The ongoing saga of the Trump Taj Mahal bankruptcy has claimed another casualty. Effective Sunday, February 15 at 11:59 pm, the poker room at the Trump Taj will shut down, closing one of the more iconic American poker rooms.
Allen Kessler shared a photo of the poker room closure via Twitter, stating, “Sad day in poker. I played here for several years during the 90s.” The Taj poker room was immortalized in Rounders when Mike and Worm took their trip to Atlantic City to blow off steam.
It was also home of the United States Poker Championship from 1996 to 2010. The USPC was one of poker’s top tournament series’ and was broadcast annually by ESPN until 2006.
Taj Poker Room on the Decline in Recent Years