Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn accused Damon Jones and others of helping a network of sports bettors who wagered based on nonpublic information.
Montgomery County poker pro Joe McKeehen won the World Series of Poker Tuesday night, taking home $7.68 million.
Two players from the Philadelphia area are among the final three in the World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table.
Nine players are left, each hoping to win $7.6 million and the title of World Series of Poker champion in the event's annual no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament that returns Sunday through Tuesday.
For nine players, the dream is just beginning after outlasting 6,411 others to advance to the final table of the World Series of Poker's no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event in November.
Martin Jacobson is $10 million richer after winning the final hand at the World Series of Poker's no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event with three tens to Felix Stephensen's pair of nines.
