Casino Open 24 hours 7 days a week

Starting July 1st, Missouri casinos will be allowed to remain open for 24 hours 7 days a week.  Missouri gaming has approved this move to possibly help increase slagging revenues.  With the economic downturn, casinos all over have been hit hard.  Missouri gaming has been criticized for being the strictest state and with these changes, hopefully we can bring in more visitors.  So now you can wake up at 4am and play at your local casino.  If you do so, you might want to get checked out for a gambling problem.  

High Stakes Home Game Robbed

If you ever have thoughts in joining a poker home game, make sure its low stakes and only bring enough money that you can literally lose.  A 10 player home game was recently robbed for approximately $35k.  It was the 1st scheduled 5-10 No Limit home game and may be the last.  The assailant was let in through the front door and then roughed up the delivery boy.  He apparently had a gun but no other information was given to the description of the culprit.  The game had no security or any other system to keep the unwanted out.  Rumor has it that it was an inside job and someone playing was involved.  So be careful the next time you step into an unfamiliar poker game.

How to get to the WSOP Main Event

Fulltilt poker has the best tournaments to win your way to the WSOP Main Event.  The 7 step sit n go tournament is probably the best way.  There are 9 players in the step tournament and if you come in 1st or 2nd in the tournament you advance to the next step.  If you come in 3rd or 4th, you can replay the tournament at no charge and if you come in 5th or 6th, you take a step back.  The 1st step is only $8 or you can jump in any of the 7 steps by paying the entry fee.  And if you win a seat to the Main Event and place in the money, Fulltilt will send you back the following year to the 2011 Main Event.  And if you win the tournament, they will give you an additional 10 million dollars.  So good luck and hope to see you in the WSOP Main Event.

Steve Martin playing poker at Lumiere

   So i met Steve Martin today at Lumiere Casino, I didn't know he played poker.  But from his betting patterns and nervousness on the table, I can tell that he was new to Texas Holdem.  He might have played 5 card draw or Stud back in the days like what we did with our parents, but Holdem is the now and Steve wanted in the fun.  It was surprising to me how shy he seemed at the poker table.  He didn't talk much, he was almost incognito with his Fedora hat, one you would see Indiana Jones wearing, and stylish black glasses.  I don't know him in real life, all i know is his personalities on Father of the Bride and The Three Amigos.  An outgoing energetic comedian that made me laugh when i was younger.  It seemed to me that he really didn't want too many people knowing he was playing.  I guess it didn't help when he was sitting next to the loudest guy at the table.  Who called his wife to say "honey, you'd never guess who is sitting next to me at the poker table.  It's Steve Martin, yes the actual Steve Martin."  I thought to myself, "Oh boy how embarrassing.  Just leave the poor guy alone."  Steve did pretty well for a novice player, winning a couple hundred bucks and playing for 4 hours.  I'm not sure if it was skill or just the poker players being star struck, but I guess everyone now has a story to tell.

Doug Lovelace of Saint Louis Wins Circuit Event #7

ST. LOUIS, MO. – Doug Lovelace, a 40-year-old financial advisor from Richmond, VA is the winner of Circuit Event #7 at Harrah’s St. Louis.  Lovelace describes his style of play as a bit unorthodox as he willing to risk substantial amounts of chips with marginal hands in order to see more than his share of flops. He says that, mixed with making the right-sized bets with the best hand led him to success in the $400 (+50) buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament.  Event #7 attracted a field of 230 players and generated a total prize pool of $89,240.

The WSOP Circuit Events at Harrah’s St. Louis have been a success so far through seven events. Event #1 attracted a field of 675 players and was the largest poker tournament ever played in the state of Missouri. Field sizes remained strong with the weekday $350 buy-in events drawing an average of 292 players.     Players have lauded the tournament structures, quality of the dealers and the overall poker playing experience.   Day One of Event #7 ended around 1:15 am with the final nine remaining players returning the following day to play it down to a winner.   Along with Lovelace, another financial analyst at the Final Table, Perry Ernest of Naperville, IL, was in position to move up a notch in the race for a record fifth Circuit Event Ring as he looked to pick up his third WSOPC win.   The chip leader heading into final table play was poker pro Patrick Fogleman.  written by wsop staff

WSOP Circuit Event @ Saint Louis Big Hit

This is the 1st year that the WSOP Circuit Event has been to Saint Louis.  If you've never been to a Circuit Event, it's a spectacle to see professional photographers and videographers walking around.  Who knows, maybe one of the events will be aired on ESPN.  Hopefully they will come year after year to host the Circuit Event.  Based on first tournament, it has drawn almost 700 people, the biggest tournament in Saint Louis.  First place was almost 50k and buyin for the tournament was $340.  The tournaments will go on for 2 weeks, their are 12 scheduled tournaments including the $5000 buyin tournament.  This  should bring in some famous faces like Doyle Brunson and Daniel Negraneau.      

Vote for Mike Eise to play in Tournament of Champions

Ameristar taking $2.00 for Bad Beat

If your on the button and its just you and the blinds, don't raise because if they fold the dealer will take a dollar and you win the big blinds money.  A dollar will be taken from every hand no matter the size of the pot for the badbeat jackpot.  And if the pot is 40 dollars or more, then 2 dollars will be taken out for the badbeat. So if your heads up and you put 20 dollars in and your opponent puts in the same, 2 dollars is taken out for badbeat and 4 dollars for the rake so you make 14 dollars, 13 after you tip.  This is either a stroke of genius to get people in to play for the badbeat or devastating to hard core poker players.  Time will only tell and who knows, we may get the 1st million dollar badbeat. 

Carnahan, Clay push for online gambling

Figg Tree Charity tournament 2/27/2009

Ashley House Charity Tournament Big Success

Thanks to all who participated, including Dennis Phillips, Rams kicker Josh Brown, Bo Matthews from WIL, ESPN's Brian Stull and WSOP bracelet winner Mike Eise, in this years 1st annual Ashley House Charity Tournament.  This Ashley House Foundation raises money to those affected by down syndrome.  This was a big success and also congratulations to this years winner, Raj, who won the Las Vegas package.  He will be going to Las Vegas to play a bracelet event.

Register for the Ashley House Charity Tournament

Prepay $100, its more expensive at the door!

Post Disptch on Frank Pang hitting the Bad Beat

Lumiere BadBeat Hit Tuesday night

Three days after Harrahs Bad Beat was hit for $400k, Lumiere Casino's Bad Beat was hit for $220k.  It happened on a 1-3NLH game at 2am.  Dean Adams dealt the bad beat, the third in 2 years.  Congratulations to those involved.  The backup bad beat is $180K, still respectable. 

Harrahs Badbeat $420k Finally Hit

Quad 2's vs quad 5's payed out $420k to the entire table.  The biggest badbeat jackpot in Missouri was finally hit saturday night at harrahs poker room.  Frank recieved a little over 200k for losing the hand and winner received 100k.  Each person in the table received a little over 12k. Anyone know how much the dealer was tipped?

Meet Dennis Phillips, Mike Eise, Rams kicker Josh Brown Jan 30 poker tournament

 Reserve your seat for $100 or $125 at the door.  There will be $20,000 in prizes and 1st prize will be a trip for 2 to Las Vegas (airfare & hotel) and a seat to WSOP bracelet event.

Week 2 Results

              5pm                                  8pm
1st         cowboy2k8                      GridIronJesse
2nd        GridIronJesse                   stgdobber
3rd         jcw88                              kidneyboy

Season Standings:

I threw away the BadBeat and my name is Pat

Today at Lumiere Casino, the Badbeat jackpot of $200,000 was thrown in the muck in a 1-3 NLH game.  Let me take you back to this misfortune.  Player A raises to $13, Player B re raises to $35, and Player C folds 10h8h hesitantly (my favorite hand) saying to himself, "I should play this!"  Well the flop was  QsQh7h, the turn card was a 9 of hearts giving Player C an open ended straight flush draw.  And then from out of nowhere, the river came a J of Hearts giving Player C a straight flush praying that no one had any of that.  Player B turns over 2 queens and then the uproar began.  Sorry Pat, maybe next time you'll play my favorite hand, the eggroll.

Its Not Too Late to Play the Private Tournament

We just finished week 1 and have 12 to go.  If you are interested in participating email me at stlpoker101@gmail.com

jcw88 edges 11ALLYR in week 1

Congratulations Tony Russo

Tony Russo has done a great job turning Lumiere Casino into one of the best poker rooms in the Midwest.  The poker room definitely has the best action with its 1-3 NLH and 5-10 NLH on Tuesdays.  Having trained the best dealers and supervisors to run Lumiere Poker Room, Tony has been promoted to help run River City Casino opening March 2010.