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Hard Rock and a Cool Place: Poker Lounge Opens

Posted Sep 15th 2008 8:49PM by Vegas Pop Staff
Filed under: Casinos, Star Spotting, Poker & Gambling

Mayor Goodman, Randy Kwasniewski and Doyle Brunson at Hard Rock Poker Lounge Grand Opening The Hard Rock Poker Lounge opened in grand style over the weekend with a poker tournament that brought out Vegas's pokerati and a familiar name winning the grand prize.

His Honorable Mayor Oscar Goodman cut the ceremonial ribbon, a sexy black number, evoking the new feel of the Hard Rock innovations capped with the Poker Lounge and including the anti-club Wasted Space.

Mayor Goodman was joined by Hard Rock Prez Randy Kwasniewski and poker legend Doyle Brunson.

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It's Senior Year at the 4th Annual Vegas Prom

Posted Sep 11th 2008 11:44AM by Vegas Pop Staff
Filed under: Nightlife, Sexy Vegas, Event Finder

Limo? Check.
Corsage? Check.
Condoms? Check.
Patron? Grey Goose? Check and check.

Sounds like an average prom checklist for prom night, but these aren't teenagers celebrating the end of a high school career. These are pro (and some semi-pro) partiers and this is Vegas Prom -- one of the year's hottest, sexiest parties.

Dubbed as the "Senior Year," the 4th Annual Vegas Prom throws down on Sept. 29 under the stars, seaside at Bare Pool Lounge with the official after-party at Jet.

Complete with a Queen and King, the Vegas Prom brings back the schmaltz of a classic prom, but as the organizers Kalika Moquin and Bo Karlen describe it, "This time there is no curfew and you're (hopefully) not a virgin! (It's) prom with money where the punch already comes spiked."

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City's Best Vegas Winners

Posted Jul 24th 2008 8:16AM by Vegas Pop Staff
Filed under: Casinos, Shows, Nightlife, Dining

The neo-classic and over-used phrase "America voted" applies as Las Vegas City's Best winners have been announced.

Voters voted for the votably best restaurants, bars and clubs and Vegas categories like City's Best Casinos, City's Best Buffets and City's Best Adult Attractions.

The Palms took over the top spot in the City's Best Casinos category from perennial favorite, Bellagio. However, the Buffet at the Bellagio retained the top spot as the City's Best Buffet.

West Coast meat purveyors, In-N-Out Burger took home the beef as the City's Best Burger.

Click here for the full list of results.

Miss America Kirsten Haglund in Pictures

Posted Jan 26th 2008 10:09PM by Vegas Pop Staff
Filed under: Miss America

Congratulations to the new Miss America, Kirsten Haglund. Here are the photos of the Michigan native on her road to the tiara and a $50,000 scholarship.

Click on a small image to see the full picture.

Miss America Kirsten Haglund gets crowned by former Miss America Laura Nelson

Miss America Kirsten Haglund photo in swimsuit

Kirsten Haglund singing on Miss America Live

Miss America Kirsten Haglund takes her traditional walk.

Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty

Caption: Miss America Kirsten Haglund waves to the 7,000+ attendees at the Miss America Live pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 26.

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