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Brian Hastings, a 23-year-old professional poker player from Hanover Township, Pa. won his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em championship on Thursday night at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, collecting $371,498 in prize money. But this victory wasn't at all about the money.

Vincent Van Der Fluit became the fourth Dutch-born World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner on Wednesday night, besting a field of 970 players in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament to claim first-place prize money of $265,221.

Ashkan Razavi, a 30-year-old professional poker player from Maple Ridge, B.C., won $781,398 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event on Wednesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Herbert Tapscott, a 71-year-old financier from Hartselle, Ala., collected $264,400 for his first career cash at the WSOP, proving once again that it's never too late to triumph on poker's grandest stage.

Andy Bloch finally won his first World Series of Gold bracelet on Saturday, claiming the title in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event and $126,363.

Aubin Cazals, a 21-year-old online poker pro currently residing on the island-nation of Malta, collected $480,564 and his first WSOP gold bracelet, but the tournament is more likely to be remembered for its historic ramifications and even some controversy that impacted play on what was expected to be the final day.

Nick Jivkov, a 34-year-old semi-pro poker player and business owner from Des Plaines, Ill., collected $189,818 in prize money to go along with his first WSOP gold bracelet.

Cory Zeidman was propelled to the win by former NFL star Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, the flamboyant ex-Dallas Cowboy linebacker from the Tom Landry-era, who gave his friend several pep talks during the final day of what turned out to be Zeidman's greatest poker triumph.

The guy with the coolest name in poker -- Leif Force -- won the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up event a the World Series of Poker, winning $207,708 and his first WSOP bracelet.

Brent Hanks, a 29-year-old professional poker player from Las Vegas, won the first $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament of 2012 World Series of Poker to collect a whopping $517,725 in prize money and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

Chiab "Chip" Saechao, from Visalia, Calif., won the $500 World Series of Poker Casino Employees Championship, collecting $70,859 in prize money and his first WSOP gold bracelet on Monday.

The 43rd World Series of Poker began on Sunday with the $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em Event. This year's series is sure to bring plenty of new players to Las Vegas for the first time.

As an official charity, the WSOP will work with ONE DROP to help educate, raise awareness and direct funds towards the organization that helps provide access to clean water around the world.

The World Series of Poker is less than a week away. If you think you can predict turnouts for events, bracelet and money winners, you can win big on the WSOP without ever stepping foot in Las Vegas.

No matter what stakes you play, with some organization and planning, you can raise enough money to send a player from your home poker game to play in a tournament at the World Series of Poker.

The World Series of Poker's never-before-seen $1 million buy-in tournament is expected to generate the richest prize in poker history.

Four lucky donors play cards with the pro at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

The World Series of Poker National Championship will be held at the Rio in Las Vegas on July 6 and will feature the top 100 performers from the 2011-12 WSOP Circuit.