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Gary Trask Gaming Guru - Page 45  Mike Sexton says all-electronic poker rooms are 'the wave of the future'22 August 2008
You can count Mike Sexton, the "Ambassador of Poker" himself, among those who feel the Excalibur's move to an all-electronic poker room last week is a trend that is here to stay.
"I think it's the wave of the future, at least as far as low-stakes games are concerned," Sexton told Casino City on Wednesday. ... (read more)
Excalibur makes the move to electronic poker tables18 August 2008
The days of live dealers and real poker chips at the Excalibur's poker room have come to an abrupt end.
The casino shut down its poker room Sunday night at midnight and is in the process on installing 12 PokerPro electronic poker tables from PokerTek. When the room re-opens Friday at 6 p.m., it will ... (read more)
Bronshtein wins two FTOPS events in less than 12 hours14 August 2008
Don't get him wrong. Yuval Bronshtein loves all the money and adulation that comes with winning poker tournaments.
But he's no longer in the business for those kinds of perks.
You see, the 24-year-old Atlanta-based poker pro has his sights set on bigger and better things. Making history is what drives him. ... (read more)
Top-10 pools in Las Vegas11 August 2008
In between the hustle and bustle of gambling in the casinos, betting the horses at the race and sports books and going to shows, it's probably a good idea to spend a few hours decompressing poolside during your visit to Las Vegas.
With that in mind, Casino City presents its list of the best pools to choose from. ... (read more)
WSOP bracelet winner Grant Hinkle turns pro11 August 2008
When Grant Hinkle walked into his boss's office at Archer Technology last month to give him the news that he was resigning so he could become a professional poker player, the response wasn't what you might expect.
"No, there wasn't any tension," Hinkle says with a laugh as he recalls the conversation. ... (read more)
WSOP calls on an A-Team of dealers as the Main Event stakes grow higher15 July 2008
LAS VEGAS –- Two TV cameras. Two guys holding boom microphones. Three ESPN producers. At least 50 eager spectators leaning in over the rail, including four boisterous 20-something males who appear to have already downed at least six cups of beer each. A table supervisor and floor announcer. And nine poker players with millions at stake. ... (read more)
Ohio's Stein is proving he's a horse for the Main Event course13 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – For years, Drew Dakoski has been hounding his good friend Craig Stein to take a stab at playing in the World Series of Poker. Finally this spring, Stein reluctantly relented.
He bought his way into a Mega Super Satellite event at the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack in West Virginia and went on to win a seat in the Main Event. ... (read more)
'Roothlus' finally conquers the WSOP13 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – A year ago at this time, Adam Levy was wrapping up a two-month stint as a youth camp counselor at a reform Jewish summer camp, deep in the woods of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Georgia.
On Sunday, he was walking out of the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino with $222,865 in his pocket after spending the last six weeks playing in the 2008 World Series of Poker. ... (read more)
Hellmuth appeals to god for cards at the Main Event12 July 2008
LAS VEGAS - When Day 4 of the World Series of Poker Main Event began Friday, Phil Hellmuth was at ESPN's featured table with 475,000 in chips. More than five hours later, and with about half as many chips, Hellmuth went into "meltdown mode" at one of the outer tables in the Amazon Room, and it provided ... (read more)
Trip to Korea has Khan thinking, acting differently12 July 2008
LAS VEGAS – Last year, every time Hevad Khan was on camera, it was like "A Night at the Improv." Nobody, including Khan himself, knew what he was going to do next.
Was he going to get up and do a dance, the kind you'd see late at night from a drunken cousin at a family wedding? Was he going to do a ... (read more)
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