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Articles by Howard Stutz
![]() Close friends will vie at World Series of Poker final table18 July 2012 Jesse Sylvia and Russell Thomas became close friends through Internet poker and cash games once they no longer could play online.They talked often two summers ago about what it would take to reach the final table of the World Series of Poker's $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Final table set at World Series of Poker after women contenders fall from field18 July 2012 The last two women in the field at the World Series of Poker's Main Event were the last eliminations early Tuesday morning as the final table of nine players was set for the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship.Eight Americans and a Hungarian will return to the Rio Oct...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Ameristar completes purchase of planned Louisiana gaming development18 July 2012 Ameristar Casinos, Inc. completed its $32.5 million purchase of a planned gaming development in Lake Charles, La., on Monday and is expected to break ground Friday on the $500 million hotel-casino project.
In a statement, Las Vegas-based Ameristar said it hoped to complete the 700-room Ameristar Lake Charles by the fall of 2014.
The project was originally known as Mojito Pointe and was being developed by Creative Casinos, a company controlled by Las Vegas gaming executive Dan Lee...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Churchill Downs files for interactive Nevada gaming license18 July 2012 The company that operates the famed racetrack that is home to the Kentucky Derby has filed an application with Nevada gaming regulators to provide interactive gaming services as part of the state's push into online gaming.
Churchill Downs Incorporated, which owns the famed Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville, Ky., filed the paperwork recently with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, joining nearly three-dozen casino operators and gaming equipment providers in seeking approval for interactive gaming within the state.
Las Vegas attorney Frank Schreck confirmed Monday that the application was filed.
Nevada gaming regulators licensed slot makers Bally Technologies and International Game Technology in June to provide interactive gaming and has preliminarily approved Shuffle Master.
Nevada adopted regulations allowing for real money wagering on Internet poker as long as the gambling is conducted within the state's boundaries.
Churchill Downs operates twinspires.com, an online advance-deposit wagering service for the company's racetracks...read moreSylvia leads the way to WSOP Main Event final table17 July 2012 LAS VEGAS -- The final table for the World Series of Poker Main event is set, and Jesse Sylvia is the runaway chip leader with 43.875 million. Joining Sylvia at the final table are Andras Koroknai (29.375 million), Greg Merson (28.725 million), Russell Thomas (24.8 million), Steven Gee (16.86 million), Michael Esposito (16.26 million), Robert Salaburu (15.155 million), Jacob Balsiger (13.115 million) and Jeremy Ausmus (9.805 million).The nine remaining players from the original Main Event field of 6,598 will now go on a three-month break to allow ESPN's tape-delayed coverage to catch up...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Houston medical researcher makes splash at World Series of Poker16 July 2012 Although A.J. Jejelowo won't be part of the Main Event's final table at this year's World Series of Poker, the gambling community and his friends view the 28-year-old medical researcher from Houston as a winner.Jejelowo hoped to be onstage inside the Rio's Penn & Teller Theater at the end of October with eight other players in the final table of the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship, competing for an $8.5 million payday.Instead, the self-described recreational poker player has to settle for $106,056 and 66th place, as well as the admiration of his peers...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Raymond Bitar, Full Tilt case has the poker world watching16 July 2012 At the 2006 World Series of Poker, Full Tilt Poker Chief Executive Officer Raymond Bitar enjoyed the trappings of a gaming industry titan.Inside the Rio's convention area, Full Tilt and other Internet poker giants commanded spacious luxury suites that were a mix between a cocktail party, corporate meeting room, and players' lounge.Full Tilt's familiar red-and-black logo dominated the landscape...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Former "November Niners" remain in World Series of Poker hunt16 July 2012 Since the World Series of Poker went to its November Nine format for the final table of the Main Event in 2008, a player hasn't won a coveted seat at the event twice.That could change Monday.Going into play Saturday in the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em World Championship at the Rio, three former November Nine participants were in line to regain a seat on poker's biggest stage, and two were still alive late Saturday night.However, Eric Buchman, who finished fourth in the 2009 Main Event, cautioned Saturday there was a lot of poker to be played before the 2012 Main Event final table is seated."In a tournament like this, you have such a diverse field, you never know what kind of table you're going to get," said Buchman, 31, from Hewlett, N.Y., who won $2.5 million for his fourth-place finish in 2009."You see a lot of people make a lot of mistakes," Buchman said...read more27 players still vying for WSOP Main Event final table16 July 2012 LAS VEGAS -- Day 6 at the World Series of Poker Main Event is best described as friends and family day. This is the day where players who are still left in the Main Event have enough in guaranteed winnings that they can afford -- or want -- to have friends and family fly in (or drive in) to watch.The friends and family members become instant poker experts -- talking about hands in progress in golf voices with extreme confidence -- and vociferous when their player is in a showdown situation.Cries of "king ball," "queen" and "ocho" ring through the room as they call for the card that's going to help their player...read moreTop 10 observations from the World Series of Poker Main Event16 July 2012 LAS VEGAS -- Walking around the floor at the World Series of Poker Main Event, you notice a lot of little things that remind you why this game -- and this tournament -- is so interesting. Here's a list of 10 things that caught my eye at this year's Main Event:10...read more |
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