Robert Thompson (poker director)
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Robert Thompson is a Las Vegas
poker official. He served as the tournament director on Celebrity Poker Showdown
. Phil Gordon
said on one broadcast that Thompson is one of the best tournament directors in Las Vegas. His distinctive way of saying "shuffle up and deal" has become something of a catchphrase for fans of the show.
Thompson was the Tournament Director for Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, California
from 1997 to 2004. He is the son of Bob Thompson, a former tournament director of the World Series of Poker
.
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
poker official. He served as the tournament director on Celebrity Poker Showdown
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Celebrity Poker Showdown was a celebrity game show on the cable network Bravo. It was a limited-run series in which celebrities played poker, and ran eight tournaments during its five-season run....
. Phil Gordon
Phil Gordon
Philip Stewart Gordon is an American professional poker player, commentator and author.-Personal life:Gordon was born in El Paso, Texas. He spent his formative years in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Gordon began attending Georgia Tech at the age of 15 while still attending high school...
said on one broadcast that Thompson is one of the best tournament directors in Las Vegas. His distinctive way of saying "shuffle up and deal" has become something of a catchphrase for fans of the show.
Thompson was the Tournament Director for Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
from 1997 to 2004. He is the son of Bob Thompson, a former tournament director of the World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker
The World Series of Poker is a world-renowned series of poker tournaments held annually in Las Vegas and, since 2005, sponsored by Harrah's Entertainment...
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