Mike D., AKA Israeli Mike, had another blow out last week. His out of control vehicle crashed and burned but he failed to notice because no one pointed it out to him. I was across the room, dealing a $15-$30 Holdem game when I heard, “MIKE! MIKE!”

Someone at the table he was at was trying to slow him down. He was up, from the 2s, walking behind the dealer, in a menacing manner, focused on the 7s.

Suzanne got to him just as he made it to the 7s. She’s the Front Brush Supervisor and she stepped between him and the 7s. Carmen appeared and took over. Apparently Mike was ready to behave like a caveman and bludgeon the 7s because the 7s had made a comment that Mike didn’t like.

Bummer! Like he’s never made a comment the rest of the world didn’t like. It blew over and Mike’s still playing in the room. RATS!!!

Someone in the game I was dealing, said, “They aren’t going to fight. People that are going to fight just get right into it, they don’t talk about it.”

Everyone in my game laughed. Another gent in my game was in shock that this type of behavior would even be tolerated at Bellagio. I am too!

I dealt to the 7s, the brunt of Mike’s angst, the following night. He’s chatty, likes to talk up his game and everyone else’s while he’s playing.

Something happened with him that I find to be a little bizarre…especially if he’s a seasoned player. The game was $75-$150 7 Card Stud. He was in the 3s and wearing headphones. The 8s had the low card bring-in, the 2s threw out three $25 chips, I said, “Raise!”

The 3s released five – $5 chips, as if to call the bring-in, and I said, “It’s been raised.”
He pulled back the five chips and said, “I raise,” and threw out six $25 chips.

I said, “You can’t raise.”

He yanked his head phones off and said, “I intended to raise.”

I said, “You called the low card bring-in after I stated the raise. You can’t raise now after indicating you were just calling.”

He did a little mini tiz on me about what he thought and how he should be able to raise, but went with my decision while he protested. I’m curious where he plays that his action would be considered legal game play, especially at this limit.