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As its 10th anniversary approaches this summer, Casino City's Aaron Todd takes a look back at the 2004 World Series of Poker, one of the most interesting in recent memory.

The World Series of Poker-themed poker room at Bally's Wild Wild West casino in Atlantic City is still in its infancy, but as it gets set to host the WSOP National Circuit Championship on Memorial Day weekend, Caesars executives will find out where the room stands in the New Jersey poker market.

Casino City's Aaron Todd reviewed the list of events for the 2014 World Series of Poker, and selected the top-10 things he's most looking forward to this summer.

Aaron Todd looks back on the most memorable moments from this year's World Series of Poker final table.

Ryan Riess was 14 years old when he started hosting $10 poker tournaments in his basement in Clarkston, Mich., on Friday nights. Ten years later, he claimed an $8.36 million first-place prize and the title World Champion at the 2013 World Series of Poker.

There isn't much that can distract Amir Lehavot at the poker table; not even a crazy bunch of French-Canadians chanting for him to fold.

If there's one thing you can't accuse Sylvain Loosli of being, it's impatient. The Frenchman didn't play any of the first 17 hands at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, and the strategy helped him climb the pay ladder to fourth place for nearly $2.8 million.

JC Tran was not only the most experienced player at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, he was also the chip leader. But sometimes, the cards just don't come your way.

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.