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Figuring out how long you’ll have to play in a poker tournament to finish in the money essentially comes down to math.

The two-time Main Event champ more than doubled his chip stack on Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event while Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, Phil Laak and defending champ Joe Cada were eliminated.

It’s been three years since Aaron Todd covered the World Series of Poker, and the most notable difference in the WSOP in the time he has been away is the addition of the 55,488 square-foot Pavilion for play.

Scotty Nguyen's featured table performance and JJ Liu's flower delivery highight our WSOP Day 3 notebook.

Former Alliance Gaming chief executive Bob Miodunski has been named the interim president and chief executive officer of American Gaming Systems.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said 3,262,831 tourists came to town during the month, compared with 3,199,719 in May 2009.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Igo are all live from Las Vegas as they cover every angle from the WSOP Main Event on a special Monday podcast.

Jack Ury, oldest participant in WSOP history, survived Day 2A of the World Series of Poker Main Event with 8,200 in chips.

Daniel Negreanu was on the ESPN featured TV table, and it didn't take long for him to put his tournament life on the line.

Brothers Michael and Robert Mizrachi came into the 2010 Main Event white hot. And that hot streak continued as both are in the top-25 in chips after Day 2A on Friday.

When Day 2A of the 2010 World Series of Poker ended after eight hours of play, nearly 50 percent of a field of 2,412 players had been eliminated.

The player who drew the most attention on Day 1D of the World Series of Poker Main Event was, not surprisingly, Phil Ivey.

At the WSOP Main Event, every entrant, for a measly $10,000, has a chance to go heads-up against a poker superstar or a famous celebrity. That can be a good or bad thing.

The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event became the second-largest live poker tournament in history Thursday, with a field of 7,319 players and a prize pool of $$68,798,600.

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Dan Igo, and Aaron Todd discuss the WSOP, with interviews with Andy Bloch, David Alan Grier, Jerome Bettis and Shannon Elizabeth.

Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event had a number of big names, but of course all attention was paid to Phil Hellmuth.

Real Deal Poker, which prides itself on being the only online poker room that deals “real” cards to simulate online play, has signed on Evander "the Real Deal" Holyfield as a spokesman.

Day 1C of the World Series of Poker had a much more electrified feel than the previous two Day Ones.

Nevada gaming revenue fell 4.7 percent, state's third month straight of decline.

TV cameras are everywhere at the World Series of Poker Main Event. But if you're at one of the featured tables, your vulnerability is ratcheted up a bunch of notches.