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Vin's top-10 WSOP Main Event (mostly) observations
25 Jul 2011

The World Series of Poker Main Event has become an annual pilgrimage for thousands of poker players. But each annual journey has its own distinct flavor. And this year was no different. Here are Casino City's Vin Narayanan's top-10 observations from this year's Main Event.

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Poker players find reason to unite
10 Jul 2011

Poker players, long known as a group not normally politically active, have taken an interest in the elective process in hopes of online poker regulation.

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Full House Resorts to run Lake Tahoe casino
1 Jul 2011

Full House Resorts has signed a deal to lease the Grand Lodge Casino at the Hyatt Regency in Lake Tahoe.

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Top-10 Nolan Dalla WSOP write-ups
27 Jun 2011

World Series of Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla is universally loved by poker pros and journalists alike for his affable attitude and his remarkably descriptive tournament summaries. Aaron Todd details his favorite quotes from Dalla's official tournament write-ups at this year's WSOP.

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GoDaddy.com becomes sponsor of WSOP
8 Jun 2011

The web hosting provider and domain name registrar will be a premier sponsor at this year's World Series of Poker.

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Blue Shark Optics is newest sponsor of WSOP
16 May 2011

Blue Shark Optics is the "official poker eyewear of the World Series of Poker" and the brand will be highly visible during all WSOP events.

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WSOP names Dearfoams official footwear sponsor
13 May 2011

Dearfoams has been named the official footwear sponsor of the 2011 and 2012 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

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WSOP to stream 55 gold bracelet events
11 May 2011

The World Series of Poker is offering fans the chance to watch final table action of 55 gold bracelet events on a five-minute delay via the Internet.

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WSOPE Europe releases tournament schedule
9 May 2011

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe will feature seven bracelet tournaments and will begin in France in October.

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ESPN to offer "live" coverage of WSOP
4 May 2011

ESPN will show ‘live’ unedited hole cards on a 30-minute delay and more than 34 additional hours of coverage for this year's World Series of Poker.

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World Team Poker postpones Nevada event
22 Apr 2011

World Team Poker has postponed its event at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa due to the recent developments in online poker.

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ESPN will still carry WSOP
20 Apr 2011

ESPN told Bloomberg News on Tuesday that it will still carry the World Series of Poker this year.

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WSOP to relive three memorable Main Event matches
11 Apr 2011

The World Series of Poker will re-stage three famous two-player Main Event finals, which will be filmed by ESPN. A rematch between 2003 Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker and Sammy Farha headlines the event.

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Top-10 things that would have happened if the UIGEA never passed
11 Apr 2011

With all the fumbling and fits and starts surrounding the online gambling debate, it led Aaron Todd to wonder what would be happening right now if the UIGEA had never been slipped into the Safe Ports Act by then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

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Bluff names Harry Reid to its "Power 20"
5 Apr 2011

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was No. 4 on Bluff Magazine's "Power 20" for poker in 2011.

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