http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com Casino City Times is The Source for the latest gaming news, gaming strategy and gambling tips from the industry's leading experts. en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53689.html One year ago this week, Joe Cada celebrated his 21st birthday. He went out to a local bar in his hometown of Shelby Township, Mich. to savor his first legal cocktail with a group of friends and it was a satisfying feeling for Cada, but not for the reasons you may think. "I was excited to be 21, but not because I could go to a bar," Cada told... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53689.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53657.html ESPN got its wish when the World Series of Poker Main Event final table unfolded in dramatic fashion. But in a bit of twisted irony, the excessive amount of extraordinary hands that played out during what was the longest final table in WSOP history made Jamie Horowitz and his crew's job that much more difficult. "We certainly had a lot to work... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53657.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53659.html By now you've likely heard all about the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event. You know that Joe Cada became the youngest player to win the event. You know that it was the longest final table in WSOP history and – thanks to ESPN – you're well aware that there were a number of crazy hands and twists and turns during the final table that played out... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53659.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53634.html Saying he has accomplished "everything he had set out to do" and that he liked the idea of "going out on top," Jeffrey Pollack resigned as commissioner of the World Series of Poker on Friday. "The arc of my entire career has always been to move on to something different every four or five years, so the time seemed right for me to make this move... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/53634.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50044.html LAS VEGAS – Your faithful Casino City correspondents -- myself and Managing Editor Vin Narayanan -- spent more than 20 hours of our lives over the last three days watching and covering the historic 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event final table unfold, live and in person, at the Rio in Las Vegas. ESPN will take those hours of poker and turn... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50044.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50045.html LAS VEGAS – Jerry Cada has always been good with math. It's the main reason he worked as an engineer for the last 25-plus years and it's also something he thinks he was able to pass onto Joe, the youngest of his four children. "I can remember Joe being as young as 5 or 6 years old and I could already tell he was great with numbers," the elder... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50045.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50015.html LAS VEGAS -- Ever since the November Nine concept was introduced last year, the new dynamic of a live crowd watching the action has been created at the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. The final table is now a true Las Vegas "event," comparable to a heavyweight prizefight. There's electricity. There's fans taunting each other. Heck,... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50015.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50016.html LAS VEGAS -- In a ceremony that was heartfelt, emotional and sometimes humorous, Mike Sexton -- aka The Ambassador of Poker -- was officially inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame Saturday night at the Rio in Las Vegas. Sexton became the 38th member of the Hall of Fame, but was the lone inductee in this year's class. He got the nod in a vote by... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50016.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50017.html LAS VEGAS – Throughout the four-month delay before the World Series of Poker Main Event final table, there was a lot of debate about what player winning would be "best for poker." Most observers felt that a Phil Ivey victory was the answer to that question since it would be ideal if "the greatest player in the world won the greatest tournament in... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/50017.html http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/49968.html During the last few months, Eric Buchman has heard all about Darvin Moon's big stack and Phil Ivey's superiority. Neither one, however, will intimidate him when he finally sits down at the final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event Saturday in Las Vegas - and with good reason. First off, Buchman will have the second-most chips at the... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://garytrask.casinocitytimes.com/articles/49968.html