He may not be a household name, but to poker followers, Phil Ivey is a god. The 33-year-old pro player is widely considered the best in the world, a rare consensus for the sport.
• Talk about a star rating! Taylor Swift Tweeted about having "the best meal of my life" in Las Vegas at the Bellagio's Japanese restaurant Yellowtail, where she munched on tuna pizza, kobe beef tataki and Alaskan king crab with her mother and bandmates. The next day, the country sensation enjoyed a fajitas feast at Diablo's Cantina before taking the stage at Mandalay Bay for the Justin Timberlake and Friends concert to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
LAS VEGAS -- With the American economy at a crossroads, a cross-section of America still converges here every summer. It's as if money grows on palm trees in the middle of The Strip, because, even with recessionary dollars harder to come by, bigger crowds keep coming to the World Series of Poker.
Carol Hodes thought the "special" $209 room rate offered as part of an upcoming convention at the Bellagio Las Vegas was a reasonably good deal -- about $10 a night off the regular price.
LAS VEGAS -- "No salary is too small," the young guy with the stiff hair and the stiff suit was saying as his burger oozed blood onto the clear plastic plate in front of him. "No job is too small. Do I have confidence in my abilities? Heck yeah, I do. But my ego isn't too big to think I'm above anything. I'll take anything I can get."
Perhaps the most affecting scene of Steven Soderbergh's star-packed 2001 heist flick Ocean's Eleven comes near the very end. The camera slowly pans from right to left to capture the faces of 10 members of the film's titular gang of thieves as they silently observe the dancing fountains of Las Vegas's Bellagio casino. We understand that each man is reflecting on the unlikely caper in which he's just successfully participated, and on what the future might hold in store.
He may not be a household name, but to poker followers, Phil Ivey is a god. The 33-year-old pro player is widely considered the best in the world, a rare consensus for the sport.
• Talk about a star rating! Taylor Swift Tweeted about having "the best meal of my life" in Las Vegas at the Bellagio's Japanese restaurant Yellowtail, where she munched on tuna pizza, kobe beef tataki and Alaskan king crab with her mother and bandmates. The next day, the country sensation enjoyed a fajitas feast at Diablo's Cantina before taking the stage at Mandalay Bay for the Justin Timberlake and Friends concert to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
LAS VEGAS -- With the American economy at a crossroads, a cross-section of America still converges here every summer. It's as if money grows on palm trees in the middle of The Strip, because, even with recessionary dollars harder to come by, bigger crowds keep coming to the World Series of Poker.
Carol Hodes thought the "special" $209 room rate offered as part of an upcoming convention at the Bellagio Las Vegas was a reasonably good deal -- about $10 a night off the regular price.
LAS VEGAS -- "No salary is too small," the young guy with the stiff hair and the stiff suit was saying as his burger oozed blood onto the clear plastic plate in front of him. "No job is too small. Do I have confidence in my abilities? Heck yeah, I do. But my ego isn't too big to think I'm above anything. I'll take anything I can get."
Perhaps the most affecting scene of Steven Soderbergh's star-packed 2001 heist flick Ocean's Eleven comes near the very end. The camera slowly pans from right to left to capture the faces of 10 members of the film's titular gang of thieves as they silently observe the dancing fountains of Las Vegas's Bellagio casino. We understand that each man is reflecting on the unlikely caper in which he's just successfully participated, and on what the future might hold in store.
Despite tying the knot before only a few friends at Little Church of the West in Las Vegas, Jodie Sweetin says her marriage to Cody Herpin "wasn't a quickie wedding."
You don't have to be a high roller to travel to Vegas in style. Here, Travel + Leisure's tips for playing your cards right -- and saving a bundle -- in Sin City.
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's investment vehicle Tracinda Corp. announced Monday it intends to enter talks buy MGM Mirage's Bellagio Hotel and Casino and City Center properties in Las Vegas.
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