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While Jonathan Duhamel knows that his childhood dream of winning the Stanley Cup was just a fantasy, he got his hands on the second-most coveted prize he could think of on Monday night -- the World Series of Poker Main Event bracelet.

Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener, the final two players in the WSOP Main Event, may be wise to listen to the advice of 2005 Main Event champion Greg Raymer.

The aggression that gave Joseph Cheong the chip lead at the World Series of Poker's final table ultimately led to his undoing, as he finished third to win more than $4.1 million.

Filippo Candio was the first Italian player in World Series of Poker history to make it to the final table of the Main Event, and by finishing fourth, he put himself in the history books once again as the leading Italian player on poker's all-time money list.

A Floridian reached heads-up play at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. But it wasn't Michael Mizrachi. Instead, John Racener will play Jonathan Duhamel for the Main Event bracelet and nearly $9 million.

Michael Mizrachi has been in a lot of coin flips in poker tournaments throughout the years. He’s won some big ones, and lost some big ones too. But he’s never had one as big as he did against Jonathan Duhamel on Saturday night in the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Jason Senti and John Dolan had very different days at the World Series of Poker's Main Event on Saturday. Senti exceeded expectations with a seventh-place finish, while Dolan finished sixth after starting with the second-largest chip stack.

The World Series of Poker’s lone remaining amateur player became the first casualty of the November Nine, as Cuong “Soi” Nguyen’s ace-king feel to Jason Senti’s pocket queens. Nguyen, who entered the final table in eighth place, took home $811,823, all of which was paid to him when the final table was determined in July.

The final table of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker – dubbed the November Nine since the final table was delayed until the fall in 2008 – has drastically changed the way that poker’s most important tournament of the year is viewed by poker fans.

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is the easily the most decorated professional of the nine players seeking the $8.9 million first prize in the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, which begins on Saturday.

The World Series of Poker's November Nine is less than four weeks away from returning to the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino is Las Vegas to determine this year's Main Event winner. Casino City is giving you our top-10 things to watch from this year's November Nine.

With two major poker tournaments wrapping up in London over the last week, it got a few of us in the Casino City newsroom talking about what poker tournaments we'd like to play if we had an unlimited bankroll and a ridiculous travel budget. So without further ado, here are the top-10 poker tournaments on Aaron Todd's bucket list.

Casino City's Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd have finally recovered from the World Series of Poker. With a week to reflect on what they saw, they present a tag-team effort for the top-10 moments from this year's Main Event.

One hand changed the course of the World Series of Poker Main Event as Jonathan Duhamel emerged as the chip leader heading into November's final-table action.

At the end of Day 7 of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event, one thing was clear: experience matters.

Two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion Johnny Chan ran into pocket aces twice within an hour and busted out of the tournament in 156th place.

The unique egalitarianism of the WSOP Main Event was showcased in a special way at the ESPN feature table on Day 6 of the tournament as a Canadian optometrist with MS was cheered on by his son.

On Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event, three tables within ten feet of each other sucked up most of the chips in the Amazon Room. Johnny Chan was at one of those tables and finished the day with more than 2.5 million in chips.

The World Series of Poker's Main Event has completed five of the eight days it will take to determine this year's November Nine, and 205 players will come back tomorrow to vie for a spot at the world's most prestigious final table.

With the remaining players in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event safely in the money, many players either solidified their position as a contender for the final table or busted out trying to get there on Day 5.