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Title: M Post by: tikay on February 09, 2010, 10:18:25 AM M RESORT SPA CASINO IN LAS VEGAS HOSTS PARTYPOKER PREMIER LEAGUE IV PHIL LAAK REPLACES DOYLE BRUNSON IN LINE-UP Gibraltar – 9th February 2010 – partypoker and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that the PartyPoker Premier League IV will take place at the M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas, with the main event running from the 12th – 18th February 2010. The latest news sees PartyPoker World Open V champion Phil ‘The Unabomber’ Laak replace Doyle Brunson in the elite $100,000 buy-in event. Laak joins defending champion JC Tran, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Roland de Wolfe, Luke Schwartz, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso, David Benyamine and the newest member of Team Party, Tony G. Two more places are up for grabs for one lucky online qualifier and one through a special Team Party heat. Laak said: "This is the most money I have ever wagered against the toughest field I have ever faced. Collectively my opponents have over $45 million in tournament winnings. This will be the best ride ever. Full stop.” When asked about his rivals he said: "I hear Tony G has a bike now. I hope he doesn't send me off on it! As for Full Flush there will be free sandwiches. Negreanu and Hellmuth...ranked two and four on the all time money list. Truly amazing. Vanessa Rousso is always thinking while Roland de Wolfe is full of sharp wit and is amazingly entertaining, always." This year, the M Resort, the newest Forbes Four Star boutique resort in Las Vegas , will be the home of the main event. An ideal location, the M Resort boasts over 92,000 square feet of gaming and an intimate 14 table poker room. “Premier League Poker has been incredibly successful,” said Joseph A. Magliarditi, Executive Vice President and COO, M Resort. “The event is uniquely set-up and attracts some of the top players in world. We’re looking forward to hosting it this year.” Widely becoming known as the hotspot for the latest in gaming, the M Resort’s fully-Ethernet casino floor features some of the newest games on the market. Its poker room hosts a packed house for daily tournaments and its race and sports book, which is operated through a partnership with Cantor Gaming, is the first to offer handheld mobile gaming and in-running wagering – betting continuously throughout the game, rather than just at the beginning of the game. Located just 10 minutes from the Strip, on over 90 acres on the south-east corner of St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard, the M Resort is situated higher in elevation than other resort-casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and provides optimal views of the world-famous Las Vegas skyline from its guest rooms, suites, conference centre and restaurants. The resort offers 390 guest rooms and suites, nine restaurants and five destination bars, more than 60,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, a state-of-the-art spa and fitness centre and a 100,000 square foot events piazza. The main event will take place in the resort’s Ravello Lounge, which will have ample seating and floor to ceiling windows with views of the Las Vegas Strip. Eddie Hearn, Director of Matchroom Sport said: "When we decided to take the Premier League to Las Vegas we needed a venue to match this prestigious event. The M Resort is a stunning location and the perfect place for the players to relax whilst they are amongst the heat of battle in what has become the world's biggest televised poker spectacle." This year, PartyPoker.com ran qualifiers to find a total of 16 players who are all in Las Vegas to play in a Premier League Poker play-off to see which one of the 16 will be lucky enough to join the 11 professional players in Premier League Poker IV. The lucky online qualifiers will play a short series of play-off sit and goes and the eventual winner will win the $100,000 buy-in to take part in the main Premier League event! Both the play-off and the main event will be filmed for TV and shown across the world. One amazing element of this promotion that provides a truly fantastic opportunity is that one of the 16 qualifiers will be chosen by PartyPoker to receive a $100,000 Team Party contract to be a sponsored player. This decision will be made by PartyPoker within two weeks after the event takes place. Title: Re: M Post by: tikay on February 09, 2010, 10:20:10 AM M Rersort - I've never heard of it. Can someone tell me - roughly - where it is, please, in relation to the places I know - the Strip, The Rio, The Orleans, the Airport, etc? Title: Re: M Post by: Dingdell on February 09, 2010, 10:27:51 AM M Rersort - I've never heard of it. Can someone tell me - roughly - where it is, please, in relation to the places I know - the Strip, The Rio, The Orleans, the Airport, etc? Not for the likes of normal people Tikay - from the promo it looks like its average customer is either a blonde lovely or James Bond in a dinner jacket! Title: Re: M Post by: tikay on February 09, 2010, 10:28:55 AM M Rersort - I've never heard of it. Can someone tell me - roughly - where it is, please, in relation to the places I know - the Strip, The Rio, The Orleans, the Airport, etc? Not for the likes of normal people Tikay - from the promo it looks like its average customer is either a blonde lovely or James Bond in a dinner jacket! I can be both of those. Title: Re: M Post by: AndrewT on February 09, 2010, 10:50:36 AM It's right down the south end of the strip - way south.
Six miles south of the Outlet Center south (it may actually be in Mexico). Title: Re: M Post by: tikay on February 09, 2010, 10:57:14 AM It's right down the south end of the strip - way south. Six miles south of the Outlet Center south (it may actually be in Mexico). Is that the Airport end, or the other end? Either way, 6 miles from the "hub", that's interesting placement. Now much passing traffic, one assumes. Title: Re: M Post by: Blatch on February 09, 2010, 11:13:08 AM I thought u were declaring your undying love for a James Bond Character
Title: Re: M Post by: doubleup on February 09, 2010, 02:08:45 PM I thought this was going to be a witty retrospective of my favourite letter - most disappointed! Title: Re: M Post by: kinboshi on February 09, 2010, 02:15:56 PM Was expecting to read some brilliant insight about playing different stack/blind ratios from one of the finest around - also disappointed.
Title: Re: M Post by: RED-DOG on February 09, 2010, 02:17:40 PM M Rersort - I've never heard of it. Can someone tell me - roughly - where it is, please, in relation to the places I know - the Strip, The Rio, The Orleans, the Airport, etc? Not for the likes of normal people Tikay - from the promo it looks like its average customer is either a blonde lovely or James Bond in a dinner jacket! I can be both of those. Needs more love. Title: Re: M Post by: Paullie_D on February 09, 2010, 03:34:42 PM It's right down the south end of the strip - way south. Six miles south of the Outlet Center south (it may actually be in Mexico). Is that the Airport end, or the other end? Either way, 6 miles from the "hub", that's interesting placement. Now much passing traffic, one assumes. The M is 6/8 miles south of McCarran...technically on the Strip (but then the Strip/Las Vegas Blvd/I15 extends to California). Map Linky (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=12300+LAS+VEGAS+BLVD+S,+HENDERSON,+NEVADA+8904&esrch=FT1&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=12300+Las+Vegas+Blvd+S,+Henderson,+Clark,+Nevada+89044,+United+States&ll=36.027722,-115.125046&spn=0.218793,0.439453&z=12) More of a locals casino but very upmarket. Lovely casino all round. Title: Re: M Post by: MrDickie on February 09, 2010, 03:37:33 PM Saw the first couple of mins of the intro. It looks like they also film porno's there :-
http://www.themresort.com/ Prolly nsfw Title: Re: M Post by: 77dave on February 09, 2010, 03:41:47 PM Its the airport end of the strip Tikay, opened up middle of last year. Beautiful casino 1 that you would like the look and design of, def worth a visit. Its on the road out of Vegas going to LA
Title: Re: M Post by: pleno1 on February 09, 2010, 06:38:32 PM Was expecting to read some brilliant insight about playing different stack/blind ratios from one of the finest around - also disappointed. Title: Re: M Post by: MPOWER on February 09, 2010, 07:24:18 PM The place is amazing
Regards M Title: Re: M Post by: Jon MW on February 09, 2010, 08:15:02 PM >:(
Not a review of the Fritz Lang film? Disappointing. Title: Re: M Post by: RichEO on February 10, 2010, 03:52:42 AM It's a lot more than 6 miles away. Went there last summer for a few drinks. Our designated driver got fed up waiting for us and left us there. Took us about an hour to get back on the shuttle bus.
The bar near the sportsbook has something like 30 beers on tap and the cocktail waitresses are better than the venetian. |