It’s not often you find the attitude of a high limit player trapped in the body of a $1-$5 7 Card Stud player but sure enough, there he was in the 1s, struggling through his chips and acting as if he was the only one entitled to win a pot. Everyone was happy, talkative…just like $1-$5 7 Card Stud players are supposed to be…except the 1s.

He went all-in about the third hand I dealt. It was four-way action and without missing a breath, in between announcing that he was all-in 57 times, he told me what to put in the side pot before I had a chance to pick up the bets. It went to heads up in the side pot and each time one of the players checked or bet or called, the 1s announced again, that he was all-in.

Finally I asked, “Still?” when he announced all-in again.

It didn’t go over well. He lost the hand and pulled out money. Robin, one of our chip runners was there to give me a fill. He started to hand her the money, changed his mind and went off in a huff to get his own chips.

When he returned, the 7s, middle aged female, said, “He must of wanted to get his own ‘lucky’ chips.”

I was half in and out of the conversation with the players and said, “Yes, maybe he did get lucky chips.”

He went mad dog, frothing at the mouth, into, “You shut up and deal! That way you won’t make a mistake. You just shut up! You shut up and deal!”

I turned and looked directly at him and said, “Wow! Guess you really told me off.”

He looked away. I just couldn’t help my little ole smart ass self and I followed it up with, “When I want a lecture from you, I’ll call you.”

He never said another word. He lost the next hand…hell, I can’t help but think there’s some justice in that mean, bad attitude and losing the next hand kind of mojo going on. He took a walk.

I saw him throughout the night, prowling the low limit games, watching the action and then returning to his own game. Once he made eye contact with me and I stared right back at him, he looked away.

Everyone in that limit and game are always talking and goofing, laughing and gambling and they want the dealer to interact with them…hard to believe, I know. We probably have the best low limit stud games in town. Lots of action and fun going on all the time. He really was out of line.

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$30-$60 Holdem, KA-BOOM! Chips exploded into the pot, capped, five way action pre-Flop. Bet and call on the Flop, bet and call on the Turn, bet and two callers on the River. Two lonely Aces claimed the huge pot.

I cranked up the fork lift and dropped the pot at the winning ticket holder’s seat.

He said, “Thank you!”

I said, “You’re welcome.”

He threw me $1.00 with this statement. “The tip is because your dealing is so smooth and you are obviously good at it, not for the pot. Anyone could have given me two Aces.”

I couldn’t help but smile over that one.