World Series of Poker News

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.

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

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.

Following a public nomination process, four new candidates and six previous finalists make up the list of this year's candidates for the Poker Hall of Fame, which will induct the 2015 class in November.

Caesars Interactive, owner of the World Series of Poker, has surpassed Zynga in terms of social gaming revenue.

The eight-time WSOP bracelet winner ranks in the top three on poker's all-time money list, though he garners less fanfare than many other professional players.

The Poker Players Alliance brought the Republican Congressman from Texas to the World Series of Poker to recognize him for his work on behalf of legalizing online poker in the U.S.

The "World Series of Jackpots" promotion at Americas Cardroom awarded winning players a $10,000 Main Event buy-in plus $2,500 for travel expenses.

All three players turned $3 into a $12,500 Main Event package in the online poker room's World Series of Jackpots promotion.

The 2010 WSOP Main Event champion navigated his way through the $111,111 buy-in tournament to win his second bracelet and $3,989,985.