Johnny soon became Poker Room Manager at Beau Rivage in addition to managing regional tournaments there and at the Gold Strike Tunica. In 2006 he joined MGM Resorts International, directing tournaments in Tunica and Biloxi including the 20 WPT World Poker Open, and the 2007 WPT Gulf Coast Poker Championship at Beau Rivage.
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In 2005 Johnny contracted with Harrah’s as Tournament Director of the WSOP Circuit Series and later served as TD for the 2005 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. He eventually became Sommerfeld’s assistant TD, managing the WPT World Poker Challenge in Reno, Nevada. Johnny advanced to Tournament Director at the Horseshoe in 2003 under the guidance of industry legends Jimmy Sommerfeld and Ken Lambert, Jr. Dealing these championship final tables left an indelible impression on Johnny as he recognized the importance of wise and consistent rulings at this level of play. Johnny was chosen to deal the final tables where he got his first taste of world-class tournament poker. In 2000, the Horseshoe and Gold Strike Casinos partnered to host the Jack Binion World Poker Open. Demonstrating a natural talent for managing the game, he was soon hired at the Tunica Horseshoe to deal their higher-limit tables. Johnny began his gaming career as a break-in dealer at $1-5 seven-card stud and has never looked back. He was intrigued by the development of new casinos in Tunica and thought they could offer him a good part-time job while in college. On his way to enrollment at the University of Memphis School of Law, Johnny drove through nearby Tunica, Mississippi. After high school, with his eyes on a law career, he attended East Tennessee State University, majoring in criminal justice and political science.
Johnny Grooms hails from Newport, Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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