Good blog. Just goes to show that truth is often stranger than fiction.
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"Table Tales"
By inklayerDec 04, 09 10:20 PM
While dealing a side game at the 94 WSOP, I leave table for a break. While outside I see a tow truck pulling up to Bob Stupak's (of Stratosphere fame - deceased this year) car and go back inside to warn him. He says "You're shitting me" and goes out to save his car. Back from break, I am dealing his table. He says nothing. At end of down, I say "By the way Bob, you're welcome!"
EOS (end of shift) from WSOP a group of us go to Fitzgeralds for a cocktail. Just after getting our drink, we hear what sounds like gun fire. When the next shot rang out everyone was hitting the deck including BJ dealers - then a third shot. Seems a woman got mad and killed 3 machines and wounded two others. No one hurt.
A man had been playing "Big Bertha" ($1.00 machine) for about 15 hours. He asked his wife to hold the fort and keep it loaded while he ran to the mens room. As soon as he was out of sight she started playing only $1.00 per pull and of course it hit!!!! It took 5 security guards to pull him off her when it only paid mere 5K instead of 5mil.
When working at the Garden City in San Jose, a woman came in to get her husband off the table. When he did not leave, she left and returned with a rolling pin. She proceeded to chase him through the casino followed by several security officers. It looked like something from the "Keystone Cops".
At the Casino Card Room (used to be across from The Garden City) a man left the table and asked for his seat to be locked up (1/2 hour max time limit). He returned about 20 min. later with a paper sack full of cash and bought back in. Within minutes the cops arrived and arrested him, seems he robbed a convenience store.
When I was a cashier (in the cage) at the Miracle Mile casino also in San Jose, a woman pan (panguingue) player left the table just long enough to go into the ladies room and give birth. She returned to the table with the baby wrapped in paper towels. This is the sickest story I could ever retell. Players actually took up a collection for her and called an ambulance to take mother and baby to the hospital.
Back in 1994, Johnny Moss (a well known poker great) was still playing - i imagine in his 90's at the time. He had to be helped to his seat and was treated with love and respect by all present. I also had the privilege of dealing to Stu Unger, Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson (who is quite the gentleman and always treated dealers with respect). He was also quite generous tipping and shared his good fortune with all the dealers on the shift.
I went with a couple of friends to a small CA club - 6 tables. They were all having a good time so I stayed longer at the table than I would normally because my cards were running so bad and the play was even worse from the rest of the idiots sitting at the table. I took a number of bad beats and finally had enough. A man was waiting eagerly to sit down, so I relinquished my seat. The cards were already in motion as he sat and posted - he was dealt AA and flopped a FH only to be beat by a Straight Flush. The jackpot was $15K with the losing hand receiving 50%, the winning hand 25% and the balance divided among the rest of the players. Had I waited another 20 seconds, I could have walked out with $7,500 instead was $250 in the hole.
AsGoodAsGus
WOW! Fabulous stories!! The woman and the baby is unreal, though... And I thought I was a gambling junkie...lol. More please!!