Utica man wins World Series of Poker

[Atticus Pizzaballa]

Utica man wins $27K in World Series of Poker Tournament at Turning Stone


VERONA, N.Y. – A Utica man was the second local winner in the World Series of Poker Tournament at Turning Stone Resort Casino.



Frank Gentile won more than $27,000, a gold WSOP ring and a spot in the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas this summer.



Last week, Tom Frank, of Ilion, was named one of the first three winners of the tournament. He won more than $31,000, a gold WSOP ring and a trip to the Las Vegas tournament.

The champion of the entire tournament was Joe Rice of Saratoga County, who won a total of $274,441 in six events. This is the second time Rice has won a WSOP tournament.

www.wktv.com/news/local/utica-man-wins-27k-in-world-series-of-poker-tournament-at-turning-stone/article_9dbd8670-af8d-11ec-80e0-d755e50fe631.html

Never fails to amaze me. Congratulations to all. 

[Clipper]

The Turning Stone has brought a lot of tourist dollars to the area and certainly has provided a lot of employment opportunities. I am not surprised that the WSOP has recognized T.S. and is holding a tournament there.

Our new casino in Bristol is under construction right now and a temporary casino is slated to open in July to offer 900 slot machines and table games while they build the actual Hard Rock Bristol Casino. That will have a 750 room hotel among other things. Hopefully it will have a positive effect on the local community with what is forecast to be about 2500 jobs. It will be a state run casino under the Lotto Commission rather than a tribal casino. I went by there a few days ago and they are piling materials in the parking lot, trucks coming and going, a guard shack at the entrance to the site, and there are cranes and other equipment on site. the permanent full casino and hotel will be opening in 2023.

I hope that it will bring similar economic success and positive impact on the area as the Turning Stone has had in the CNY area.

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