main Event is in the books with just 80 players remaining from the 251 that started the day. Jerry Wong has a stack of 11,555,000, followed by Jan Suchanek, who sits in second with 10,305,000.

Just 251 players remained in contention for poker's most illustrious prize heading into Saturday's Day 5. Leading the field was bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli, who bagged a stack of more than four million chips.

Casino City's Gary Trask describes Thursday night's suspenseful dramatics leading up to the World Series of Poker Main Event's money bubble, as more than a thousand players faced a $15,000 swing.