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The 30-year-old from San Jose, California Scott Sanders, a.k.a. “The Hamburger Man,” is the newest World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Champion. He navigated through three days of tournament poker at Harveys Lake Tahoe, overcoming an area of 442 participants in Event #10: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.
The masterpiece was really Sanders’ second of the series. Prior to ending up being Main Event Champion, Sanders initially captured the title by beating 332 participants in Event #8. In Between his Monster Stack payout ($ 25,201) and also six-figure cash advance generally ($ 147,314), Sanders banked almost $175,000 in WSOP incomes throughout the Harveys Lake Tahoe Circuit. At particular factors, a deep run in the appeared not likely for Sanders. In a rather insane circumstance, Sanders lived to see an additional hand when his Main Event life probably been snuffed out.
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“I actually made a mistake to where I should have been out of the tournament,” Sanders explained. At one point during Day 2, Sanders sat with 13 big blinds and accidentally shoved out of turn, bypassing Michael Hubbards’ action.
A Tournament Director came to his table as well as ruled that if Hubbard made a decision to limp, Sanders all-in wager would certainly need to stand, however, if Hubbard increased after that Sanders would certainly have the alternative to fold. Hubbard did increase, and also Sanders chose to fold up. Another gamer behind awakened with pocket queens, a hand that would certainly have sent out Sanders packaging.
“So, basically, I made a mistake that should have busted me in 36th place,” said Sanders.
This was not the situation. Destiny maintained Sanders active as well as from there he started to climb up the chip matters. At some point, Sanders made it all the means to the end of Day 2, an accomplishment just 3 various other gamers achieved. It was a piled last 4 entering into Day 3 of the trademark event. Sanders was up versus the similarity Stephen Tune, a young weapon that won his initial ring early in the collection, two-time gold ring victor, Nick Pupillo, as well as three-time gold ring champion, Brett Murray.
“Yeah, just trying to play the best I could against tough opponents,” Sanders responded when asked how he was taking on the final four stage. “They all play really well so I felt outnumbered, but I felt like just make the right decision and just go with it.”
Murray and also Pupillo were each pursuing their 2nd Main Event title. Song and Sanders were both in opinion for the Casino Championship. Song wound up putting fourth ($ 49,392), Murray headed out in third ($ 66,521), and also Pupillo dropped simply except one more substantial Circuit win, completing as the runner-up ($ 91,036). Sanders is a constant gamer, mainly online, however, does not declare to play poker for a living. The California kids’ main gig is serving up delicious burgers at In-N-Out, a task that he is visibly happy to be a component of. Sanders is headed straight residence due to the fact that he functions at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow early morning.
With a pair good fortunes in his pocket, Sanders will certainly be wanting to play a little bit extra, and also perhaps take a trip to events more frequently. Poker is a game that holds a unique location in Sanders’ heart.
“I definitely want to continue to play and help grow the game, for sure. I got into poker from breaking my hip and being disabled. It really changed my life and my outlook on everything,” Sanders divulged “It stimulated my brain and gave me something to fight for when I couldn’t walk for a few months.”
“So, that’s why I want to spread the game,” he continued. “Because it has a lot of great things in it that people don’t understand what it could do to your mind to stimulate it and just make you feel positive and just have something to compete for even if you feel like you have nothing.”
| Harveys Lake Tahoe | |
|---|---|
| Location | Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| Address | 18 U.S. Route 50 |
| Opening date | 1944; 76 years ago |
| Theme | Pavilion |
| No. of rooms | 742 |
| Total gaming space | 87,500 sq ft (8,130 m2) |
| Notable restaurants | 19 Kitchen – Bar Caba Wabo Cantina Carvel Cinnabon Hard Rock Cafe Sage Room Starbucks Straw Hat Sports Bar & Grille |
| Owner | Vici Properties |
| Operating license holder | Caesars Entertainment |
| Architect | Martin Stern, Jr. and Associates |
| Previous names | Wagon Wheel Saloon & Gaming Hall Harveys Wagon Wheel |
| Renovated in | 1963: 11-story Mountain Tower 1986: 19-story Lake Tower |
| Coordinates | 38°57′37″N119°56′33″W / 38.9603°N 119.9424°WCoordinates: 38°57′37″N119°56′33″W / 38.9603°N 119.9424°W |
| Website | caesars.com/harveys-tahoe |
Harveys Lake Tahoe is a hotel and casino located in Stateline, Nevada. It has 742 rooms and suites as well as six restaurants and a casino with 87,500 square feet (8,130 m2) of space. It also has a video arcade, wedding chapel, pool, convention center and a full-service health club. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
History[edit]
Harvey's was originally opened in 1944 and operated by Sacramento meat wholesaler Harvey Gross and his wife Llewellyn. They opened the first high rise tower and an 11-story, 197-room hotel in Nevada just across the state line from Lake Tahoe, California in 1963.[1]
The hotel suffered an explosion from a 1,000-pound bomb on August 27, 1980, that left a crater three stories deep when it was detonated by the FBI. (The area around the hotel had been cleared and no one was injured.) The bomb was placed by John Birges, a heavily in-debt Fresno landscaper who had lost at least $1 million at casinos in Stateline and was hoping to extort $3 million from the bomb threat. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, where he died from liver cancer in 1996.[2]
In 1983, Harvey Gross died at the age of 78; however, the company continued to operate under family management. In 1985, Harveys sold Harvey's Inn, northeast of Stateline, which reopened as the Lakeside Inn. The 18-story, $74 million, glass 'Lake Tower' opened in 1986,[3] the same year the trademark 'Wagon Wheel' was replaced on the 11-story tower with the current Harveys brand.
In early 1992, Harveys entered a bidding war with Hilton Hotels Corporation over the right to buy Bally's Reno, which opened on May 3, 1978, as MGM Grand Reno (now Grand Sierra Resort). Harveys announced an agreement on a $71 million deal, only to see Hilton up the ante to $73 million and assumption of Bally's debt. Several weeks later, after considering even higher bids, a federal bankruptcy court settled the matter by approving Hilton's final $83 million offer.
After going public on February 15, 1994, Harveys began new projects including a joint venture with Hard Rock America for an $80 million casino in Las Vegas, which it later sold its interest in 1997 and then a casino resort in Central City, Colorado. A riverboat casino-convention center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, followed in early 1996.
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In the late 1990s, Bill Cosby was signed on as the spokesman for Harveys.[4] This included putting the actor's likeness on several of the casino chips[5] and recording several specials at the casino.[6]
In 1999, Colony Capital bought a controlling interest in Harveys Casino Resorts. Harveys announced on April 24, 2001, that it would be acquired by Harrah's Entertainment (later Caesars Entertainment) for $625 million.
On October 6, 2017, ownership of the property was transferred to Vici Properties as part of a corporate spin-off, and it was leased back to Caesars Entertainment.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^'Harvey's hotel now open to the public,' Lake Tahoe News, April 5, 1963
- ^'John Birges, Sr.,' The Associated Press, September 6, 1996
- ^'Celebration set for new tower,' Tahoe Daily Tribune, June 26, 1986
- ^http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/harveys-casino-resorts-history/
- ^http://www.marlowcasinochips.com/nevada/TahoeStateline/Harveys/Harveys.htm
- ^http://www.laketahoenews.net/2014/01/now-stateline-casino-ownership/
- ^'Vici Properties Inc., completes spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Operating Company' (Press release). Vici Properties. October 6, 2017 – via NewsBank.
- ^Form 424B4: Prospectus (Report). Vici Properties. February 2, 2018. pp. F-54 – via EDGAR.
- Ferchland, William (August 22, 2005). 'Harvey's bombing changed casinos forever'. Tahoe Daily Tribune.
- '25th anniversary of Harveys bombing'. Reno Gazette-Journal. August 2005.
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External links[edit]
Harveys Lake Tahoe Reviews
- Official website
- Media related to Harveys Lake Tahoe Resort and Casino at Wikimedia Commons