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Around the WSOP: Minieri helps Italy claim another WSOP bracelet

Dario Minieri is best known for the orange and maroon scarf he wears in honor of his beloved soccer team, AS Roma. But after the completion of Wednesday night's $2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em championship, the flamboyant 23-year-old Italian has something else to flaunt at the poker table: a World Series of Poker bracelet...read more

MGM announces nongaming hotel project in China

CHINA -- MGM Mirage and its Chinese joint-venture partner announced their first nongaming hotel project in mainland China on Wednesday in which construction is expected to begin later this month. No financial details were released but one analyst thought the project could be worth $200 million in annual cash flow for MGM Mirage once the development opens. The deal with the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse calls for MGM Mirage, through its MGM Mirage Hospitality subsidiary, to provide development and management services for Sinosteel International Plaza, a mixed-use project in Tianjin, China. Tianjin, which has 10 million people, is a gateway city to Beijing and is also a port city in Northern China. MGM Mirage will develop and operate the 350-room MGM Grand Tianjin, which will include 50 separate suites and 60 condominium residences, along with a spa, restaurant and other amenities...read more

Debt-strapped Herbst Gaming shuts small Northern Nevada casino

NEVADA -- Financially troubled Herbst Gaming closed one of its small Northern Nevada casinos this week. The Las Vegas-based company, which told investors in late March it was facing possible bankruptcy over a mounting debt load, closed the Red Hawk Sports Bar in Dayton, laying off an undetermined number of workers...read more

Around the WSOP: Phan gets his gamble on

For all the math, percentages and odds involved in playing poker, the fact of the matter is you don't become a poker player unless you have a little gamble in you. And that gamble was on full display last night in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament (Event #29) at the World Series of Poker. The final table started about 20 minutes late because John Phan, who thought the final table was starting at 3 p.m...read more

Sweden's Mattsson eyes third straight cash at WSOP Main Event

As far as Stefan Mattsson is concerned, you can keep your copy of Doyle Brunson's Super System and all of those instructional poker videos. He doesn't want to hear about "poker theory" and he certainly isn't going to be seeking out a coach or poker lessons any time soon...read more

Around the WSOP: Galfond takes down star-studded final table to win WSOP bracelet

Go ahead and score one in the win column for the Internet poker player generation. In a high-profile event that resulted in a final table with players who have won a combined 27 World Series of Poker bracelets, two players who honed their skills online make it to the head-up portion...read more

Global Cash Access to buy Cash Systems

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Casino currency provider Global Cash Access will buy rival Cash Systems for $33 million, the Las Vegas-based companies announced Monday. The value of the deal includes $21 million that Global Cash Access will pay to holders of Cash Systems' outstanding promissory notes and warrants...read more

Top-10 stories at the 2008 World Series of Poker

We're at the midway point for this year's World Series of Poker, and what a Series it's been so far. From stars reasserting themselves to brothers winning bracelets, this Series has had a little bit of everything. Here's a look at the top-10 stories from the WSOP so far: 10...read more

The Hinkle brothers make history at the WSOP

Blair and Grant Hinkle didn't come to the 2008 World Series of Poker looking to make history. But that's exactly what the brother combination from Kansas has done, and it took less than two weeks. Eleven days after his older brother shocked the poker world and captured a bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event , Blair Hinkle made sure the family bragging rights didn't last very long...read more

WSOP weekend roundup: Tran makes his presence felt

Compared to last year's World Series of Poker, Kenny Tran has been relatively quiet in the early stages of the 2008 edition. That all changed, however, on Sunday when the 34-year-old walked home with a victory in one of the most popular and lucrative events played to date...read more