Looking on the bright side
I went to play the Motor City casino today primarily because the bad beat jackpot had risen to $74,000 and the table share is 40%.
Around 1pm I was considering leaving the table to go get lunch, but decided to wait another hour and let myself get really hungry for the buffet. At 1:45, we heard the familiar screams and cheers from another table outside of the main room, and it was confirmed that they hit the bad beat jackpot. Deciding now it was okay to go eat lunch, I went to the buffet and ate all kinds of funky asian stuff.
When I got back, I had to post to get back back in the game, but there was a seat open just two hands shy of the big blind, plus my friend was sitting there, so I decided to move and go sit next to her and wait two hands to post the big blind. Lo and behold the bad beat jackpot hit again, this time on our table, and unfortunately I was not dealt in the hand, and therefore was not eligible for the table share, which was $2000. At first, no one realized it, but then a greedy player announced loudly, "Justin wasnt in the hand so he doesnt get any of the table share. " My friend then canvassed the table to squeeze out some money for me, and when the players were all payed off, I was awarded $20 per player, and a stealthly $35 from the $10000 winner, and $25 from the $5000 winner, for a grand total of $250 (my friend gave me $100 of her share). The dealers got a $600 tip.
Needless to say I was kind of depressed after this, seeing all my cohorts jubiliant and uppidity, me having to practically grovel for a measly $250. The manner in which they unwillingly flung me the chips made me want to fling them back at them, but some money is better than none, I thought.
Miracously, 4 hours later, the bad beat was hit again on my table, this time I was dealt in the hand, and got paid the $500 table share that was left in the jackpot. This undid some of the sadness that being left out of the first jackpot left.
Many of my friends were stunned at the meager "tip" I receieved the first time around and remarked, "If he had posted, the cards would have changed and you would not have hit the jackpot at all. You should graciously thank him for not posting." This of course failed to gain their attention or interest, their eyes consumed with thoughts of all the "free money" they had just found.
Looking back on that first jackpot, I realized that, just like in poker, there was nothing I could have done to change things. Had I posted to get in the hand, the jackpot would probably not hit at all, and I would have gotten nothing. Having sat out that hand waiting for the big blind, the bad beat occurred and I received $250 extra "free money" I would not have received had I managed to post. So, looking at it that way, it is a good thing I didnt post, because I managed to get some free money I wouldnt have got had I posted.
As for the cheapos who hated the idea of giving away any money to another poker player, especially one who usually beats them out of pots, they behaved pretty much how I expected them to behave, greedy and without much thought to anyone else but themselves. Looking on the bright side, I felt really glad I am not like them.
-J
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