Rio Hotel & Casino News - Page 27

The men and women dressed in green, covered in Shamrocks, and chanting in French at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Monday afternoon were friends of Marc-Etienne McLaughlin, one of the players at the World Series of Poker's final table.

Michiel Brummelhuis started the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event with one major goal in mind: Don't finish ninth.

David Benefield had some of the biggest lay downs in the early stages of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, but he also showed that he wasn't afraid to put his chips to use.

Mark Newhouse almost had one of the shortest November Nine experiences in history, but even though a fortunate flop kept him in the tournament, he was unable to use that luck to move up the pay ladder, finishing in ninth place in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Scotty Nguyen and Tom McEvoy have distinctly different personalities. But when the two were inducted in the Poker Hall of Fame Sunday, they had one major characteristic in common -- emotion.

Whether you're a hard core poker fan planning to DVR every second of live coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table or a casual fan that may flip back and forth between poker and Monday Night Football game, Aaron Todd provides the top-10 things to watch for during Monday's final table coverage.

Poker players were excited for the start of the NBA season.

On Monday, the remaining nine players, known as the "November Nine," will regroup at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and battle for the Main Event title.

The BIG ONE for ONE DROP will take place over three days, from June 29 to July 1, 2014, with all play until the televised final table being hosted at Caesars Palace.

Caesars Entertainment will auction 14,000 items over four days starting Friday. Items include hotel furniture, kitchen equipment, tools, art and carpet will be auctioned.

The WSOP website will become the second real-money site in the state when it launches at 9:19 a.m. PST on Sept. 19.

Getting to play a bit of online poker at a site regulated by the state of Nevada during his down time covering the World Series of Poker was a new experience for Casino City's Aaron Todd.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan discovers Las Vegas is a different city when it's melting in the heat. But there's still magic at the World Series of Poker.

Tony Gregg, a poker pro from Columbia, Md., beat Philadelphia pro Chris Klodnicki to claim the $4.8 million and the $111,111 One Drop High Roller title at the World Series of Poker on Saturday afternoon at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Antonio Esfandiari, who won $18.3 million and the Big One for One Drop title last year, is still in contention for this year's $4.8 million first-place prize with four players remaining in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller event at the World Series of Poker.

Casino City's Aaron Todd knew that most of the professional poker players that planned on playing the $111,111 One Drop High Roller at the World Series of Poker were going to sell some of their action in the tournament. He just didn't think he'd be one of the people buying.

The World Series of Poker's $111,111 One Drop High Roller event drew 166 players, including professional poker players like last year's $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop winner Antonio Esfandiari and a number of recreational players with pockets deep enough for the six-figure buy-in.

The World Series of Poker's highest buy-in event is taking place this week with the $111,111 One Drop High Roller, and Aaron Todd chimes in with his top-10 predictions for the event.

The young poker pro and college student from the Dallas area won the $2,500 Razz event on Friday morning at the WSOP at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Eric Lindgren may have enjoyed his greatest moment on Friday morning when he claimed his second World Series of Poker bracelet, winning the $5,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em event for $606,317.