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One year after a terrifying run in with a gargoyle outside the food court at Foxwoods, Aaron Todd profiles the scariest things you might encounter at a casino during this Halloween season.

Every hand of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event final table will be shown on ESPN or ESPN2 on a 15-minute delay with hole cards being revealed to viewers.

Nevada gaming regulators are allowing sports books to accept five additional wagers on the World Series of Poker's Main Event in November.

The Epic Poker League made its debut on CBS on Saturday with the final table of the inaugural six-max $20,000 event. Aaron Todd provides his observations from the league's network television debut.

Up to 240 of the world's best poker players have invaded the Palms Casino in Las Vegas for the first of four Epic Poker League events scheduled through January.

The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event is months away, but bettors in Las Vegas can place wagers on the event at a number of casinos.

Dennis Phillips, a member of the original November Nine, has made the made the most of "a golden opportunity" in the 2008 Main Event.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Igo are on location in Las Vegas to discuss Brian Rast's win (or was it Phil Hellmuth's loss) in the WSOP Poker Player's Championship, the start of the Main Event, WSOP betting opportunities at the Wynn, and all other things WSOP.

Antonio Esfandiari was expecting a world-class blowup if Phil Hellmuth finished second in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the World Series of Poker, but in the end, he didn't get what he was expecting.

For most of Wednesday (and early Thursday morning), Phil Hellmuth looked to be firmly in control of his quest to win the World Series of Poker’s $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. But in an incredible 30-minute span, Hellmuth missed on three flush draws to lose both his chip advantage and the tournament to Brian Rast.

One of the best places to follow the action at the WSOP $50,000 Poker Player's Championship is the players' Twitter feeds. Don't have time to follow all the players? Don't worry. We've put together the top-10 tweets from this year's $50K event, through Day 2.

Jonathan Epstein finished in ninth place in the $1,500 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em event. The "last man standing" from Tustin, Calif., was booed by spectators at every opportunity, and Vin Narayanan says he get just what he deserved.

While the atmosphere was subdued compared to previous years, the uptick in attendance in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the World Series of Poker spelled Day 1 success for the big buy-in, pro-laden field.

The current World Series of Poker is on track to shatter several all-time records despite concerns of a drop in participation due to Black Friday.

The World Series of Poker is holding non-stop mega satellites for the Main Event beginning on July 4.

World Series of Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla is universally loved by poker pros and journalists alike for his affable attitude and his remarkably descriptive tournament summaries. Aaron Todd details his favorite quotes from Dalla's official tournament write-ups at this year's WSOP.

Seven months after his finishing eighth in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, Matt Jarvis won his first WSOP title, the $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em title, and $808,538. Jarvis won the $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship, held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

John Juanda earned his fifth gold bracelet earlier this month and is currently leading the World Series of Poker's Player of the Year standings.

John Monnette, a 29-year-old professional poker player from Palmdale, Calif., won the world's largest eight-game mix tournament in history, beating a field of 489 players in the $2,500 event at the World Series of Poker held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to claim the $278,144 first-place prize.