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Turning Stone Shines with Poker Faces14 July 2004VERONA -- As reported by the Rome Sentinel: "High-stakes poker as a spectator sport? Yup. They're dealing cards and drawing a crowd in a three-day tourney at Turning Stone Casino. Players and fans agreed that it's great for the game. "Michelle Bir came from Binghamton "to see a lot of the professional players." "...Bir, who had just returned from France and rushed out to Verona to see the action, said she likes how the casino runs its operation. "...Professional player Greg Raymer, who last month won the World Series of Poker championship in Las Vegas, was also impressed. 'This has been more of that autograph seeking celebrity thing since the World Series. I've played in two big events since then and it wasn't like that there.'..." |