June 25th, 2007
Beau Rivage Rises From Hurricane Katrina?s Destruction
Sometimes catastrophe presents a hidden opportunity, though it’s often difficult to realize at the time. From the devastation of Katrina, Biloxi, Mississippi’s Beau Rivage Resort and Casino-Biloxi’s largest employer with a staff of 3,800-reopened bigger and better than ever on August 29, 2006. Originally opened in mid- March 1999 […]
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June 25th, 2007
Terry Chiaradio - Poker Boss at Foxwoods
Terry Chiaradio is excited. She’s telling me about the Mega Stack Challenge that she and her team recently implemented at Foxwoods. We held our first event last month,” she said. “It’s a $3,000 buy-in tournament, but we have satellites and a qualifier to make it affordable and allow as […]
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June 25th, 2007
Paul ‘Dr. Pauly’ McGuire
I’ve been playing a lot of online poker these days and have come across a couple of interesting hands on PokerStars and Full Tilt.
7c-7h $10-$20 Limit: The player under the gun (UTG) raised and I called with 7c-7h. The button and both blinds also called. Fiveplayers. The flop was 7d-6s-2h. The blinds […]
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June 25th, 2007
Jonathan Raab
While most of the events I attend are in the UK, I do travel to some events outside of my home country. Next month I will be visiting Slovenia before heading stateside for the WSOP, but just last week I paid a visit to Ireland for the Green Joker Poker festival. Held at a […]
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June 25th, 2007
MotorCity Casino $275 million dollar renovation set to open Fall 2007
MotorCity Casino (MCC), owned by Marian Ilitch, is the only locally owned and operated casino in Detroit.
MotorCity Casino opened in December 1999 and is located in the historic Corktown neighborhood. The Casino is currently undergoing a $275 million dollar renovation at its current site, […]
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June 25th, 2007
Rosie Paules of Torrington, Wyoming - Deadwood Shootout Winner
In the past, legendary women such as Calamity Jane and Poker Alice played major roles in Deadwood’s colorful history. In keeping with that spirit, Rosie Paules of Torrington, Wyoming carved out her place in Deadwood history as the first woman to win the Deadwood Shootout.
Rosie’s cool, […]
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June 25th, 2007
Byron Liggett
Poker is more American than baseball, apple pie, or the 4th of July. We invented it, and it is us!
It doesn’t get any more American than a poker game. It’s each rugged individual with an investment, seeking to make a profit through wit, wisdom and luck. It’s the perfect model of free enterprise capitalism!
For […]
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June 25th, 2007
Lou Krieger
OK, here it is, just what we’ve all been waiting for. The World Series of Poker began just a few days ago and Las Vegas is looking like a poker player’s convention. While there are 55 events in this year’s WSOP, it’s going to be impossible for anyone to play in all of them.
The […]
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