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Prior to Harrah's acquisition of the WSOP, the Las Vegas tournament was held in the spring. Harrah's shifted the large-drawing event closer to the summer, a traditionally slow period for the desert gaming locale. But with a sluggish...

The final table of a tournament is obviously a great place to be. Not only is it a testament to your skill, stamina, and the ability to keep your head in stressful situation, but it also means you are finishing in the money. The only drawback to that is that the celebratory beers are probably going to be on your tab. During this year's World Series of Poker we have seen a lot of really great plays, but over the course of the events we have also seen a lot of players give up at the final table.

The company also announced pricing changes for its Playstation 3 at the Los Angeles event.

And then there were nine. Yesterday the World Series of Poker field was finally narrowed to the final nine players. This left most people with a strange, unsatisfied feeling as the WSOP ground to a halt for the first time with no Main event Champion being crowned. It was sort of like getting a hot fudge sundae with the actual fudge. Regardless of anyone's feeling on how the setup has been changed to make ESPN happy, we are still looking forward to eventually seeing the final nine play it out until there is a champion.

After fending off an EA takeover for months, the Grand Theft Auto publisher gathers the press to talk about Chinatown Wars, the series' debut on the Nintendo DS.

Award Central News: 20th annual event set for Jan. 24 -- The Producers Guild of America will hold its 20th Annual PGA Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on Jan. 24.

Film Festivals: 'Martyrs' among competition selection -- A strong dose of Gallic genre, led by cause celebre 'Martyrs,' features prominently in competition at the 41st Sitges Intl. Film Festival of Catalonia, Europe's biggest genre pic event.

Film Festivals: Jarrold's 'Brideshead Revisited' to open event -- The Locarno Film Festival will unveil its lineup today, with the event to kick off Aug. 6 with the Euro preem of Julian Jarrold's 'Brideshead Revisited' in the Piazza Grande, the Swiss-Italian lakeside town's main square.

International News: 'Martyrs' among competition selection -- A strong dose of Gallic genre, led by cause celebre 'Martyrs,' features prominently in competition at the 41st Sitges Intl. Film Festival of Catalonia, Europe's biggest genre pic event.

The final table for the main event of the 2008 World Series of Poker has been determined. Now the players must wait until November to finish the tournament. The players...