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Wynn Las Vegas

The Wynn Resort is the latest addition to the Las Vegas skyline from master resort designer, Steve Wynn. The tallest building in Nevada provides guest with 2,716 luxurious rooms and suites to satisfy the most discerning visitor. Located on the north endof the fabled Vegas Strip tucked away behind the only alpine mountain range in the city the great curved copper mirrored monolith rises above it all. The Wynn Resort represents the state-of-the-art in accommodations, entertainment, food, service and shopping. Steve Wynn brought all of the best from his previous projects and combined these elements to create this imposing property. Typical of Wynn designs, he provides guest with a visual overload of colors, views and art. Plush gardens fill the public spaces and extensive use of live trees and exotic plants throughout the resort provides guests with an experience of unmatched splendor. Steve Wynn’s attention to even the smallest of details is quite apparent in his latest Las Vegas project. The accommodations are not only high-end but they offer cutting edge digital technology from the flat panel digital large screen displays to super high speed Internet access, its all here now in your room.

The highly anticipated opening of the property was only eight months ago and already the Wynn has a Five Star Restaurant included among the more than two dozen food offerings, there’s always something to please even the most fickle of international paletes. Strolling along the mosaic tiled work-of-art footpaths winding through the gardens circling the casino finds concourses lined with exclusive shops. Clothes from the great designers, jewels to please royalty, priceless art exhibits, trendy restaurants and, yes, you can buy a Ferrari or Maserati. Come to the Wynn for dinner and a show, perhaps some baccarat, and then leave in your very own 200 mph, Italian bauble. A full-service Ferrari-Maserati dealership is located inside the Wynn Resort and it has quickly become a must-see for Las Vegas visitors.

The Wynn Resort is behind the heavily wooded mountain fronting the Las Vegas strip. You have to come into the property to experience its’ many features and that is by Steve Wynn’s design. Waterfalls cascading down the rocks into an alpine lake bordered by restaurants and bars provides each of the eateries with its own unique setting. The Wynn is the Las Vegas Resort that quickly becomes a world unto itself.

Deborah Giardina, Director of poker Room Operations for the Wynn.

While you are mulling over your decision of colors for your Ferrari walk directly across the corridorto the Wynn’s Poker Room. Located a few short steps from a parking garage the Wynn Poker Room has the most convenient access around. Drive into the garage, park and in less than a minute you are in the poker room. The room has 26 tables offering a variety of games and limits. The No-limit Hold’em crowd will find $1-$3 blinds with a $100 minimum buy-in, $2-$5 blinds with a $200 minimum buy-in and $5-$10 blinds with a $500 minimum buy-in. The No-limit Hold’em games have no maximum buy-in cap. Limit Hold’em is offered with all of the popular blind structures: $4-$8, $8-$16, $15-$30 and $30-$60. The poker room usually has a $10-$20 mix game going that is typically a variety of H.O.R.S.E. and will spread any of the poker games that have enough players for a table.

Poker operations for the Wynn are under the expert guidance of Deborah Giardina, Director of poker Room Operations for the Wynn. Deborah has more than fifteen years in the poker industry including nine years with Lyle Berman’s enterprises. She follows a simple business plan of providing every poker player with a truly pleasurable playing experience. The spaciousness of the room, digital player red cards, shufflemaster tables, a well trained friendly room staff and a rare Las Vegas poker room commodity…you can order from a menu and have food delivered to directly to your seat at the table. Players can earn food comps by playing in the room. Rake games provide $1 per hour of play and timed games offer $1.50 per hour. No cap is placed on the comp amount.

The entrance to the elegant Wynn Resort Poker room.

Players staying in the Wynn Hotel can put their name on the waiting list for any of the active games and watch their progress on the in-house poker channel from the comforts of their room. When you’re next up, come down to the poker room without having to stand around waiting for your seat to open. Monitors are conveniently located so waiting players can check their progress. The layout of the poker room provides great views of the action from the rail and there’s always a crowd watching the games and players.

Tournament Director David Eglseder brings 13 years of poker tournament management experience to the Wynn’s poker room. He constantly monitors the feedback from the players and dealers to provide the best tournament limits and schedules. The Poker Room offers three No-limit Hold’em tournaments each week: on Tuesdays at Noon a $300 +$30 buy-in, Thursday at Noon a $300 + $300 rebuy/add-on and Fridays at 3:00PM a $500 + $30 buy-in event. Single table satellites are available on tournament days beginning at 8:00AM. Phone the room at 702.770.7654 for complete information including any recent changes. The Wynn Poker Room is currently working on plans to offer a major tournament event that will be offered at different times throughout the year. More details will become available after plans are completed.

Wynn Poker Tournament Director David Eglseder.

The Wynn Resort is the latest example of Steve Wynn’s ability to create world class destinations. A trip to Las Vegas is not complete until you take the time to visit and experience this magnificent resort.

Wynn Las Vegas

3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South

Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

702.770.7100 or toll free 877.321.WYNN

Email: roomreservations@wynnlasvegas.com

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