Hard Rock \”Poker Lounge\” Getting Ready to Open

As happens with so many openings in this town (and LA and NYC, presumably) … the unveiling of the Hard Rock\’s new poker room has been delayed (um, like four years late?) and delayed … but we could tell they were moving forward with things — whether it was the dealer auditions being held in June or the HRH Poker Lounge attire sported by Jeremiah Smith (and another guy — I forget whom) during the WSOP main event. Anyhow, am now hearing it\’s set to open-open by the end of this month … and here\’s what the Hard Rock will be saying about the poker component of the hotel-casino\’s $760 million revamp:

Poker Lounge – The Poker Lounge is the only poker room in Las Vegas with a full bar and lounge, but don’t get the wrong idea—this is the real deal for poker players of every level. New to the game? The Poker Lounge offers free lessons. Want to find you hand with your own music? Bring your iPod and plug it in to one of our private VIP tables. This isn’t your old man’s poker party. It’s everything you’ve come to expect from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and a world-class poker room—18 tables, great music, a full service bar and lounge in signature Hard Rock style.