National Deaf Poker Tour Ends With Stop At Venetian In Las Vegas

The World Series of Poker has come to an end until November, but there is still plenty of competitive poker being played. The National Deaf Poker Tour came to Las Vegas over the weekend.

The tour was concluding their 2008 season at the Venetian in Sin City. The tournaments in Las Vegas was the last of four stops that have been held on the tour.

The National Deaf Poker Tour was founded back in 2006. It was created so that deaf players could have their own tournament in which they could communicate with each other. Before, they had to play in tournaments with others who were not deaf, making it hard to always follow what was being said.

This weekend there were four tournaments in all. The main event was a $200 buy-in that had 136 players enter. There were two winners that emerged from the Main Event. Matthew Erickson and Jonathan Collins split the first and second place prize money. They received over $5,700 each.

The tour was a success, and that pleased its founders. "We wanted to be able to have a deaf-only tournament to provide us the privilege of playing in a tourney where we can talk to anyone around us. If I was playing in a World Series of Poker Event among non-deaf players, I would not be able to pick up on what's being said around the table. This is our event, where there are no barriers of communication," said James Rydstrom, a founding member of the tour.

July 27, 2008
Posted By Vincent Tapoglia III
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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