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Poker instructor wins $488,283, WSOP bracelet

Hellmuth denied again; Rodawig wins $10K Stud-8 title at WSOP

Eric Rodawig, a relatively unknown poker player, defeated a final table of poker heaviest heavyweights — including runner-up Phil Hellmuth — to claim the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Eight or Better title at the World Series of Poker and $42,183.

Caldwell parlays home game satellite into $668K, WSOP title

Kirk A. Caldwell won the latest $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker. The 31-year-old Canadian enjoyed the biggest score of his life collecting the fabulous sum of $668,276 in prize money after finding his way to the event after winning a home game satellite.

Wynn, Adelson smooth over contentious relationship

Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson have buried their animosity after years of open antagonism as the two casino giants have publicly complemented each other.

Video slot sensation ready for Venetian debut

Aruze Gaming's Paradise Fishing slot machine will debut at the Venetian resort in Las Vegas on June 22.

Stein wins PLO title at WSOP, claims $420,802

Sam Stein, a 23-year-old pot-limit Omaha specialist, won the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker, claiming $420,802 in prize money and his first WSOP bracelet.

Youthful Hess wins WSOP Seniors title in record field

James Hess, a 50-year-old talent manager from Encino, Calif., became the youngest player in World Series of Poker's history to win the $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship, defeating a record field of 3,752 players to claim the $557,435 first-place prize.

Shoppers wait for hours to get a piece of Sahara

The recently-closed Sahara casino in Las Vegas is holding a liquidation sale, and shoppers waited in long lines to get a piece of history.

Lee wins WSOP's first 10-game mix event, $254,955

Chris Lee became the first winner of the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed 10-Game Mix at the World Series of Poker, claiming $254,955 in prize money and his first WSOP bracelet. He earned $254,955 in prize money. Incredibly, this was the first time Lee has ever cashed in any WSOP tournament.

Wall Street trader turned poker pro wins WSOP bracelet, nearly $600K

Andy Frankenberger won the latest $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship at the World Series of Poker, overcoming a massive field size of exactly 2,500 entrants to claim $599,153 in prize money.

Idema improves on last year's runner-up finish, claims WSOP limit championship

One year to the very day that he finished as the runner-up in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em World Championship at the 2010 WSOP, Idema returned to Las Vegas and outdid himself. Idema won the very same $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em Championship in 2011.

Ukrainian poker pro collects $689,739, WSOP title

Ukrainian poker pro Oleksii Kovalchuk defeated Romanian Ionel Anton in heads up play to win the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship at the World Series of Poker, claiming a WSOP bracelet and $689,739.

Viox denies Sexton WSOP title

Chris Viox earned his first gold bracelet by coming out on top in the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split Eight-or-Better championship at the World Series of Poker, winning $200,459 in prize money.

Rodaja joins list of elite players from Guelph, claims WSOP Shootout title

Mark Radoja, a 25-year-old poker pro from Guelph, Ontario, won the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout at the World Series of Poker, claiming $436,568.

Monnette wins mixed games title at WSOP

John Monnette, a 29-year-old professional poker player from Palmdale, Calif., won the world's largest eight-game mix tournament in history, beating a field of 489 players in the $2,500 event at the World Series of Poker held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to claim the $278,144 first-place prize.

Frenchman wins record-setting PLO tournament at WSOP, collects $292,825

ElkY wins first WSOP title, $331,639

Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier won his first World Series of Poker bracelet early on Wednesday morning, claiming the $10,000 Seven Card Stud title for $331,639.

Somerville completes the "wheel" with first WSOP win

After finishing in second- through fifth-place in previous World Series of Poker events, Jason Somerville finally broke through for his first WSOP bracelet on Tuesday, claiming a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em title for $493,091.

Texas amateur wins WSOP title, $735,400 in record single-day field

Woods watches and learns, wins first WSOP title

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