Long before Michael “the Grinder” Mizrachi and Robert Mizrachi became poker stars, they sat on the other side of the table, dealing cards.
Sat, February 11th, 2012
Related Poker News:
- The Grinder Chats + People Still Think Online Poker is Rigged
- View a Video Interview with Mizrachi After he Locked Up the Title
- The Grinder Wins Fan Vote at Online Poker Site
- Playoffs Get Started
- Hanover gambling treatment center featured on MTV
- Robert Ford’s “Bring Back Video Poker” Plan
- So What Is This Deliverance Poker Site You May Or May Not See on TV?
- Inside the life of a grinder poker player
- More support for online poker bill
- 9 shows to watch over the weekend
- The Grinder wins another, his twin places second
- Frank Girardot: Bell’s Robert Rizzo should employ the Seabiscuit defense
Do you know that:
- One of the oldest casinos in Europe, at Baden Baden in Germany, was opened in 1748 by Edouard Benazet, who employed Parisian craftsmen to design the stylish rooms.
- In 1911, the state of California ruled that "draw" poker was a skill, and thus could not be banned under existing anti-gambling laws. However, "Stud" poker was still considered illegal at the time.
- The first recorded betting games were played with marked disks or bones (the forerunners of dice), and spinning wheels or shields.
- 1951: On September 4, Frank Sinatra makes his Vegas debut, performing in the Crystal Room at the Desert Inn.
1959: Wayne Newton performs in Vegas for the first time, despite the fact that he is still too young to enter a casino.
0 comments:
Post a Comment