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Ryan Riess eliminated as WSOP Main Event closes in on the money11 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- There will be no repeat champion at the World Series of Poker Main Event this year. Ryan Riess, who won $8.4 million for finishing first in last year's Main Event, busted out of the tournament on Thursday.Riess was one of 1,864 players that started Day 3 hoping to take one step closer to winning $10 million.Riess began the day with 84,900 in chips...read moreESPN makes a mistake by not filming early days of Main Event11 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Greg Merson and Ryan Riess sat across from each other at the ESPN featured table on Day 1A of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event.On Day 1B, Huck Seed and Dan Harrington sat at the exact same table.The odds that two Main Event champions would draw the same table on the first day of the tournament are pretty small...read moreAll American Dave food truck transforming the way poker players eat10 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Grass-finished, coffee-encrusted sirloin steak with mashed sweet potatoes and veggies. Pineapple-jalapeno wild Alaskan sockeye salmon over brown rice. Protein-enriched smoothies with organic fruits and fresh greens.If this doesn't look like the typical diet for a poker player, that's because for a long time it wasn't...read morePhil Ivey takes over chip lead at WSOP Main Event10 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Phil Ivey continues to be the dominant story at the World Series of Poker Main Event. The 38-year-old superstar was among the chip leaders when Day 2C play began Wednesday. And he was among the chip leaders when Day 2C ended thanks to a miracle river card midway through Wednesday's action.On a board reading 10h-9d-6s, Ivey bet 14,000...read moreSeven random questions to spark some fun into Day 2C10 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Things are starting to get serious at the Main Event.As play wound down on Day 2C Wednesday, the pressure began to mount. Day 3 is tomorrow, and the entire field of remaining players will join as one unit. The money bubble could hit at any time Thursday.With a $10 million first-place prize on the line, I thought it would be fun to lighten the mood at the Rio All-Suite Casino & Hotel...read morePlayers find a way to keep Day 2 atmosphere light at the WSOP Main Event9 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Day 2s at the World Series of Poker Main Event can best be described as bipolar. The excitement and joy over playing in the Main Event -- and surviving the first day -- are gone. In their place are people that are either extremely happy about chipping up and competing for $10 million or extremely sad about busting out of the tournament...read moreAt the Main Event, amateurs take different approaches to playing with pros9 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- One of the great things that distinguishes poker tournaments from other sports is a recreational player can pony up the entry fee and sit down right next to a professional.Thousands of amateurs flock to the World Series of Poker Main Event every year viewing this element of the game as a perk...read moreMassachusetts limo driver carries memory of son with him to Main Event8 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Fourteen years ago, disaster struck for Raffi Boyadjian. His son, Raffi Jr., passed away from a brain tumor.On Tuesday, the Waltham, Mass. limousine driver played on Day 2B of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in his son’s honor...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() California Indian casino built and managed by Station Casinos rising to top of class8 July 2014 The Graton Resort & Casino near Santa Rosa, Calif., has not yet celebrated its first anniversary.But one analyst hinted recently the Indian casino — which was built by Station Casinos, Inc. and is being operated by the locals gaming giant — is quickly rising to the top of the class in tribal gaming-rich California.The casino cost $800 million and is owned by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Owner of Dotty's buys River Palms in Laughlin for $6.75 million8 July 2014 LAS VEGAS -- For the second time in less than a year, the Las Vegas-based parent company of tavern operator Dotty’s has bought an under-performing hotel-casino in Southern Nevada.Nevada Restaurant Services, Inc. announced last week it was paying $6.75 million to acquire the River Palms Resort Casino in Laughlin from Atlantic City-based Tropicana Entertainment, LLC...read more |
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