L.A. student becomes youngest WSOP winner

A 21-year-old film student from Los Angeles who dipped into a college fund and his parents' wallets for his entry stakes has become the youngest player to win a World Series of Poker event.

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Jeff Madsen, at 21 years, 1 month, 9 days old, outlasted 1,578 players in a three-day, $2,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em event, to earn $660,948 and his first World Series of Poker bracelet late Sunday night.

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Shannon Elizabeth is hooked on Poker

Shannon Elizabeth is so hooked on poker she travels to Las Vegas, Nevada, up to three times a month just to play with America's top card sharks. The actress has become one of the leading celebrity poker players and has won a handful of impressive victories at the card table.

Elizabeth, who once walked away from a card game with $57,747 in winnings, admits she uses her looks to distract her male competition - and that's one of the things that make her a top card shark.

For fifth straight year, WSOP produces a two-time bracelet winner

Bill Chen became the 27th player in World Series of Poker history to win two gold bracelets in a single year. He has won two tournaments so far this year – the $2,500 buy-in No-Limit Holdem event and the $3,000 buy-in Limit Holdem event.

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The WSOP gold bracelet is the most coveted prize in poker, exclusively awarded to each tournament winner. There have been 619 tournaments played in the 37-year history of the WSOP (as of Event #22 in 2006).

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