LAS VEGAS -- It's often been said that Benny Binion, who invented the World Series of Poker in 1970 by inviting seven poker pros to play a game, wouldn't recognize what his creation has turned into with the 46th annual WSOP starting next week. For

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LAS VEGAS -- It's often been said that Benny Binion, who invented the World Series of Poker in 1970 by inviting seven poker pros to play a game, wouldn't recognize what his creation has turned into with the 46th annual WSOP starting next week.