Ghost of WSOP Past

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The WSOP press room remains at Binion’s

Last year part of my warm-up routine for the annual World Series of Poker at the uptown Rio included a couple of days spent in downtown Las Vegas. Nothing like some ’Binion’s time’ to remember the many great WSOP days of the past. Just finished doing the same thing for the upcoming 2007 WSOP. This year there was a difference. Most of downtown seemed a little sad even with the many WSOP ghosts wandering around the corridors of Binion’s.

Flipchip photos shot early Saturday morning in downtown Vegas, ground zero for the origin of tournament poker.

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Benny’s Bullpin

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Vegas Vic has seen it all in downtown Vegas including Stuey Unger’s last WSOP main event win outside in the wind and heat

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Glitter Gutch was the original gentleman’s club that fought city hall and won

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Sometimes its best if the neon doesn’t go off. Missing letter ‘M’ would spell Mermaids

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Looking down Main Street to Main Street Station, a precision built casino furnished with priceless antiques

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What are they looking at? A bird? A plane?…

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No! They’re looking at a huge ad for Shag with a Twist

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