Archive for August, 1997

What about the guy who comes in for a little recreational poker? He doesn’t play very often and might not even live in your area. He’s just passing through and saw a sign that read “Live Poker”. Maybe the game is 5-card stud and this guy practically trips in his hurry to take the open seat.

The dealer welcomes him into the game and sells him chips. His first hand finds him with an Ace up and he looks at the dealer and says, “Can I split these?”

Is this a tell or what?
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Top this one, baby. You’re playing poker at the Drive You To Drink Casino and it’s action city. No one ever lays a hand down – no matter how much it costs – and if you were armed with a machete and a machine gun, they wouldn’t even notice because they’re playing POKER. They came to play.
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