[wray]

I was playing 4-8 at The Horseshoe Casino Tunica last weekend. I was getting pounded but kept my composure. This older guy (who was a regular) sat down. He played more than the average amount of hands. He'd raise then fold on the flop or turn. A fella was calling his raises with stuff like Q-4 and catching cards and spanking the old guy. After like 3 hands the old guy was basically saying it was the dealers fault. She'd look my way and kind of roll her eyes.

He'd make a few more comments and it was really pissing me off.

A few hands later he raises and I call in position with A-J. There was one other caller. The flop came J-x-x. He bet, the other guy called and I raised. They both then called and the board paired. The old guy bet, the other guy called, and I called. A nothing river and I called the old guys bet.

He had me spanked from the beginning with QQ. I was not mad at all. I've been beat many times before and it wasn't like he drew out on me.

But for probably the first time in years I said something to the fella. I asked him if the dealer was still doing a terrible job. He mumbled something. I asked again if she was still that bad. He then said she was still doing bad because "of a scary board like that". I told him he had 2 guys calling his bets all the way to the river. I told him I didn't know what else he could have asked for. We jabbed a little back and forth. Then he started whispering to the guy next to him that I was just mad because I lost the hand.

I decided to drop it even though I wasn't mad about losing. Heck, I'd lost many many hands during the course of that day and didn't complain about it before. I just don't understand how people can think it's the dealers fault for them not catching cards.

Should I have just shut up and let the guy keep moaning?