Well actually, for the most part, poker is shrinking here. But just because some rooms are shutting down doesn\’t mean new ones aren\’t gonna pop up to see if they can\’t succeed where the others failed. And one previously hip Las Vegas spot is finally getting on the poker bandwagon. Though not yet officially announced, August 15 is the opening date we\’re hearing for the Hard Rock poker room. They\’re smart, of course, to be doing dealer auditions now, with so many card-pitching job-seekers in town for the Series.
Perhaps unrelated perhaps not, Sully Erna is doing a solo concert at the HR tomorrow eve — presumably trying to earn himself some WSOP buy-ins, though no word on whether or not he\’s requested to be paid in lammers.