Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun
A view of the poker room at Aria on Dec. 14, 2009, before the resort opened.
Associated Press
Thursday, May 20, 2010 | 10:47 a.m.
Poker players worldwide revere Bellagio's fabled Bobby's Room, but wealthy card sharks have a new exclusive table on the Las Vegas Strip named for one of the game's most famous players.
Casino operator MGM Mirage said Thursday it plans to open a one-table high-limit poker room named for Phil Ivey at Aria at CityCenter.
Ivey is widely considered the best card player alive today, having won millions in cash games and tournaments and seven World Series of Poker bracelets.
MGM Mirage also owns the Bellagio, where Bobby's Room is named for the company's chief design and construction officer, Bobby Baldwin.
Baldwin won the 1978 World Series of Poker main event.
MGM Mirage plans to open The Ivey Room with a VIP tournament on Saturday.
ARIA Resort & Casino at CityCenter The centerpiece of CityCenter Las Vegas is Aria Resort & Casino, a stunning AAA Five Diamond resort on The Strip featuring an unprecedented combination of striking architecture, sustainable design, spectacular amenities, high-end service and premium meeting and convention space.
From unique culinary offerings created by the world’s most talented chefs, to innovative nightlife, indulgent spa treatments and Zarkana by Cirque du Soleil, ARIA embodies the excitement and vitality of Las Vegas.
Aria is home to an incredible collection of stylish and technologically advanced accommodations including Sky Suites, a AAA Five Diamond hotel within a hotel experience. And it's hard to miss — it lit up its new 25-foot-tall LED sign in April 2013.
Combined with CityCenter’s unparalleled amenities including luxurious shopping at Crystals and the first-of-its-kind public Fine Art Collection, ARIA introduces a new generation of resort experiences, unlike anything Las Vegas has ever seen. CityCenter is a joint venture between MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Infinity World Development Corp, a subsidiary of Dubai World.
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