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Joe McKeehen, a 24-year-old pro from Philadelphia, dominated the WSOP Main Event final table in Las Vegas this week, going wire-to-wire to became poker’s world champion on Tuesday.

Joe McKeehen may have the reputation of being cold, but, according to his parents, the new WSOP Main Event champion has a warm and fuzzy side when it comes to his family.

One of the more compelling stories of the 2015 WSOP Main Event final table was the emergence of Neil Blumenfield as a crowd favorite, and his No. 1 fan enjoyed every minute of it.

Casino City was live in Las Vegas to cover the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Here's a recap of the stories that captured the all of the November Nine action, starting at the Poker Hall of Fame ceremony on Friday night all the way to late Tuesday night when Joe McKeehen was crowed the new WSOP Main Event champ.

Chip leader Joe McKeehen's biggest (and loudest) fan has started a now infamous chant at the Rio that is ringing in the ears of those surrounding him, but don't expect it to go away anytime soon.

Two hands into Monday night the atmosphere at the Rio was severely deflated when Tom Cannuli's aces were cracked, sending his spirited fan base to the exits along with him.

Following a near-death experience, the Belgium native left a flourishing career as a toy company executive to chase his dream of playing poker for a living. Now, with more than $3 million in career earnings on the felt, the 72-year-old is trying to make history as the oldest winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event.

Following a near-death experience, the Belgium native left a flourishing career as a toy company executive to chase his dream of playing poker for a living. Now, with more than $3 million in career earnings on the felt, the 72-year-old is trying to make history as the oldest winner of the World Series of Poker Main Event.

The 2016 agenda, which was published this week, features more than 64 hours of learning opportunities over the three-day ICE Totally Gaming conference.

Social casino revenue will reach $3.3 billion this year and could top $4 billion by 2017, according to gaming analyst Adam Krejcik.

Mr. Rafferty comes to Interblock from Scientific Games, where he served as deputy general counsel, corporate assets.

The 2015 Poker Hall of Fame Class has its newest members as Jennifer Harman and John Juanda become the 49th and 50th individuals to be inducted. The induction ceremony takes place on Friday, Nov. 6 at Binion’s Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.

The Idaho native came into the final table with a dominant chip lead before prevailing and pocketing €883,000 at World Series of Poker Europe in Berlin.

The film trailer invites visitors to enter the Gaming Technopolis next February at the Excel Centre in London.

Mr. Roy comes to GLI from Interblock and has worked at Aristocrat and Shuffle Master.