The Best of 2011 list was determined by reader votes from the state’s premier meeting and event professionals’ publication, Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. More than 10,000 event planners, suppliers and industry professionals subscribe to the magazine. Each year, readers vote for the top venues, hotels, golf courses and event providers in the state of Michigan in a variety of entertainment-related categories.

Turtle Creek Casino took home top honors in the Best Casino category, besting the MGM Grand Detroit and Little River Casino Resort in reader votes. It was also named the Best Hotel with Meeting and Event Space (200 Guest Rooms or Less), edging out fellow nominees The Inn at St. Johns, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bay City Riverfront and Cambria Suites Traverse City.

Turtle Creek Hotel Manager Scott Fluette and Event Sales Associate David Avis accepted the awards on the organization’s behalf.

“This is a great honor for the staff of our casino and hotel, but also for all of northern Michigan.” Turtle Creek Casino General Manager Rich Bailey said. “When we opened in 2008, we said we’d designed Turtle Creek for comfort, style, convenience, and the environment. Those principles are what have helped us achieve this honor.”

Turtle Creek Casino was previously nominated for Best Casino in 2010.

This year’s awards were presented live at a gala event at The Fillmore in downtown Detroit, with several hundred event planners, entertainment providers and industry professionals in attendance.

DEEPSTACKS LIVE BRINGS ALL-STAR POKER TRAINING TEAM TO TURTLE CREEK FOR POWER POKER COURSE, DEEPSTACKS POKER TOUR EVENT

Las Vegas, NV (Monday, April 18, 2011) – DeepStacks Live, the No. 1 poker training company in the industry, is bringing its elite team of instructors, Team DeepStacks, to the Turtle Creek Casino in Williamsburg, MI for a 1-day Power Poker Course followed by a $600 buy-in DeepStacks Tour event. The week begins with the course on Thursday, April 21; the tournament kicks off on Friday, April 22.

This event is the first time an entire team of elite poker pros has descended on Turtle Creek. In addition to World Series of Poker bracelet winners Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Team DeepStacks Pros Adam “Roothlus” Levy (12th place 2010 WSOP Main Evenet), Alex Outhred, Karina Jett, Jason Lee and Tristan “Cre8ive” Wade will be on hand for the course and the tournament.

The 1-Day Power Poker Course begins at 1:00 PM on Thursday, April 21 and is guaranteed to take your game to the next level.

For $600, students will have access to an unparalleled level of instruction including:

Personal assessment: Team DeepStacks Pros will watch students as they play, analyzing their abilities and finding holes in their games. Then Team DeepStacks will develop an individualized game plan for each player to fix their biggest issues.
Advanced Betting Strategies: Team DeepStacks shows you the secrets to extracting the maximum amount of money from your opponents. Whether it’s proper value betting, light three betting or squeezing, we will teach you how to take down pots and make that money!
Exploiting Table Position: Understanding table position and how to range your opponents’ hands are critical to winning poker. We will teach you the skills necessary to maximize your position whether you are UTG, in the cutoff or the hijack seat. We will teach you to exploit position and attack weakness.
Outs and Odds: We’ll immediately improve each student’s grasp on the math of poker, teaching “on the fly” math, how to figure your outs and odds and proper pot odds to justify calling.

Plus, learn proper bookkeeping, have the opportunity for a candid Q & A with our pros and staff and get extensive one-on-one tips and training.

Then on Friday and Saturday, there is a $600 DeepStacks Poker Tour tournament with no buy-in fee. This is a chance for players to take on the top pros in the world and measure up against world champions for a low buy-in.

“The DeepStacks Tour is the only place where poker players have the opportunity to test their skills against the likes of The Mouth and The Grinder at affordable buy-ins,” said DeepStacks CEO Chris Torina. “Come to the poker course on Thursday and learn how to beat our guys on Friday.”

Called “savvy and innovative” by PokerNewsDaily.com, “one-of-a-kind…revolutionary” by PokerSoftware.com, a course that “promises to take any poker education to the next level” by Bluff Magazine and “a poker instructional powerhouse” by industry leader, Ante Up Magazine, DeepStacks Live training session at Turtle Creek will deliver big results.

APRIL 8, 2011. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH – The Grand Traverse region’s newest and leading casino just got even better. A $500,000 upgrades is nearly complete, representing the first additional investment in the property since its 2008 opening.

The updates include:

An all-new High Limit Room that is unrivaled throughout Michigan. The new room, located in a private area near the gift shop, features a two blackjack tables, 42 high-limit slot machines, LCD flat-panel televisions, and a private cashier – all amidst a contemporary, private setting and luxury appointments. The new High Limit Room opened April 1.
A relocated and improved Poker Room. Scheduled to open Wed., April 13, the Poker Room moves to a large, private space behind the main casino escalators, where players will enjoy a private bar with video poker bartop machines, and several new game tables ideal for daily games or larger tournaments.
A consolidation of all table games into one area. More than any other upgrade, this change came about as a result of customer feedback. All blackjack, craps, and roulette games are now located on the west side of the casino.

Commenting on the upgrades, Turtle Creek Casino General Manager Rich Bailey said, “When we first opened Turtle Creek we promised a contemporary, energizing experience for the visitor, and an experience that would always evolve. This investment is our first delivery on that promise, and all of these improvements were based on feedback and input from our loyal customers. Although the changes are not complete, visitors are already enjoying the improved features and convenience.”

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