Quote of the Series – Player in a cash game complaining to a dealer about how badly he deals… Dealer says to player, “If we switched seats, we would both make more money.\”
Things I won’t miss after leaving the WSOP
- The piece of paper that has been on the 18th-floor ice machine for 45 days that says “Temporarily out of Order”.
- Players talking about dealers as if the dealer isn’t there.
- The 14th floor button always lit up when I enter the Masquerade Tower elevators. (As mentioned above, I was on the 18th floor.)
- People bumping into me and not saying anything.
- Players with horrible smokers breath sitting right next to me and wanting to talk and belly laugh my direction.
- Award ceremonies (with me not in them).
- A $10 food voucher and $12 worth of food.
- The announcement, “attention all time game dealers, at the end of this hand please collect time”.
- After above announcement, 3 or 4 players in each game saying “we just paid time”…yep we did ½ hour ago.
- People whose name I don’t know asking me for money, and then, not asking me for my phone number so they can find me to repay me.
- Losing 1 to 1,000 to Michalski.
- The phrase “Is Pepsi OK”?
Things I enjoyed at the WSOP:
- Getting more involved in Twitter and the laughs I got along the way. Insert shameless plug here. I’m Donkeybomber on Twitter.
- Award ceremonies celebrating others’ victories and the National Anthem.
- Seeing good friends that I only see once each year.
- Playing Chinese poker on all breaks. (I’m still owed some money by people.)
- Swordfish piccata at Buzios. Their food got good again.
- Dinner at offsite places Herbs and Rye, the best chicken alfredo ever and Pho Kim Long…love Chinese poker and Chinese food.
- $10 Food Vouchers…I know, I’m complicated.
See you next year at the WSOP.
