In the 1980s it was the home to the Grand Prix of Poker – which has been won by the likes of Dewey Tomko, Jim Doman, Hugo Mieth, and David Baxter – and in subsequent years has included Poker Superstars Invitational, US Ladies Poker Championship, and the Layne Flack Poker Throw Down.

Over the years, Golden Nugget has held several historic poker events. Former Poker Hall of Fame nominee Bob Hooks helped him get the room off the ground, and throughout the years several industry stalwarts have worked at Golden Nugget including Frank Cutrona, who held popular celebrity poker charity events in the 1980s, and current Director of Poker Operations Andy Rich. Home to the long-running “The Grand Poker Series,” poker at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas was championed by Steve Wynn back in the 1970s. “The Nugget” has offered poker for decades and has become one of Sin City’s most iconic rooms having formerly played host to iconic poker television shows such as High Stakes Poker, Face the Ace, and NBC’s Poker After Dark. The Golden Nugget Poker Room is currently the only poker room located in downtown Las Vegas, and the oldest one in the city.

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