place_of_death jesse alto
Poker is a family of gambling card games , but is often considered a skill based game . All poker variants involve betting as an intrinsic part of play , and determine the winner of each hand according to the combinations of players ' cards , at least some of which remain hidden until the end of the hand . Poker games vary in the number of cards dealt , the number of shared or " community " cards , the number of cards that remain hidden , and the betting procedures . ___MASK25___ ( Spanish for " The Meadows "), officially the City of ___MASK25___ and often known simply as Vegas , is the 28th - ___MASK30___ populated city in the United States , the ___MASK30___ populated city in the state of Nevada , and the county seat of ___MASK71___ . The city anchors the ___MASK20___ metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert . ___MASK25___ is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling , shopping , fine dining , entertainment , and nightlife . It is the leading financial , commercial , and cultural center for Nevada . The World Series of Poker ( WSOP ) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in ___MASK25___ and , since 2005 , sponsored by Caesars Entertainment ( known as Harrah ' s Entertainment until 2010 ). It dates its origins to 1970 , when Benny Binion invited seven of the best - known poker players to the Horseshoe Casino for a single tournament , with a set start and stop time , and a winner determined by secret ballot . Jesse Michael Alto ( January 1 , 1927 -- May 3 , 1998 ) , was an American poker player , ___MASK42___ known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the World Series of Poker . Alto was a fixture at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s and 1980s . Although he never won any WSOP bracelets , he cashed in many events , ___MASK30___ notably in the main event . Alto was one of the final five players at the 1974 final table finishing either fourth or fifth according to New York Times magazine story from July 28 , 1974 . Alto made his first Main Event final table in 1976 where he finished as the runner - up to Doyle Brunson . In the final hand of the 1976 WSOP Alto held A  J  while Brunson held 10  2  . The flop came A  J  10  giving two pairs for Alto and one pair for Brunson . Alto then led out with a pot size bet , Brunson with the chip lead countered by moving all - in , which was called . The turn came 2  , giving Brunson two pair but still trailing , the river brought 10 A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker . It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table ( called a " heads - up " tournament ), and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables . The winner of the tournament is usually the person who wins every poker chip in the game and the others are awarded places based on the time of their elimination . To facilitate this , in ___MASK30___ tournaments , blinds rise over the duration of the tournament . Unlike in a ring game ( or cash game ), a player ' s chips in a tournament cannot be cashed out for money and serve only to determine the player ' s placing . A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played , be they traditional or game - specific . Countless card games exist , including families of related games ( such as poker ). A small number of card games played with traditional decks have formally standardized rules , but ___MASK30___ are folk games whose rules vary by region , culture , and person .