![]() ![]() Poker, once the province of a colorful fraternity of rogues and blacklegs, entered the mainstream. That was before Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker's Main Event. In 2002 there were 25 poker tables in local casinos. I enjoy splashing around in the shallow end with the low-limit players, but lately I've considered taking a swim with the sharks. Fresh blood in the water incites a feeding frenzy. It is "Great White Sharks Playing Poker": brutal, aggressive, high-stakes poker. PLO is not a friendly "Dogs Playing Poker"–type game. ![]() ![]() That is the table where they play the biggest game in town: the Pot-Limit Omaha game at Harrah's in Maryland Heights. Over the past 10 years, I have probably sat in games at all those tables, except for one. Four casinos provide the metropolitan area with a total of 62 poker tables: 22 at Harrah's, 19 at Ameristar, 13 at Lumiére Place and eight at the President. ![]()
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