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ne analyst said a recent transaction by Harrah's Entertainment owners may signal a quick return to public markets.

Richard Ashby won the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud tournament (Event #21) at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night to claim the $140,467 first-place prize.

John “Tex” Barch won the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha tournament (Event #20) for $256,919 at the World Series of Poker on Saturday night. With the win, he also claims his first WSOP gold bracelet.

David Baker won the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball championship at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Saturday to claim a WSOP gold bracelet and $294,314.

Eric Buchman — who finished fourth in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event last year, won the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #18) on Friday night.

Jason DeWitt won the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #17) for $818,959 at the World Series of Poker on Friday morning. It is his first career WSOP gold bracelet victory for DeWitt, an Indiana native now living in the Atlanta area.

Tropicana Las Vegas has signed an agreement with Cantor Gaming to run the Strip resort's new sports book when it opens this fall.

Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, bested eight top poker players to win the final seat into the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions.

The 2010 World Series of Poker features the WSOP schedule, structures, and results customized for mobile platforms.

Frenchman Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier won a seat into the World Series of Poker's Tournament of Champions by winning a "sudden-death playoff."

Carter Phillips won the $1,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Wednesday night, claiming $482,774 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.

The upcoming World Cup is expected to provide Las Vegas sportsbooks with an influx of hard-core and casual soccer fans over the next five weeks.

Nevada casinos collected $810.4 million from gamblers in April, a 5.7 percent decline compared to $859.5 million collected in April 2009.

Steve Gee won the second $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker to collect $472,479 in prize money on Wednesday night.

Frank Kassela won the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship for $447,446 at the World Series of Poker in the early-morning hours on Wednesday, defeating an all-star final table lineup that included four former WSOP gold bracelet winners, including John Juanda, Steve Zolotow, Jennifer Harman, and Dario Minieri.

The World Series of Poker Academy will hold a single table "sudden-death playoff" tournament for nine players to fill the final seat in the Tournament of Champions.

Yan R.Chen, a professional poker player from Irvine, Calif., won the $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball title at the World Series of Poker on Monday night to collect $92,817.

World Series of Poker spokesman Seth Palansky said if all players donate one percent of their winnings, the tournament could raise $1.75 million for charity.

Matthew Matros won the $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker early on Monday morning to claim $189,870 and a WSOP gold bracelet.

Simon Watt beat noted professional poker player Tom “Durr” Dwan heads up to claim the third $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #11) at this year’s World Series of Poker to win $614,248 and a WSOP gold bracelet early Monday morning.