• By Dashiell Bennett
    Nov 11, 2009 5:10 PM 6,769
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    Finally, A Championship That Could Actually Save Detroit

    Joe Cada, a 21-year-old from Shelby Township, Michigan, won the World Series of Poker's $8.55 million Main Event prize. That's like half the state's GDP. (By the way, 21 is also Michigan's legal gambling age, so....beginner's luck, right?) [Detroit4Lyfe, Freep]


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