Benny Binion is remembered in Las Vegas as the guy who made the World Series of Poker famous, and although the tournament is no longer held at Binion's Gambling Hall in downtown Las Vegas, one can still see the famous final table.
At least I think it's the famous final table.
When I entered Binion's from the back entrance, I had to go through the poker tournament room, thereby passing the elevated final table with participant chairs neatly stacked in one corner of the dais. Nothing fancy, no special chairs, just the kind of furniture one would find anywhere.
But there's a kind of aura that surrounds the final table, if indeed that's what it was. It's the one where famous poker players from all over the world face each other down with millions of dollars at stake. It's enough to make one break out in goose bumps.
I broke out in goose bumps. Actually, though, it was because it was COLD outside.
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