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By Andy Voung, The Denver Post

Six-and-a-half years ago, Tim Janus was a New York City day trader losing his pants. Today, he is “Eater X,” a top-ranked competitive muncher set to stuff his mouth with Rocky Mountain oysters in Colorado’s high country. Eater X, who has always used that moniker in competition, and 14 others participated in a professionally sanctioned eating contest sponsored by the Isle Casino in Black Hawk.

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Black Hawk will once again leave its mark on the national poker scene when Heartland Poker Tour returns this month. HPT producers will film two one-hour episodes of the nationally syndicated TV show at Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour, which is expected to draw hundreds of poker enthusiasts from both Colorado and around the U.S.

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When most people convert their basement into a game room, they don’t do it quite on the scale of what Bullwhackers has done recently. By converting their basement into a usable area for gamers, the Black Hawk casino has positioned itself as the place to be for video poker aficionados. The new Big Deal Video Poker Room is a space exclusively dedicated to video poker, with 120 video poker machines, a full bar, waitstaff and a host of other amenities. The remodel makes the room one of the best spaces for video poker lovers in the state of Colorado.

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Mississippi Stud is coming soon, exclusively to The Lodge Casino in Black Hawk. Mississippi Stud is a new five-card poker game that lets players put it all on the line by betting up to 10 units on a single hand. Mississippi players compete against a paytable rather than the dealer, and win if their hand is a pair of 6s or better.

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Everyone has heard of Pikes Peak, but not as many people are familiar with Cripple Creek, the historic burg that sits on the southwest slopes of the majestic mountain and is one of three Colorado towns that offers casino gambling.

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By Kyle Wagner, Denver Post Travel Editor

The well-padded, high-backed swivel chairs are just too inviting, and Erika Jimenez and Saul Miranda don’t waste a minute getting comfortable next to a pod of slot machines.

“This is our getaway,” Miranda says. “I looked forward to this all week.”

The husband and wife from Aurora have two businesses and three kids, and whenever they feel like cutting loose, they take some money they’ve saved up and head to Black Hawk. And more specifically, to their new favorite casino, Ameristar Casino Resort Spa.

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Want to combine a trip to Colorado’s action-packed casinos with a little sightseeing, Rocky Mountain-style? Take the famous Peak to Peak Highway, linking Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park in the north to Black Hawk and Central City in the south. It’s a Colorado original boasting matchless views of the Continental Divide.

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By Kyle Wagner, Denver Post Travel Editor

It’s the first time a woman naked from the waist up has ever initiated a conversation with me at a swimming pool — well, not counting my daughters when they were toddlers.

“Hi,” said this fantastically caramel-tanned person, leaning over to put what I’m going to guess were a couple of 38DDs about a foot from my face. “I’m Sara.”

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Wedding bells are finally ringing for Matt Mason and Jackie Wright of Littleton. The couple put their plans to marry on hold last year, struggling to make ends meet after Wright lost her job. For a $360 investment, Mason took a shot at a windfall by playing in April’s Heartland Poker Tour at Golden Gates Casino & Poker Parlour in Black Hawk.

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With the opening of 536 rooms at the Ameristar Casino hotel and spa in Black Hawk last fall, the focus has returned to all the lodging options in Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.

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As a rookie, poker has always been a challenging game for me to approach. Not because it seemed overly difficult, but because I’d always imagined poker games as impenetrable clubs taking place behind closed doors. I pictured dimly lit, smoke-filled rooms where large men chomping on cigars suspiciously peered at each other over a handful of cards. I pictured old-time saloons where hardened cowboys who play games with rugged names like “Texas Hold Em,” “7-Card Stud” and “Draw,” kept a bottle of whiskey close and a sidearm even closer – just to even out any odds they didn’t deem in their favor.

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If you don’t already have a player’s card at your favorite casinos, sign up the next time you’re up the hill. It’s free; all you need to do is present photo identification at the designated area, usually called the player service center, guest services, or, in some cases, the cashier cage. In fact, some of the casinos give you an added incentive to sign up, such as a meal, t-shirt or extra points.

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As a beginner, it’s not hard to see why blackjack is the most popular casino game in the world – it’s because the game is actually very simple. Even The Rookie has some idea about the basics of blackjack. You want to get 21, you “hit,” you “stand,” there’s something called a “double down,” something about “splitting a pair,” having “soft hands” and “burning” or “lighting the cards on fire?” Sounds dangerous really; but I have to say, the aloe lotion I bought really smells nice.

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By Nancy Crimmins

Want to know what I like about the game of blackjack?

Everything.

I like the excitement of the deal. Watching each hand dealt to each person around the table. Watching the dealer’s “up card” – loving to see a 6 and dreading to see an ace. Hoping for the green light to signal the dealer DOESN’T have a blackjack, and sighing if it flashes red.

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The video-poker machines bong nonstop and players belly up to the bar — also studded with machines — but the main attraction is beer.

Dostal Alley Brewpub & Casino on Central City’s main street is part casino and all about beer, thanks to brewer/owner Buddy Schmalz, who fell in love with brewing and turned it into a business.

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If you’ve ever wondered about the legality of your weekly poker game, the Colorado Supreme Court may soon have something to say about it. Denver Post business reporter Andy Vuong writes that a Greeley case may force a precedent. Read the whole story here in The Denver Post

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