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WSOP Main Event plays down to the 'November Nine' final table

19 July 2016

The World Series of Poker Main Event final table will feature players from five nations, including chip leader Cliff Josephy, a 51-year-old from New York. The players return to Las Vegas on Oct. 30 to battle for more than $25 million in prize money in front of a live television audience on ESPN, with $8 million going to the winner.

Swedish poker pro grabs final WSOP bracelet of the summer

18 July 2016

Michael Tureniec won the 2016 Little One for One Drop tournament after coming back from a huge chip disadvantage, collecting his first bracelet and over $500,000 in prize money.

47th Annual World Series of Poker sets several records

18 July 2016

Records were continuously shattered for the duration of the event - May 31 to July 19 - and entries were up 4.2%.

Vojtech Ruzicka holds the chip lead at WSOP Main Event

18 July 2016

Only 27 players remain until the 2016 November Nine is determined. Ruzicka will head to Day 6 with 26,415,000 chips, edging out Michael Ruane, who has 24,565,000.

Jerry Wong is the chip leader at WSOP Main Event entering Sunday's Day 6

17 July 2016

Day 5 of the 2016 Main Event is in the books with just 80 players remaining from the 251 that started the day. Jerry Wong has a stack of 11,555,000, followed by Jan Suchanek, who sits in second with 10,305,000.

Bryan Piccioli leads the final 251 players in the WSOP Main Event

16 July 2016

Just 251 players remained in contention for poker's most illustrious prize heading into Saturday's Day 5. Leading the field was bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli, who bagged a stack of more than four million chips.

WSOP Main Event money bubble: The most dramatic moment in poker

15 July 2016

Casino City's Gary Trask describes Thursday night's suspenseful dramatics leading up to the World Series of Poker Main Event's money bubble, as more than a thousand players faced a $15,000 swing.

Kenny Hallaert bags the lead after WSOP Day 3

15 July 2016

Just 800 players remain after the money bubble burst and player on top of player was eliminated.

WSOP bracelet-hunting with poker icons Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu

15 July 2016

What do two poker icons do after getting bounced from the World Series of Poker Main Event? They keep hunting for another gold bracelet, even if it's painful to do so.

WSOP tournament director delivers daily energy to the Rio

14 July 2016

World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel reflects on the last seven weeks at the Rio, and explains what format changes were most successful and how he handles the daily grind of running the biggest poker tournament in the world.

Experience a night with The King at Suncoast Showroom

14 July 2016

Suncoast Hotel and Casino will host an Elvis Presley tribute show featuring Ted Torres, Brandon Bennett and Jay Dupuis on Aug. 6 and Aug. 7.

Gustavo Lopes leads as WSOP Day 2C comes to a close

14 July 2016

Lopes closed out the night at the head of the pack with 630,700 chips, eliminating former main event champion Martin Jacobson in the process.

Former WSOP champ Annette Obrestad has a new perspective on life as a poker pro

14 July 2016

She's still the youngest player to win a World Series of Poker bracelet and the only woman to capture a Main Event, but "Annette_15" has a dramatically new outlook on her career as a poker pro since her defining victory in Europe almost nine years ago.

MGM launches first mobile real money tournament in Las Vegas

13 July 2016

The mobile gaming platform, easyPLAY, allows guests to compete and win from any of nine MGM Resort locations on The Strip.

Valentin Vornicu finishes WSOP Day 2A/B on top

13 July 2016

Five and a half two-hour levels and 1,847 players later, Vornicu ended the day as chip leader with an impressive 838,600 chips.

Around the WSOP: November Nine concept continues to help create 'brotherhood' among players

13 July 2016

As the World Series of Poker Main Event entered the ninth edition of the "November Nine era," past final table participants spoke with Casino City about the special bond they've developed with each other.

Cover band Brass Transit to appear at The Orleans

12 July 2016

Founded in 2008, Brass Transit will bring the classic hits of the iconic rock group Chicago to the Orleans Showroom on Aug. 20 and Aug. 21.

Timothy Sheehan leads all players heading into WSOP Day 2

12 July 2016

The final starting flight to the 2016 WSOP Main Event concluded with over 3,000 of the 4,240 players bagging chips by the end of the night and Sheehan at the top of the leaderboard.

Las Vegas cash game grinder snags WSOP event win

12 July 2016

Clayton Maguire played the WSOP.com Online No-Limit Hold'Em Championship event and walked away with $210,279.

Around the WSOP: Ivey returns, McKeehen surprises to kick off Main Event Day 1C

11 July 2016

Monday was, by far, the busiest of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event and the appearance of two of the game's most enigmatic players -- Phil Ivey and Joe McKeehen -- helped add to the hysteria.

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