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Jarrod Musano’s passion for poker doesn’t prevent him from playing the game he dearly loves just because he’s deaf.

His inability to hear what’s going on at the table is a challenge, but that hasn’t discouraged him and other deaf and hearing impaired persons from pursing opportunities for the chance to compete against the best players in the world.

That’s why Musano and five of his poker enthusiast classmates from the Rochester Institute of Technology founded the National Deaf Poker Tour (NDPT) two years ago to fill the need for an organization that would give deaf players recognition and open the door for them to compete on the world poker stage.

The inaugural tournament was held at Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City in March of 2006. The schedule quickly expanded to four tournaments a year, two in Atlantic City and two more in Las Vegas.

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Author Contact Info: John G. Brokopp, Casino City Times

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