In the wee-hours of the
morning 4:50 AM to be exact, I aimlessly walk through the Las Vegas Strip and
enter the Planet Hollywood casino. Walking through the
surprisingly tranquil casino floor....
"Wow, not too many
drunks stumbling around.." I thought as I slowly walk through the maze of
party girls finishing their last guzzle of fruity spirits, and guys walking
around in groups of two and threes obviously striking out in their pursuit of
their "One Night Stand" or "Vegas Memory". I ended up at
the Planet Hollywood Poker room and approach the cashier desk..
The Planet Hollywood poker
room is a smorgasbord of hustling guys and gals playing the
great game of poker. The Loud cracking of shuffling chips, the occasional
scream of "Good hand" and "You called me with that?" and
screams of "Seats Open" from the poker dealers resonate throughout
the room. Stacks of $5 Chips and $1 Chips fill this poker room in front
of wanna be professionals, drunks party kids who stumbled from the nearby
"Heart" bar, middle aged men, and insomniacs trying to
squeeze and absorb every minute of their Las Vegas vacation. "My plane
leaves in two hours" one young party animal says..typical Vegas visitor
Two familiar faces
are standing next to each at the makeshift podium which acts as a cashier cage.
The Dealer is a familiar...we'll call her "A" and the floormen, we'll
call him "J" are chatting with each other as I approach him.
"A" recognizes me
instantly, "Ron, what are you doing here so late?" The puzzled look
on her face was priceless. Yeah, I'm probably the last person she'd probably
see there at this hour.
I smirk, "Took my
parents to the airport, decided to play some poker."
"A" smiles,
"I'll see if there's a seat for you."
"A" searches the
busy poker room and as she does, I have a short conversation with the floorman,
"J", "J" is a young guy with a Cajun accent with a lot of
enthusiasm. I really like "J" personality. The kind of guy who
seems like he always has his dealers back and would probably be a fun person to
have a beer with.
"A" Points out an
empty seat. I walk towards my new seat simultaneously gazing the stacks at the
table. Couple of stacks of $500, some $200, and one guy with over $1000....I
decided to buy in for $300. I hand "A" my cash and within minutes she
brings me a rack containing 300 red. I pull out 2 bucks to tip "A".
"A" wouldn't take it, she smiles, "Just get me in the box."
I insisted on tipping her but again she relented...
I finally sit down and open
my "POKER INCOME" Application on my iPhone and record all the details
of his session:
PLANET HOLLYWOOD $1-2 NO
LIMIT, BUY IN: $300
I toss my players card to the
dealer who swipes me in, already thinking about using my comp points for the
delicious Earl of Sandwich. The dealer pitches the cards, as I lined my red
chips in a row and peek at my cards....5 4 Offsuit...when its my turn...I toss
them into the muck, tossing him high like a helicopter but being careful that I
don't expose my cards...
A pretty middle-aged cocktail waitress ask me if I wanted something to drink. I politely declined....
And with that.....My
Planet Hollywood sessions begins....
PART 2......SOON
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