Frank started playing poker when he was legally old enough. He began playing at Artichoke Joes in California in the late '50s. Frank then took his ego and a very small bankroll to Las Vegas in 1969 after a divorce to play poker, bet the horses and sports. A few short months later (with his ego somewhat deflated) he was forced to get a job as a poker shill dealer. For the next 30 years or so, Frank was a poker dealer, prop player, shift boss and ran a very successful card room called �Check This.�

Fact is, Frank met his wife at a poker table. He says, �It was the best bet he had ever won.�

Frank will put a smile on your face and sometimes a tear to your eye�but most of all, he will help you appreciate and understand poker �Las Vegas style" of yesteryear and today.

Inbetween poker jobs, Frank owned and operated �Marino's Italian Cuisine� an Italian Restaurant, and the �Coffee Gallery,� a Sandwich and Cappuccino Cafe.

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