Samuel "Sam" Stein (born January 11, 1988) is an American professional poker player from Los Angeles who lives in Henderson, Nevada.
 He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker where he made two final tables and three in the money finishes.
 In both the 2010 and 2011 World Series of Poker, he finished in the money in two $10,000 Championship events, with one of them being the Pot Limit Texas hold 'em championship event each year.
 Of his nine World Series of Poker (WSOP) cashes, his last five are in pot limit events.
The World Poker Tour bracelet is the World Poker Tour's (WPT) answer to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet.
 Beginning in 1976, the WSOP started awarding bracelets to winners of WSOP events.
 The WSOP bracelet has become synonymous with greatness.
 "It's impossible to overstate the value of a World Series of Poker gold bracelet to anyone who takes the game seriously," stated World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack during the 2006 bracelet unveiling.
 "It is the equivalent of winning the Stanley Cup in hockey or the Lombardi Trophy in football."
 Since their introduction, a poker player's success has been measured by the number of bracelets they had won.
 With introduction of the WPT bracelet, the WPT hopes to capitalize on the prestige of winning poker bracelets.
 WPT Founder, President and CEO, Steve Lipscomb said, "The championship bracelet has become synonymous with poker as a symbol of achievement and respect, and we are honored to continue the tradition that Benny Binion [the founder of the WSOP] began over 30 years ago."
Konstantin Puchkov (born 1952) is a Russian poker player, horse trainer and horse breeder from Moscow.
 He was the fourth Russian-born player to earn a World Series of Poker bracelet.
 He is best known for having earned a World Series of Poker bracelet in his first World Series of Poker in the money finish (2010 World Series of Poker Event #31: H.O.R.S.E., $1,500 buy-in) and setting the record for most in the money finishes at one series during the 2012 World Series of Poker (11).
Tristan Wade is an American professional poker player from Boynton Beach, Florida.
 He won his first World Series of Poker bracelet at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe.
 In addition to a bracelet, 2011 saw Wade earn his first 3 World Series of Poker (WSOP) final tables, with two at the summer 2011 World Series of Poker before his fall bracelet in Europe.
 Wade is also an instructor at Deepstacks University.
 Wade is an alumnus of University of Central Florida where he earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology.
 WSOP.com lists him as a resident of Boynton Beach, Florida, while Hendon mob claims he is from Orlando, Florida.
 Wade made his first trip to Europe at the age of 26 in 2011 because of Black Friday, which had limited his options for play in the United States.
Rio Las Vegas is a hotel and casino near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
 It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation.
 The Rio was the first all suite resort in the Las Vegas area.
 It was named after the city of Rio de Janeiro and is influenced by Brazilian culture.
 It is the host casino for the World Series of Poker.
Anne LaBarr "Annie" Duke (née Lederer; September 13, 1965) is an American professional poker player and author.
 She holds a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet from 2004 and used to be the leading money winner among women in WSOP history (a title now held by Vanessa Selbst).
 Duke won the 2004 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship in 2010.
 She has written a number of instructional books for poker players, including "Decide to Play Great Poker" and "The Middle Zone", and she published her autobiography, "How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions at the World Series of Poker", in 2005.
Dag Palovič (* 4 January 1975, Bratislava) is a Slovak professional poker player, businessman and a former TV host.
 Since 1 January 2011, he is a member of PokerStars Team Pro, first and as of October 2011 only sponsored poker player from Slovakia.
 He is best known for making two European Poker Tour (EPT) final tables as well as being the only player from Slovakia who has cashed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, finishing 120th in 2009 and 37th in 2010.
 As of March 2013, he is second leading Slovak all time money list with career earnings of $909,405 and is also an author of first Slovak poker book on poker titled "Ako sa stať poker pro" (How to become a poker pro), co-authored by 1983 World Series Of Poker champion Tom McEvoy.
 From 2000 until 2004 he was CEO and Chairman Of The Board of Directors of "ad pepper media Slovakia, a.s.", the daughter company of one of the world´s leading e-Adverising german-dutch agency "ad pepper media International N.V." for Slovak and Czech Republic.
Dario Alioto (born 1984) is a professional poker player from Palermo, Italy.
 Alioto's first major success in poker came at the European Poker Tour 2005 Barcellona main event, where he finished in 7th place and earned €52,000.
 Right after this score, he started grinding PLO cash games that became his best poker game, rapidly becoming one of the best Italian professional players.
 Later on in his career, he won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe.
 Alioto earned £234,390 for his finish.
 He has also had success at the 2008 World Series of Poker, where he has earned over $230,000 from four cashes.
 A well-respected cash game player online and live, he played most of the many televised Italian high-stakes cash games in the last few years.
The 2017 World Series of Poker was the 48th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP).
 It took place from May 30-July 17 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 There was a record 74 bracelet events including the third edition of the $565 Colossus tournament and the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event, which began on July 8.
Below are the results of the 2017 World Series of Poker, held from May 31-July 22 at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Question: The venue for 2017 World Series of Poker is owned by which organization?
Answer: Caesars Entertainment Corporation