Las Vegas, Here We Come!!
June 23rd, 2009 by nationaldeafpokertour
July 24 – 26 At the Venetian
Registration is at the Venetian. They do EVERYTHING! See you there.
Event Listing:
Friday – ASL’s Poker Tournament Buy in: $120 ($90 to pot) 2PM Start
Friday – NDPT Texas Hold’ Em Madness Buy in: $120 ($90 to pot) 9PM Start
Saturday – National Deaf Poker Tour Main Event Buy in: $200 ($160 to pot) 12:30PM Start
Saturday – NDPT’s Deaf Women Poker Event Buy in: $120 ($90 to pot) 6PM Start
Hotel
Call 1-877-444-3777 and use code CPNDPT. It is $139 a night for a room with two queen beds.
NOTE: 4th of 4 tournaments for 2008-2009 NDPT Champion and Prize
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Why is the tournament limited only to legally deaf people? I think it should be open to anyone involved in the deaf community. I mean, if the WSOP said “no deaf people allowed”, the deaf community would be outraged, would claim discrimination, etc. So isn’t it hypocritical for NDPT to say “no hearing people allowed”?
I’m assuming the logic behind not allowing hearing people was that they might have an unfair advantage by being able to talk to eachother? But then couldn’t you just make a rule that any communication at the table must be signed? Same as how Vegas casinos say English is the only language allowed at the table…
It seems like a hearing person who was fluent in ASL and involved in the Deaf community (CODAs, interpreters, etc) would “fit” into this tournament more than someone who may be legally deaf, but doesn’t sign or involve themselves in the community.
Basically, I think the tournament should be limited to “big-D-Deaf” people, as opposed to being limited to people with a medical hearing loss.
Is it possible to make some sort of ammendment to the rules for this tournament?