Time just never stands still for anyone…especially this poker working person that should be putting up more information on the Real World of Poker (vs. the fake world of poker). HAH!

The Shuffle Masters installed in three tables are the NUTZ! Wonderful little creations that keep the action moving instead of the shuffle lull that’s normally felt while the dealer scrambles and shuffles for the next hand. Every dealer that’s used them so far, loves them. The players seem to be very happy with them also, the ‘more hands theory’ goes into effect here. We are hoping they will be installed in all of the tables ASAP!

New shirts on the way for Bellagio Poker Dealers. Every since the opening of the Mirage, the dealers have wanted a classier, cleaner looking shirt than the tuxedo whites that were part of our uniform. The tuxedo whites look like green felt gumbo around the cuffs and shirt pockets (you know, where the tokes go) even if they are cleaned daily and some dealers don’t even bother to clean them daily so they look twice as bad. We are going to be adorned in black – word is they will have a beige cuff and split collar. We wish they would be all black but someone, somewhere, had to come up with the beige cuff idea so that’s the way it is. It’s just such a relief to get out of the tuxedo whites and neck tie garb that we will live with it.

Even though high limit has been on leave of absence for a few weeks, the room is very busy with new faces popping up in all the limits. The highest game on top lately has been $80-$160. The $60-$120 Holdem game is pretty strong. Lots of action in the rest of the room too. From a dealer’s point of view, there’s no bad start in the room…no heads up Razz game and no other nightmares on the horizon. Don’t worry, it always pops up again and we will cheerfully be there dealing our butts off because we have normal monetary obligations like mortgages, car payments, utilities, food, etc. Oh yeah, honey, we are normal people. We really don’t sleep under the Sarah Street Overpass with our shopping carts as shelter.

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This post is done by Chanzes – during the time period that I took a break from posting in the Diary.