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Casino City's Aaron Todd shares 10 observations on the similarities and differences the WSOP Circuit shares with the annual Las Vegas event.

Hiring managers will meet with candidates to discuss the many opportunities available for veterans at Caesars.

Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the drama surrounding PokerStars, the AGA and Atlantic City, interesting developments at PartyPoker and BetVictor Poker, and examine what casinos need to do to compete in a crowded market.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. reportedly offered to sell the off-Strip Rio and the World Series of Poker to PokerStars, a spokesman for the owner of the online gaming business claimed in an email Tuesday.

With so much talk about the 90 percent discount for women in the World Series of Poker's Ladies Event, Aaron Todd couldn't help but remember non-lady Jonathan Epstein's final table performance in the event in 2011. Esptein's finish has the dubious distinction of being one of the 10 worst poker tournament results in recent history.

The 2013 World Series of Poker schedule was released last week, and poker players and fans around the globe immediately started drooling at the prospect of playing in a number of the 62 events that make up this year's slate. Casino City's Aaron Todd found 10 great events to watch for, and if you can, play in, this year.

The world’s biggest, richest, longest-running and most prestigious poker series will run May 29 - July 15, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Greg Merson survived 11 hours of three-handed play and then beat Jesse Sylvia heads up early Wednesday morning to win the World Series of Poker Main Event and $8,531,853. Sylvia won $5,295,149 for finishing in second, while Jake Balsiger finished third and won $3,799,073.

Greg Merson, Jesse Sylvia and Jake Balsiger are the last three players standing at the World Series of Poker Main Event, and they will play for $8.53 million Tuesday.

The 2012 induction ceremony will be October 30 in the Rio's Penn & Teller Theater as part of World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table festivities.

Up to two of the 10 nominees will be inducted during the WSOP Main Event festivities in Las Vegas in late October.

Casino City's Aaron Todd crossed an item off his bucket list, picking winners in nearly every Major League Baseball game at the newly redesigned sportsbook at the Palms. Here's the top-10 things he'll remember about the experience.

Fresh off his trip to Las Vegas, Casino City's Vin Narayanan joins host Aaron Todd to discuss four aspects of the World Series of Poker's Main Event: The ladies, the Hungarian, final table notes and reactions, and the upcoming TV coverage.

Casino City's Managing Editor Vin Narayanan joins host Aaron Todd live from Las Vegas to discuss how the World Series of Poker Main Event has moved from a fringe event to the establishment, turnout for this year's Main Event, and whether people should be so obsessed with Phil Ivey.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan looks at how the World Series of Poker's journey from the fringes to mainstream set up an environment where (real) dogs playing poker could overshadow poker's top tournament -- and why that's not a bad thing.

Strange is it sounds, winning a record poker jackpot of $18.3 million might seem like chicken feed over the next few years for Antonio Esfandiari.

The 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event features three starting flights - July 7, 8 and 9 at 12 noon.

Antonio Esfandiari originally wasn't planning on playing the $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker, but changed his mind a few days before the tournament began. On Tuesday, he changed his life, winning the title and $18.3 million.

Casino City's Aaron Todd takes a look at how the poker pros have fared in comparison to the amateurs at the $1 million Big One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker.

Outside of the $10,000 Main Event, the $1 million Big One for One Drop is easily the most anticipated tournament of this year's World Series of Poker. Here are the top-10 notable aspects of the Big One for One Drop.