Dream Team Poker Taking Place in at Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, this Weekend
April 2, 2009
The Poker Dream Team, which runs this weekend through March 29th at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, will host guest poker players this year that include Phil Hellmuth, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, and Jerry Buss, owner of the LA Lakers.
An all-women’s team will also consist of Maria Ho, Lacey Jones, and Tiffany Michele. Veterans to the Dream Team include T.J. Cloutier, Kathy Liebert, and Tom McEvoy. Also participating will be Justin Bonomo, Todd Brunson, Jeff Madsen, Quinn Do, and many others.
Daniel Delshad, Dream Team Gaming CEO, says, “The overwhelming interest from top poker pros to participate in a non-televised, five-hundred dollar game proves that the Dream Team Poker concept provides a needed, new experience to players. With team registrations coming in from all over the United States and internationally, I look forward to watching the battle for best team in poker.”
Jim Pedulla, Poker Room Director at Caesar’s Palace says, “Dream Team Poker offers a creative structure to team poker and we are proud to host this event in the World Series of Poker tournament room, which is also the site of NBC Heads Up Poker and daily poker tournaments.”
The event will support 300 players divided among more than 100 teams, all expected to participate in the $550 per player, $1,650 per team, Dream Team Poker tournament at Caesars Palace. All players will receive VIP packages including special room rates at Caesars Palace, customized team jerseys, a private welcome party, which took place on Friday, March 27, and a trophy ceremony on Sunday, March 29.
Last year’s Dream Team Poker tournament, which took place at the Hard Rock, was won by Team Bluff, the team of Eric Morris, Matt Parvis, and Bodog Poker pro Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo. The team won $39,000 along with championship rings worth $5,000 each.
Florida might be lowering gambling age to 18
April 1, 2009
It is in a country of conundrums where an 18 year old American is allowed to vote, go to war and smoke but apparently is not responsible enough to gamble in a casino or online.
Last week marked the introduction of the new gambling package which would make an allowance for Seminole resort to flip into full casinos. This package would also make allowances for the racetracks in Florida to host tables of blackjack tables during their events. Amongst the statements listed in the proposal is the age of 21 being reduced to 18 when gambling.
At the moment the gambling scene, in the state of Florida, is subdivided into two with the 18 year olds being allowed to play poker and horse betting but the roulette, slots and blackjack are illegal out of bounds until they turn 21 years of age.
Senator Dennis Jones stated that he feels that 18 is a good compromise across the board for all sorts of every gambling across the state.
Meanwhile, the other American states are still divided on the 18 or 21 age issue. Half of states have reduced the gambling age to 18 with no bad consequences. On the other hand, the two major gambling states of Atlantic City and Las Vegas have decided to go with the age limit of 21 but rumours have it that this is to reduce misunderstandings over who can purchase alcohol.
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