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Caesars Entertainment said its looking to raise up to $50 million by selling shares of the company in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission

Vin Narayanan and Dan Igo join host Aaron Todd from Las Vegas where they witnessed the crowning of Pius Heinz as the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event champion. The gang discusses the conclusion of the fourth November Nine, the passage of a referendum on sports betting in Atlantic City and make their weekly NFL picks.

Pius Heinz made history early Wednesday morning after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event, as he is the first German player to win the coveted gold bracelet.

Pius Heinz outlasted Martin Staszko in six hours of heads-up play to win the WSOP Main Event and $8,715,638. Heinz is the first German to win the World Series Main Event.

Vin Narayanan and Dan Igo join host Aaron Todd live from Las Vegas to recap Sunday night's WSOP final table action and preview the action as the last three men standing (Pius Heinz, Ben Lamb and Martin Staszko) will duke it out for the title and $8.7 million at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino tonight.

Pius Heinz, Ben Lamb and Martin Staszko survived a grueling day of poker Sunday and will play for the World Series of Poker Main Event championship Tuesday. The tournament's champion will win $8,715,638. But the real story of the day was poker manners, or lack thereof.

Barry Greenstein and Linda Johnson will become the 41st and 42nd individuals to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame.

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.