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Monday was, by far, the busiest of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event and the appearance of two of the game's most enigmatic players -- Phil Ivey and Joe McKeehen -- helped add to the hysteria.

Casino City's Gary Trask explains why the World Series is a fun vacation destination, even if you're not playing.

The 22-year-old poker prodigy won the charity-themed $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em event, sweeping a field of talented players and securing one of the largest prizes of the summer.

Courtney Kennedy, who says she has been playing poker since age 2, won the $10K No-Limit Hold'em event, grabbing $149,108 in her first WSOP cash.

Kyle Bowker, a professional poker player for ten years, came out on top during the $3K Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split event and walked away with $294,960.

Tony Dunst played as well as he dressed and won the $1K No-Limit Hold'em tournament, collecting $339,254.

Jens Kyllonen made easy work of the final table during the $25K Pot-Limit Omaha High-Roller Championship, earning exactly $1,127,035 along with the coveted gold bracelet.

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.