When it comes to poker rooms in Las Vegas, poker players are quick to give high marks to the Wynn Poker Room. From the in-house room to outside series like the WPT World Championship, the Wynn has established itself as a premier poker destination. That’s due in no small part to the men and women working behind the scenes to operate the 28-table room.

For years, the Director of Poker Operations was Ryan Beauregard (pictured above left), a titan in the poker industry. But now, much like Nicholas Cage in the 1995 film, Beauregard is leaving Las Vegas.

Beauregard’s departure meant there was an opening for a new Director of Poker, and to fill the role, the Wynn wisely looked in-house to Andrew Ormsby (pictured above right), who has served as Operations Manager for the past eight years. Anyone who has either regularly played or worked at the Wynn in recent years knows Ormsby and just how instrumental he is to the room’s success.

PokerNews recently spoke to Ormsby about stepping up as the Wynn’s new Director of Poker Operations.