Poker News

H. Scot Krause

The latest casino in Las Vegas to enter the poker room phenomenon is the Tropicana. They are currently spreading $1-$3, $2-$6, and No Limit Texas Hold’Em, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. daily. The room offers six poker tables located near the escalator to MGM walkway across from the Harbor Bar. Each wall displays historic Las Vegas photos, as well as a 42-inch plasma television with continuous sports feed.

You’ll also find several good meal deals and specials at the Trop, including a Steak & Crab legs dinner served in the Calypsos 24 hour coffee shop nightly from 5:00 p.m. to midnight for $18.95. You can save an additional $4 off the price by picking up a coupon sheet with a free pull on the promotional slot machine located outside the front entrance, or try asking for the coupons at the Winner’s Club booth. If you play the free pull machine and get lucky, you can also win additional free merchandise, meals, show tickets, cash or even a car. At the very minimum, everyone gets the set of good coupons and a free souvenir deck of cards.

Swim-up blackjack, a Tropicana summer favorite, also opens for the season on May 27, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend. The aquatic card game is located in the indoor section of the main pool. The area includes two separate blackjack tables that can accommodate up to seven players each. Players can dive in to this card game from 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. daily. Bets from $5-$25 a hand are accepted. For the convenience of the game players, towels are on-hand to keep the players’ hands and chips dry. While trying your luck at the popular card game, guests can enjoy exotic beverages from the Tropics Bar, just a splash away from the blackjack tables.

Perhaps next in line will be the opening of a new poker room scheduled to open this summer at the Stratosphere. Hopefully the room will be open in time for their $10,000 Aloha Slot Tournament to be held June 2 - 4, 2005. The entry fee is $450 and includes 3 night/4 day stay in a standard room, tournament entry for 2 guests, a tournament gift, continental breakfast and an authentic poolside Luau awards party. The first place tournament prize is $5,000. Each guest will play in three rounds. The scores from the three rounds will be totaled. The top 10 scores win cash prizes. Call 1- 800-WIN-7771 Ask for reservation code C05SJX. All the above except rooms is $250. Ask for reservation code C05SJY. At Texas Station, a Las Vegas local’s casino with plenty of great poker action, check out “Endless Pastabilities.” at San Lorenzo (Italian Restaurant). All-you-can-eat pasta (pick your pasta and your sauce) is only $7.99 Monday through Thursday. Early bird diners can save even more if you have a Boarding Pass account and have some comp points available. Meals in San Lorenzo are _ points from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily for club members.

For Reno card players, Boomtown Casino and Hotel’s Sundance Cantina is sizzling with a $12.95 T-bone steak special for two. The special serves up two tender one-pound tbone steaks, both suited to a ‘T’ by soup and salad bar, choice of potato and seasonal fresh vegetable, plus two domestic beers from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. The hearty meal deal is only $12.95 for Player’s Club members and $19.95 for non-members. Diners receive the discount for a limited time simply by signing up for or presenting their free Player’s Club card. For more information, call 1-800-648-3790 or log onto Boomtown Casino. That’s it for this week!

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