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Robert Thompson is a poker official from Las Vegas. He served^[when?] as the tournament director on Celebrity Poker Showdown.^[1] Phil Gordon said on one broadcast^{[episode needed]} that Thompson is one of the best tournament directors in Las Vegas.^{[citation needed]}^[when?] His distinctive way of saying^{[peacock prose]} the tournament opener "shuffle up and deal" has become something of a catchphrase^{[weasel words]} for fans of the show.

Thompson was the tournament director for Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, California from 1997 to 2004.^{[citation needed]} He is the son of Bob Thompson, a former tournament director of the World Series of Poker.^[2]^{[bare URL]}

Notes

^ About.com: Behind the Scenes at the Celebrity Poker Showdownby Bill Burton Archived June 30, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
^ "About Robert Thompson". Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.

External links

Robert Thompson at IMDb

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[1] About.com: Behind the Scenes at the Celebrity Poker Showdownby Bill Burton Archived June 30, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "About Robert Thompson". Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.

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-'''Robert Thompson''' is a [[poker]] official from [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. He served{{when|date=March 2024}} as the [[Tournament director (poker)|tournament director]] on ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''.<ref>[http://casinogambling.about.com/od/poker/a/celebpoker.htm About.com: Behind the Scenes at the Celebrity Poker Showdown] by Bill Burton{{Dead link|date=March 2024}}</ref> {{citation needed span|[[Phil Gordon (poker player)|Phil Gordon]] said on one broadcast{{Episode needed|date=March 2024}} that Thompson is one of the best tournament directors in Las Vegas.|date=March 2024}}{{When|date=March 2024}} His distinctive way of saying{{Puffery inline|date=March 2024}} the tournament opener "shuffle up and deal" {{Weasel inline|text=has become something of a catchphrase|date=March 2024}} for fans of the show.
+'''Robert Thompson''' is a [[poker]] official from [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. He served{{when|date=March 2024}} as the [[Tournament director (poker)|tournament director]] on ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]''.<ref>[http://casinogambling.about.com/od/poker/a/celebpoker.htm About.com: Behind the Scenes at the Celebrity Poker Showdown]by Bill Burton {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040630184149/http://casinogambling.about.com/od/poker/a/celebpoker.htm |date=June 30, 2004 }}</ref> {{citation needed span|[[Phil Gordon (poker player)|Phil Gordon]] said on one broadcast{{Episode needed|date=March 2024}} that Thompson is one of the best tournament directors in Las Vegas.|date=March 2024}}{{When|date=March 2024}} His distinctive way of saying{{Puffery inline|date=March 2024}} the tournament opener "shuffle up and deal" {{Weasel inline|text=has become something of a catchphrase|date=March 2024}} for fans of the show.
-Thompson was the tournament director for {{citation needed span|[[Hollywood Park Racetrack|Hollywood Park Casino]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] from 1997 to 2004.|date=March 2024}} He is the son of Bob Thompson, a former tournament director of the [[World Series of Poker]].<ref>[http://www.haveapokerparty.com/about.html About Robert Thompson]{{Dead link|date=March 2024}}</ref>{{Bare URL inline|date=March 2024}}
+Thompson was the tournament director for {{citation needed span|[[Hollywood Park Racetrack|Hollywood Park Casino]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] from 1997 to 2004.|date=March 2024}} He is the son of Bob Thompson, a former tournament director of the [[World Series of Poker]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.haveapokerparty.com/about.html |title=About Robert Thompson |access-date=November 22, 2007 |archive-date=December 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229080116/http://www.haveapokerparty.com/about.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Bare URL inline|date=March 2024}}
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