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Deck Stacked for Canadian as Poker Finals Down to 2

LAS VEGAS (Nov. 7) -- The World Series of Poker's Main Event heads into its most lopsided finale ever Monday. French Canadian Jonathan Duhamel holds more than 86 percent of the chips, making him the prohibitive favorite to become the first Canadian to win the game's richest and most prestigious event. Duhamel, 23, of...

Finalists Set to Vie for Poker's Richest Title

LAS VEGAS (July 18) -- A Vietnamese-American medical supplies salesman, an Italian aspiring filmmaker and a 22-year-old Canadian college dropout are three of the nine World Series of Poker finalists who will vie for an $8.9 million top prize this fall. They and six others survived a grueling all-night marathon session...

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05/30/12 Jennifer Tilly, Other Celebs, Converge on Vegas to... Source: ABC News Like moths to a green flame, poker-playing celebrities are flocking to Las Vegas to compete in the 43rd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), hoping not just to snag their share of the poker's richest pot ($192 million last year) but one of 61 gold-and-diamond-encrusted bracelets, which are to poker what Super Bowl rings are to football: proof a player ranks among the game's best.
05/30/12 Mama's Direct Flush With Excitement With Signing of... Source: StockHouse YORBA LINDA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/30/12 -- Papa Bello Enterprises (PINKSHEETS: PAPA) plays their first hand of celebrities taking part in the '5 Star Celebrity' menu and promotional campaigns.
05/30/12 43rd World Series Of Poker To Begin Source: KXNT - AM 840 - Las Vegas NV Las Vegas poker dealers and casino employees are getting a chance to play in a prelude to the 43rd annual World Series of Poker.
05/30/12 Bill Maher performs at MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods... Source: Hartford Advocate - Hartford CT We all know him, but not all of us love comedian Bill Maher, who hosted the controversial television shows "Politically Incorrect" and "Real Time with Bill Maher,"produced his own movie, Religulous , and has taken on every hot-button issue of our times. But we all must admit: the man's a smart, consummate performer who, at least, will make you think about things â same-sex marriage has to be high on his list of hot topics these days â in ways you didn't expect. (Maher's also a weed advocate.) He'll perform at Foxwoods on Friday.
05/30/12 WSOP Event #2 Down To Last 15 Players: JP Kelly Third... Source: Betfair When it comes to reporting on poker tournaments the media - and fans of the game - much prefer to have some big names left in the field when the event reaches the latter stages.

Background on Poker tournaments

A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table (called a "heads-up" tournament), and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables.

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