CCT picks highlights of the Rio's WSOP

2008-07-22 15:22:14

The Casino City Times (CCT) has drawn up a list of the main highlights of visiting the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas while the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is taking place.

Among the resort's facilities to feature prominently are the Amazon Room - where the majority of the tournaments take place - and the drinks area closest to it, known by some as the 'Hooker Bar'.

CCT remarked that the Amazon Room needs viewing because there is no other way that a poker enthusiast will be able to experience such an atmosphere.

Meanwhile, the infamous bar which is said to be regularly packed full of prostitutes "is something every WSOP spectator needs to see once - just so you can keep telling stories about it for the next five years".

The Rio became the host of the WSOP in 2005, when owner Harrah's Entertainment purchased the rights to the poker extravaganza.

US viewers can watch the first tournament from this year's WSOP on ESPN tonight.