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Casino City's Dan Podheiser lists his 10 favorite moments from the Main Event that didn't happen at the tables.

Matt Jarvis finished eighth in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and won a WSOP bracelet the following year. In 2013, Jason Mann won $285,408 for his 25th-place finish in the Main Event. And on Saturday, Darlene Lee put herself in contention for a deep Main Event run before busting out in 113th place on a crazy, four-way all-in pot.

Casino City's Dan Podheiser wrote a human-interest story on Dean Baranowski and his wife, Colleen, on Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Dean was still in the tournament by Day 5 thanks to patient play and a string of good timing.

I asked John Juanda, Haralabos Voulgaris, Rick Raisman (father of Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman), Byron Kaverman, Nick Schulman and Jonathan Aguiar a series of seven random questions to get a better idea of their personalities outside the game.

Some amateur players enjoy the challenge of playing with the pros. Others shake in their boots.

Raffi Boyadjian, a limo driver from Waltham, Mass., is playing in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event as a "Father's Day gift from his son," who passed away 14 years ago.

Dean Baranowski made it to Day 4 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event with his wife, Colleen, by his side at every juncture. This year, the Dallas couple is back at the World Series reliving a wonderful experience.

Fourteen tables were placed outside Buzio's seafood restaurant on the Rio casino floor to start Day 1C of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Some players enjoyed the convenience of the location, while others missed out on being among the masses.

We asked a number of top pros and other notable players why they decided to play Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Main Event, rather than playing Day 1A or 1C.

Casino City Associate Editor Dan Podheiser is in Las Vegas covering his first World Series of Poker. Dan gives his take on the WSOP Main Event from a newbie's perspective.

For years, the Amazon Room was the living, beating heart of the World Series of Poker. But Casino City's Vin Narayanan argues the Amazon Room has lost its charm this year by becoming poker's biggest sound stage.

Rooms at the Linq will have a new look as Caesars Entertainment transitions from the Quad Resort & Casino. The company is spending $223 million on the project.

Dan Colman, an online heads-up sit-and-go specialist, beat Daniel Negreanu heads up to win the $1 million Big One for One Drop, $15.3 million and his first World Series of Poker bracelet on Tuesday night.

With nine players remaining in the $1 million Big One for One Drop but just eight places paying out, the tournament was sitting on the biggest bubble in the history of tournament poker.

There will be no repeat performance from Antonio Esfandiari at this year's $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker. Esfandiari, who won the event when it was last held in 2012, was eliminated two spots shy of the money in 10th place early on Tuesday morning at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

The World Series of Poker's Big One for One Drop is underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Thirty professional poker players and 12 businessmen and entertainers ponied up the $1 million buy-in for the second Big One for One Drop on Sunday afternoon.

Aaron Todd presents 10 numbers to note at this year's $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker.

As the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino celebrates its 10th year hosting the World Series of Poker, Casino City's Aaron Todd looks back at the 10 best final tables during that time.

This year’s WSOP will be about cash. Lots of it.

The second installment of the The BIG ONE for ONE DROP will return to the famed Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, as ESPN committed to producing multi-day coverage from the event comprising three consecutive weeks of prime-time coverage.