Poker
LAS VEGAS - A weary group of card sharks, exhausted by a no-limit Texas Hold 'em session that ended nearly 18 hours after its first hand, scored nearly $812,000 each at the World Series of Poker on Sunday and a ticket for a November finale worth $8.94 million to the winner.
LAS VEGAS - Kansas auto dealer Brandon Steven was eliminated at the World Series of Poker main event early Sunday, leaving nine players to play at the final table for $8.94 million and poker's richest title.
LAS VEGAS - All-in gambles and eliminations sped up at the World Series of Poker on Monday as more than 1,100 players were knocked out from the main event six hours through their third session, slashing the field by 43 percent.
NEW YORK - ABC's new "Good Morning America" crew won't be trying to match Matt Lauer's frequent flier mileage with its May ratings stunt.
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's appeals court on Tuesday upheld a statewide ban on video poker machines except those operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in their Smoky Mountains casino.
