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Casino College Wagers 100 Poker Students will Deal at World Series of Poker (WSOP)

by PokerPages.com
Mon, Mar 5th, 2007 @ 12:00am

The need for dealers for the World Series of Poker coming this June is so great, that a Casino College has wagered that they can get 100 of their students to deal at the WSOP.

They'll even cover the cost of lodging during the two-day audition stay for any graduate that successfully lands a spot dealing the big event, but some restrictions do apply.

The College estimates that Harrah's will be hiring 400 part-time Poker Dealers to cover the WSOP event.

The Casino College, which has Dealer Schools in Phoenix, Arizona & Detroit, Michigan, is holding a special Poker Dealing Course. As part of the course they have a WSOP insider visiting the schools during the courses to give insider tips to the prospective WSOP dealers.

To put the odds in their favor the Casino College has developed a special Poker Dealing Course covering nearly a dozen variations of the game and are having secret WSOP insider connections fly into their Phoenix campus for regular visits to deal out tips and advice to get students audition ready.

"We're very confident that we'll achieve our goal with this" said Sharon Watts, Director of the Casino College.

Casino College graduates will still have to go through the same audition process as everyone, by applying online at Harrahs.com & heading to Las Vegas for an in-person audition held in April & May.

However Watts thinks her graduates will have a definite edge.

"With our track record of creating highly trained Casino Dealers," Watts noted, "combined with the special Poker Course we've created that really nobody else can touch, our graduates will definitely stand out from the pack - even dealers with years of experience."

Interested parties can call 1.866.IDEAL.21 for full details on the Casino College/WSOP Challenge, or for general school & course information.

 

 
 

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