Robert Thompson is a poker official from

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. He served as the tournament director on ''

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''. Phil Gordon said on one broadcast that Thompson is one of the best tournament directors in Las Vegas. His distinctive way of saying the tournament opener "shuffle up and deal" has become something of a

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for fans of the show. Thompson was the tournament director for

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from 1997 to 2004. He is the son of Bob Thompson, a former tournament director of the

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