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Just in case you're heading to Las Vegas this year to watch the World Series of Poker, Casino City presents our list of the Top-10 players you want to go out of your way to see at the tables.

Philanthropist Terrance K. Watanabe indicted on felony charges of theft and passing bad checks stemming from $14.7 million in gambling debts.

In a marked departure from previous years, ESPN will only be televising two World Series of Poker bracelet events. They'll also broadcast the WSOP Champions Invitational and the Ante Up for Africa charity tournament, non-bracelet events which will take place during this year's World Series in Las Vegas.

The 2009 World Series of Poker begins in one month and in order to help you get ready for all of the action we combed through the recently released Media Guide to come up with 10 facts you may not have been aware of.

Players can register online or in-person at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, which is the host property.

The Las Vegas hotel is testing a campaign that text messages alerts to customers about real-time promotions.

District attorney’s bad check unit is seeking a felony arrest warrant for a high-rolling philanthropist who owes $14.7 million in Las Vegas gambling debts.

WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack tells Casino City that the decision to once again delay the Main Event final table in 2009 was based largely on the success of last year's event. However, Pollack did suggest that a change in how the final table is presented in November could be in the cards.

Spectacle at The Rio has it all, and it doesn’t disappoint

As players busted out of the Main Event final table Sunday, Casino City was on the scene to see and hear what they had to say. You can watch all seven press conferences here.

Denmark's Peter Eastgate beat Russia's Ivan Demidov in four hours of heads-up play Monday night to win the World Series of Poker Main Event and $10.1 million.

Casino City chooses 10 memorable moments from all of the drama and excitement that unfolded over the weekend in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker's Main Event final table.

The much-anticipated Main Event final table attracted a sell-out crowd on Sunday at the Penn & Teller Theater, creating an atmosphere unlike anything the WSOP has ever seen before.

Casino City speaks with the man in charge of running the WSOP and gets the skinny on what we should expect when the cards go in the air for the Main Event final table on Sunday following a 117-day delay.

Party faithful turned out in droves in Las Vegas Tuesday night to watch election results with their kindred.

After surviving 15 days in Las Vegas covering the World Series of Poker, the Casino City editorial team lists 10 reasons why you should get up off your couch next year and join them.

Under the bright lights of the TV cameras and the pressure of the late stages of the Main Event, six elite dealers are controlling the action at the tables.

Following 11 long days of poker, the second-largest field in WSOP Main Event history has been played down to nine, setting up a historic final table that won't be played until November.

A union organizing effort at the Rio fell short Saturday when 60 percent of the casino dealers voted against representation.