2010 WSOP Awards first gold bracelet

May 30, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Event #1 crowd of 721 starters

The first of dozens of WSOP gold bracelets is now on the wrist of the latest WSOP Poker Champion, Hoai Pham. Early Sunday daylight the Casino Employees Hold’em Event #1 came to an end when Pham’s pocket Aces eliminated Ar…

Free six-pack of Pepsi for poker play at The Orleans

May 28, 2010

Play 2 hours of poker at The Orleans and get a 6-pack of Pepsi or Diet Pepsi.

From now through May 29 at 6 p.m., just clock in with your player’s card and play 2 hours of cash poker play (no tournaments), soon after check in with the poker room supervisor to receive your six-pack.

You get to keep …

2010 WSOP Opens Today at the Rio Resort Las Vegas

May 28, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Corvette won by Tom McEvoy in 2009 Tournament of ChampionsClick photo for gallery image

Las Vegas is once again the center of the poker universe thanks to the start of the 2010 World Series of Poker. Hundreds of millions of dollars will be put into pla…

First Lady Michelle Obama to visit Las Vegas

May 27, 2010

First Lady Michelle Obama will be in town next week.

Obama and Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid will be at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to promote the “Let’s Move Outside” intiative.

The initiative is focused on encouraging children to participate in outdoor activities.

The event…

UFC Fan Expo at Mandalay Bay

May 27, 2010

This weekend, the UFC Fan Expo holds its second event.

Last year’s attracted an estimated 50,000 fans and more than 400 exhibitors.

This year’s event expects to be bigger, taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, centered around UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans at MGM Grand.

Like last year, …

Top Las Vegas chefs cater cocktail party

May 26, 2010

If you know anything about us, you know we like food.

Free food, cheap food, expensive food…

This one is more on the expensive side, but boy do you get what you pay for.

And it goes to a good cause.

On June 5, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., you can attend a cocktail party at an as-yet-unrevealed resi…

Miss America returns to network TV

May 25, 2010

Miss America is coming back to network television.

Beginning with its 90th anniversary on Jan. 15 and soon after two years after, ABC will broadcast Miss America, which it hasn’t since 2004. The beauty pageant has continued on cable television and has been doing well in the ratings.

The past few …

McDonald’s Hiring Hundreds in Las Vegas

May 24, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com If you need a job stop by McDonald’s and apply

Stop by any of the 111 McDonald’s in the Las Vegas area and apply during the Tuesday, May 25th, “McDonald’s Hiring Day.” The fast food restaurant chain will be hiring 600 workers to fill part-time position…

McDonalds Hiring Hundreds in Las Vegas

May 24, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com If you need a job stop by McDonalds and apply

Stop by any of the 111 McDonald’s in the Las Vegas area and apply during the Tuesday, May 25th, “McDonald’s Hiring Day.” The fast food restaurant chain will be hiring 600 workers to fill part-time positions…

NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship Three Hour Finale Today

May 23, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship winner Annie Duke chats with 2009 champion, Huck Seed

Less than a week remains before the start of the 2010 WSOP and what better way to tune up and psych up for the Big Poker Show than watching three hours o…

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