Replies to post #11389 on Derf's Grotto

[fung_derf]

Amarillo Slim just plays sucker games any more. The boys to watch now are Phil Helmund, Scotty Nguyen, and Johnny Chan.

[Churak]

I used to play a very low limit seven card stud in Vegas but you have to be careful. Lotsa local pros there just waiting to fleece us city folk. I got friendly with a dealer many years ago. She explained why I should never play poker in the hotels after two of her buddies sat down at the table. This was in the 70's when things were a lot more loosey goosey in the Casinos. She said...let's play a hand for fun. Shuffled the cards & all & asked me to cut them. She dealt me two cards down & one up...all Kings. One of the other players had an Ace up. Other person had nothing. She dealt out the hand. My last card down was the fourth King. I was orgasmic. Then she burst my bubble; the dude with the Ace up had 3 of them in the hole. Perhaps that is why some hotels use dealing machines now for games like Let it Ride etc...lol.