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Brandon Schaefer, a 31-year-old former online poker pro, won a WSOP gold bracelet and $311,174 just a week before he will head to Alabama to begin flight school in the U.S. Army.

There's an old saying that goes: "Never play poker with a man named 'Doc." At the World Series of Poker, apparently no one listened.

Brian Hastings, a 23-year-old professional poker player from Hanover Township, Pa. won his first WSOP gold bracelet in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em championship on Thursday night at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, collecting $371,498 in prize money. But this victory wasn't at all about the money.

Vincent Van Der Fluit became the fourth Dutch-born World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner on Wednesday night, besting a field of 970 players in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament to claim first-place prize money of $265,221.

Ashkan Razavi, a 30-year-old professional poker player from Maple Ridge, B.C., won $781,398 and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet in a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event on Wednesday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Strip and off-Strip hotels are asking for, and receiving, premium rates this weekend, when industry experts say the city will be at occupancy.

The Gold Rush Casino in Henderson closed Friday and will reopen in three to four months as Wildfire Sunset.

More than 100 contractors, many based in Las Vegas, have filed more than 325 claims in the Fontainebleau's bankruptcy case.

Joseph Magliarditi, president of the off-Strip resort, has overseen a number of changes to the casino and will now finish what will be a $50 million renovation and upgrade of the 11-year-old property.

Herbert Tapscott, a 71-year-old financier from Hartselle, Ala., collected $264,400 for his first career cash at the WSOP, proving once again that it's never too late to triumph on poker's grandest stage.

Andy Bloch finally won his first World Series of Gold bracelet on Saturday, claiming the title in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event and $126,363.

Aubin Cazals, a 21-year-old online poker pro currently residing on the island-nation of Malta, collected $480,564 and his first WSOP gold bracelet, but the tournament is more likely to be remembered for its historic ramifications and even some controversy that impacted play on what was expected to be the final day.

Nick Jivkov, a 34-year-old semi-pro poker player and business owner from Des Plaines, Ill., collected $189,818 in prize money to go along with his first WSOP gold bracelet.

The Vegas Vernacular Project was established to document hand-painted and illuminated signage throughout the city, with a focus on downtown Las Vegas.

The property was in receivership when Rory Bedore's gaming management company was approached to take over the casino portion.

Cory Zeidman was propelled to the win by former NFL star Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, the flamboyant ex-Dallas Cowboy linebacker from the Tom Landry-era, who gave his friend several pep talks during the final day of what turned out to be Zeidman's greatest poker triumph.

The guy with the coolest name in poker -- Leif Force -- won the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Heads-Up event a the World Series of Poker, winning $207,708 and his first WSOP bracelet.

A group of downtown promoters wants locals to "rediscover" downtown - a downtown that's busier and brighter than in decades past.