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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Published on November 15, 2013 by April Gardner
Las Vegas has always been a place that was associated with the Wild West. Even when East Coast mobsters embarked on a gaming expedition and opened some of the most historic casinos in US history, there was a feeling that the city represented more of the West Coast than the East.
In recent years, the city has started to shed that Wild West reputation. More recently, over the past few months, some new establishments have been opened, including a new casino resort, that bring Las Vegas into the modern era of casino gaming.
Las Vegas is known for its elaborate Strip, where the glitz and glamor of some of the most famous celebrities can be seen throughout. Just about twenty minutes north of the Strip resides Downtown Las Vegas, a place where, up until the past few years, had remained in the shadow of their glitzy neighbors to the south.
The Downtown Grand Hotel & Casino is attempting to shed the old West reputation, by bringing in the showgirls, slot machines, and big lights that have defined the strip over the years. Additionally, there have been restaurants, shops, and other boutiques that have opened in conjunction with the Downtown Grand, completing the effort to revitalize the town.
Back in 2006, the Lady Luck casino, which opened in 1964, closed its doors for good. Originally it was only intended to be closed for renovation, but the owners never came through with those renovations, and in 2009, the casino was given up on by city officials.
With Lady Luck eventually demolished, it paved the way for the Downtown Grand to be built. The casino resort opened in October, and has been thriving as the centerpiece to the city's transformation from old school to new.
"The Lady Luck stood empty and sad for so long," said former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. "To have a hotel come back revitalized, almost entirely rebuilt and to make such a mark here is simply incredible."
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The All-Star Showdown starts tomorrow. Eight players are confirmed, each putting $100,000 into the pot ready to prove themselves at the highest level (and, of course, the first prize of more than $500,000). All eight have outstanding high stakes credentials but only one can win the All-Star Showdown.
The matches will function much like the SuperStar Showdowns of old across four heads-up tables, but there'll be no 2,500 limit this time. Now, the matches will continue until one of the players goes broke. Each player starts their match with 1,000 big blinds. If the match isn't finished by the 3,000th hand, the blinds will double from $50-$100 to $100-$200. The first match takes place tomorrow, 27 October. Follow the action on the high stakes cash game tables or click through the All-Star Showdown banner in the PokerStars lobby.
Quarter-finals
27 October: Tobias 'KTPOKP' Kuder vs Benjamin 'Sauce123' Sulsky
28 October: Alex 'Kanu7' Millar vs Isaac 'IkeHaxton' Haxton
30 October: Alexander 'Sussie Smith' Roumeliotis vs Dan 'w00ki3z.' Cates
31 October: Phil 'mrsweets28' Galfond vs Ben 'ben86' Tollerene
Semi-finals
2 November: Semi-final 1 (Saturday v Sunday)
3 November: Semi-final 2 (Tuesday v Wednesday)
Final
4 November: The All Star Showdown final
All matches start at 18:00 CET.
SATURDAY, 27 OCTOBER
Tobias 'KTPOKP' Kuder
Austria
SuperNova Tobias Kuder is one of the least well known players entering the All-Star Showdown. The Austrian's 'KTPOKP' screen name will certainly get some nods of recognition among online railbirds thanks to his high stakes clashes with the glitterati of the online poker community at PokerStars. Kuder is yet to notch up any live tournament results but isn't an alien to that world having played some events at the 2011 PCA, including the $25,000 High Roller which was won somewhat dramatically by Will Molson.
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Ben 'Sauce123' Sulsky
USA
Ben Sulsky is an online cash game player who is willing to mix it up playing Texas Hold 'em or Pot-Limit Omaha, both of which he's six-figure green for at the high stakes tables on PokerStars. He also pocketed $258,300 this May winning SCOOP #37-H, a $21,000 heads-up tournament proving that he's going to be a real contender in the All-Star Showdown. Sulsky has had big sessions against a lot of the most fearsome players sharking the nosebleed action, including Ilari 'Ilari FIN' Sahamies and Phil 'mrsweets28' Galfond. Sulsky's bankroll has been built up from a freeroll win!
SUNDAY, 28 OCTOBER
Isaac 'Ike Haxton' Haxton
USA
Isaac Haxton has been at the top of the game for years and while he may be yet to win a title he has come close several times. Haxton came second in the 2007 PCA to Ryan Daut for $861,789 and scored another runner-up spot in the $40,000 40th Anniversary event at the WSOP for $1,168,565. These two results account for just two of his seven six-figure plus cashes in live events. Haxton was recently unveiled as the newest signing to Team PokerStars Online (he formerly played as 'philivey2694'), joining the likes of APPT Macau champ Randy 'nanonoko' Lew and EPT Copenhagen champion Mickey Petersen. Haxton is always willing to put his money where his mouth is and has played in high profile $1,000,000 winner-takes-all heads-up match against Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom.
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Alex 'Kanu7' Millar
United Kingdom
Heads-up specialist Alex Millar is the high stakes slugger who stepped up to Viktor 'Isuldur1' Blom during the Swede's SuperStar Showdown. Millar ended up in the red to the tune of $37,687, which is practically a draw in that game and is a testament to Millar's heads-up talents. The young Brit has recorded around $2m in online cash winnings and although he's made the money in a few big tournaments he's yet to make his mark on the live poker scene. Beating Haxton and moving into the semi-finals would cement Millar's reputation as one of the world's best.
TUESDAY, 30 OCTOBER
Alexander 'Sussie Smith' Roumeliotis
Sweden
Alexander Roumeliotis is a player on form. He's been enjoying an upswing in the high stakes cash games online and almost made the headlines at EPT Sanremo where he finished runner-up to Marc-Andre Ladouceur for €83,200 (perhaps to freeroll into the All-Star Showdown?). Roumeliotis has $492,358 in live tournament cashes and noticeably has scored a first and third in €3,000 and €5,000 heads-up tournaments.
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Dan 'w00ki3z.' Cates
USA
Dan Cates is well known in the world of online poker for his expansive and aggressive brand of poker. It's one particularly well suited for heads-up play and has made for explosive viewing in his high stakes tangles at the No-Limit Hold 'em and Pot-Limit Omaha tables (including his Superstar Showdown with Viktor 'Isildur1' Blom). Cates is recognised as one of the biggest winners online and will be a tough test for Roumeliotis.
WEDNESDAY, 31 OCTOBER
Phil 'mrsweets28' Galfond
USA
Phil Galfond is one of the most well known poker players on or off the felt. A long time challenger at the highest stakes, Galfond has a play anyone, any time mentality which has seen him bank some $2.3m in cash games at PokerStars alone. Although he is primarily a cash game player, to the extent that when he got three-handed with Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and Julian Gardner in a SCOOP high event this year he had no idea where the deal button could be found, the American has won one World Series of Poker bracelet for $817,781.
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Ben 'ben86' Tollerene
USA
Ben 'ben86' Tollerene is another online whizz kid who has created a huge bankroll playing online. Although the 25-year old has scored modest live tournament cashes of $308,332, it's online cash games where Tollerene has cleared up and is thought to be up around $2,000,000 in high stakes cash games this year. Tollerene graduated from Texas Tech University with a finance degree and seems to have put some of those skills to good use.
Check the PokerStars Blog for reports on the All-Star Showdown this weekend (and follow the @PokerStarsBlog Twitter account to be kept bang up to date).
Rick Dacey is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.
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At the moment we are seeing a new trend that has taken off with many online casino sites.
The demographic of an online casino tends to attract an older crowd of players. This has proved a winning formula for the online gaming sites for a long time now but now the new trend is towards beginning to attract a younger generation of players.
If you’re a rally driving fan then you’re going to love the latest rally racing game, Dirt Ralley.
Ralley driving games have been popular ever since the beginning of the Colin McRae rally driving games. The audience that this game will appeal to the most are fans of rally and other kinds of racing games.
If you don’t like racing games then it’s best your probably skip this one.
This game is particularly ideal for gamers who want a simple rally driving experience with their gameplay.
Don’t make the mistake of thinking that this game doesn’t provide an immersive gaming experience though.
The gameplay and racing experience is intense and realistic in terms of gaming, and you’ll find that there is a realistic simulation of the events and race tracks.
There are two race modes to choose when you start the game, single and career mode and then these are further divided into two types, Rally and Hill Climb.
There is a realistic simulation provided when driving the rally car from the driver’s seat. If you have ever played Gran Turismo or Forza then you will find that Dirt Ralley provides a realistic driving experience similar to both of those games.
The actual in game experience is also great. It’s easy to operate the vehicle, navigate turns and the scenery surrounding the rally course is also realistic.
The main difference between rally driving games and other racing games is that rally racing games are all time based. While this may take the fun out of overtaking opponents for some of you, others relish in being able to compete against times.
This is what rally driving is all about because not only are you competing against times of your virtual opponents but you are also navigating against the often harsh driving conditions in rally courses.
If you like this style of racing and want a realistic driving simulation on par with popular racing games such as Gran Turismo then Dirt Ralley is a great choice.
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Just prior to G2E, Scientific Games announced that one of its subsidiaries had signed an agreement with Mersoy Turizm Otelcik Islet to supply its Elexus Hotel Resort Casino in North Cyprus with a broad portfolio of its WMS- and Bally-branded gaming machines and Shuffle Master table products.
Mersoy Turizm is owned by an international group that operates several resorts and travel agencies around the globe. It conducted an extensive evaluation and competitive bidding process before choosing a broad array of Scientific Games' WMS, Bally and Shuffle Master products for its cutting-edge casino that was scheduled to open last month. The Elexus Hotel Resort Casino, located in the seaside community of Girne, will be the largest resort in North Cyprus.
“We selected Scientific Games as our preferred business partner because of its diverse portfolio of gaming products combined with high-level product support,” said Ibrahim Esen, casino director for Elexus Hotel Resort Casino in a prepared statement. “We believe that the popular WMS, Bally and Shuffle Master product brands will add tremendous gaming excitement for our customers and will help drive our revenues.”
Elexus Hotel Resort Casino will offer its customers Scientific Games' most powerful and sophisticated games platforms and more than 90 WMS and Bally game titles—accounting for up to 40 percent of the new electronic gaming devices on the casino floor. Also, the casino will open with Scientific Games’ state-of-the-art video, spinning reel, and specialty game cabinets, including the newly introduced WMS BLADE s23 cabinet and the Bally Pro V27-27 Slant cabinet.
In addition, Scientific Games’ Shuffle Master-branded games will account for 100 percent floor share of new table products.
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