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"Where is ElkY from?" That was just one of the questions bouncing all over media row tonight as reporters began building out their dossiers on Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier. The scramble began just after 10:30pm when ElkY got paid off on a flopped set and became the first player in the 2009...

The "Numb3rs" actor has been a fixture in celebrity tournaments in Los Angeles but hadn't played on poker's biggest stage until this year. "It's like a dream come true," Phillips told PokerListings.com. "I've wanted to play the Main Event for the last five years but unfortunately I was...

It's the most visible part of the Amazon Room but the least observed. The main event feature table, complete with secondary feature table, bleachers and a standing area, takes up a full quarter of the room, but you have to be in close to see anything that goes on at the table. On taking up...

When the PokerStars qualifier Brian Hansen left his hotel room this morning, he was headed to the Rio and a chip stack of 333,500, which put him in the top 25 of the tournament. When his table broke midway through the afternoon, sending him from the overspill Brasilia Room and into the main...

It's 8pm and the sun hasn't gone down in Las Vegas. Gray clouds hang on the horizon, making the Brits among us feel ever-so-slightly more at home. It's a long, post-apocalyptic service alley where we find Ron Wasiel smoking a cigarette. It is the last place you'd expect to find anybody, let...