The World Series of Poker Circuit Events at Harrah's Chester reached the halfway mark Wednesday with the conclusion of Event #5, the $355 buy-in, No-Limit Hold'em event. The winner of the two-day tournament was Jonas Wexler, a 32-year-old former plumber from Southampton, PA who now earns his living on the felt.
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Poker in PA remains strictly online, Harrah's poker room folds While all PA casinos have reopened with health safety restrictions in place, with South Philly Race and Sportsbook also opening this week, not so poker rooms. That's because card-handling, chips and proximity make the game a potential virus spreader. The Harrah's Philadelphia poker room regularly spreads around 28 tables of action to a diverse gambling community. It also offers text to table food service through its new app for players. Harrah's Philadelphia has a tournament schedule that routinely produces big daily fields, and periodically runs its Diamond Delight multi-flight event. Harrah's Chester Poker Tournaments, free flaming crates slot machine, macau poker minimum buy in, motor city poker room number. 2012 WSOP Circuit - Harrah's Chester - Main Event - Poker tournament results, including winners and their payouts and winnings.
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The Harrah's Philadelphia poker room is located just 10 minutes south Philadelphia International Airport. It is a multi-purpose entertainment complex that includes a luxury casino and racetrack. The poker offering is located on the 3rd floor in the old block space, and is attached to its new sports book and TopGolf experience. Given the proximity of the room to the site's other gambling attractions, the familiar sounds of slot reels and jangling coins fill the air as you play. The Harrah's Philadelphia poker room regularly spreads around 28 tables of action to a diverse gambling community. It also offers text to table food service through its new app for players.
Harrah's Philadelphia has a tournament schedule that routinely produces big daily fields, and periodically runs its Diamond Delight multi-flight event. To coin a phrase often used at the venue, it is 'welcome to Harrah-dise' for Philadelphia-area tournament players. If looking for cash-game action, you will not be disappointed. No-limit hold'em aficionados are able to play between limits of $1-2 and $10-25 on a regular basis, while the limit gurus can hop in from $2-4 to $20-40. Seven-card stud, pot-limit Omaha and limit Omaha hi-lo are also available.
Harrah's Philadelphia operates the Total Rewards loyalty card program that is enjoyed by regulars at all Caesars-owned venues in the United States. Earned comps can be banked for use at other Caesars properties, or exchanged right away for tableside food delivery, slot credits, and more. All drinks are complimentary to all players.
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'It's a lotta people,' said Jordan Cleveland, a card dealer at a Spanish 21 table. 'When they first opened the doors, people were running in here.'
Cleveland didn't expect so many people to show up, believing there would be more concern about getting sick from the virus. But she understands the pent-up demand for activities to puncture the monotony of isolating lockdowns and business closures.
'They've been in the house for so long. Only certain stores were open. Like, I know I got tired of going to Walmart,' Cleveland said, and laughed. 'People just wanna get out of the house, do something different, have some entertainment.'
Last month, Pennsylvania's Gaming Control Board released a 10-page document outlining minimum standards facilities would need to meet in order to reopen. Union officials say they have pushed Harrah's parent company to better protect workers from the virus.
UNITE HERE Local 54 represents around 500 employees at Harrah's Philadelphia, according to Donna DiCaprio, the union's financial secretary and treasure.
'We don't want this turning into the meatpacking industry. And we don't want to see what happened in Las Vegas happen here,' DiCaprio said of operations that could put workers and guests at risk.
In Clark County, Nevada, home to Las Vegas, COVID-19 cases spiked two weeks after casinos reopened with what union leaders say were inadequate safety measures on gaming floors.
Local 54 has been in negotiations with Caesars to increase worker safety protections, like mandatory health screenings, protective gear, and 10 days of 'COVID pay' if an employee or their family member falls ill. DiCaprio believes those and other measures have made employees feel more comfortable, though some issues remain unresolved.
DiCaprio also wants for Caesars to step up when it comes to health care. The union has been covering medical insurance expenses for workers while they have been out of work the last several months, but now those reserves are depleted, and DiCaprio wants to see the company to do more for its employees.
'Caesars is sitting on a pile of cash,' she said.
For Belva Wilson, the extra space from social distancing and improved cleanliness was a nice improvement.
'If you come real early like this, it's not crowded,' said Wilson, perched alone at a bank of video slot machines.
She hoped that after gaming had been shut down for so long, she might stand a better shot of a decent payout.
'But so far, I haven't won a thing,' she said.
Wilson has some health concerns about being inside an enclosed space with hundreds of other people, though after months spent hunkering down out of state, she said it feels good to have a little fun doing something familiar and exciting. But while she used to come to Harrah's a few times a week, she expects to cut back given the public health situation.
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'I'm not sure I'll be coming as often,' Wilson said. 'Unless it picks up with the winnings.'
