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Despite previously poking fun at the event's format, Doug Polk and Ryan Fee won $153,358 and a gold bracelet apiece and stated they'd play this event again.

Yue "Alan" Du demolished all eight players during the $5K No-Limit Hold'em event, returning home with a gold bracelet and $800,586.

The 47th annual World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off over the weekend, but was outdone by the fireworks provided by the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop tournament and newly crowned champ Fedor Holz.

Richard Seymour and Antoine Winfield were in the field during Day 1 of the World Series of Poker Main Event on Saturday. The former Pro Bowlers talked to Casino City about why they are so drawn to the game of poker.

David Prociak collected $156,546 in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournament event.

ESPN will televise the WSOP event, which runs from July 9 to July 11 and features notable poker players from around the globe.

Collecting over $1 million in the $50K No-Limit Hold'em event, Rast became the second player in history to win the Poker Players Championship twice.

Corey Thompson held onto the chip lead throughout the $1K Turbo No-Limit Hold'em event, eventually coming out on top and winning $221,163.

David Nowakowski wiped out his last two challengers at the table in about 15 minutes, taking first place in the $1,500 Pot-Limit High-Low Split event.

David Peters seized $412,557 in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event, adding to the $1.3 million won over the course of his career in previous WSOP events.

Hung Le made some unorthodox calls in order to earn $888,888 in the $888 No-Limit Hold'em event, which happened to be the first tournament he ever entered.

Allan Le won $189,223 in the $1,500 Mixed Omaha and Big O event, securing his 30th WSOP cash and becoming the first Le brother to win a gold bracelet this year.

Andrew Lichtenberger finally snagged the $569,158 prize in the $3K No-Limit Hold'em event after making five final table appearances in previous years and finishing as a runner up in 2009.

Brandon Shack-Harris took home $894,300 -- the biggest win of his career -- in the $10K 8-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.

Moving easily from recreational poker to serious tournament play, the Russian-born poker pro collected $264,046 in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout event.

Gary Trask explains who the Casino City team is rooting to make this year's November Nine — and why.

Shaun Deeb won five straight hands in a heads-up match, solidifying his victory and earning him $111,101 in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event.

Kristen Bicknell secured her victory in the $1,500 Bounty No-Limit Hold'em event, becoming both the first woman to win a gold bracelet at the 2016 WSOP and the first Canadian champion of the year.

Ankush Mandavia's debut victory was secured after after a short ten minute duel with Daniel Strelitz in the $5K Turbo No-Limit Hold'em event.

John "Johnny World" Hennigan provided an interesting interview after winning $320,103 in the $10K Deuce-to-Seven Triple-Draw Lowball (Limit) event.