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10-19-2005, 05:58 PM
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Re: The Big Game at Bellagio
I wonder what those guys toke the dealers when pulling in a pot. Obviously they are not tossing a 1k chip to them. Do they bring $20 chips for tips, $10?
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#35
10-19-2005, 06:37 PM
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Re: The Big Game at Bellagio
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I wonder what those guys toke the dealers when pulling in a pot. Obviously they are not tossing a 1k chip to them. Do they bring $20 chips for tips, $10? [/ QUOTE ] Autographs and the opportunity to be in their presence.
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#36
10-19-2005, 06:45 PM
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Re: The Big Game at Bellagio
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I wonder what those guys toke the dealers when pulling in a pot. Obviously they are not tossing a 1k chip to them. Do they bring $20 chips for tips, $10? [/ QUOTE ] If you want an inside look into this game, go read Linda's "Table Tango" blog. She's one of the best dealer's at the Bellagio and also got mentioned second in the acknowledgements part of, "The Prof, Banker, and Suicide King" book. Very interesting read. Been reading it for the last couple of years.
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#37
10-19-2005, 07:13 PM
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Re: The Big Game at Bellagio
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I was in Bellagio Saturday night around 10pm and the big game was going. Chip Reese, Minh Ly, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Gus Hanson and Doyle Brunson were all playing. [/ QUOTE ] Same on Sunday afternoon early evening, plus Jen Harmon, David Gray and a WPT final tablist from NY (can't remember his name). My table (2-5NL) was right in front of the fish tank. This one noob at our table was so bad that everyone at the table was offering advice or begging him to quit before he lost his $200. Once he busted he got up and walked straight into the fish tank. They escorted him out very quickly, but no arms or legs were broken. I also saw David Sklansky, but couldn't think of anything to say that wouldn't make me sound like a psychopathic stalker.
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#38
10-19-2005, 07:49 PM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] You wont be able to watch. Unless you're playing in it, you're not getting anywhere near it. [/ QUOTE ] I heard a rumor that something in the Gaming Regs prevented casinos from having truely private gaming rooms, and security in the high rollers areas was there to make you feel unwelcome as a gawker, but can't technically force you to leave. Is there any truth to this? I didn't find anything conclusive in the regs. [/ QUOTE ] Its private property. They can have you escorted off the premesis if they want. Ive had it happen before (nasty incident with blackjack and alleged card counting... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]) [/ QUOTE ] I'm sure the former rule about wagering only in public had everything to do with making sure the state got it's fair take and nothing at at all to do with public freedom. Imagine how much a casino could make off a big-money blackjack game conducted in a "private room." Six whales walk in. The next day, the casino reports, um, uh, $200 gross... yeah... $200. The state probably changed the regulations when they decided they could ensure the casinos reported the house take correctly without direct plainclothed human supervision. There's a huge difference between allowing no member of the public in an area and only not allowing you, as the nice folks at Disney's California Adventure explained to me on my entirely-voluntary way out.
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#39
10-19-2005, 08:46 PM
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Re: The Big Game at Bellagio
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I wonder what those guys toke the dealers when pulling in a pot. Obviously they are not tossing a 1k chip to them. Do they bring $20 chips for tips, $10? [/ QUOTE ] Generally nothing unless it's part of the agreement with the house that is included in the time charge. How do I know? 1st hand experience, I've dealt this game.
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#40
10-19-2005, 08:52 PM
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I'm going to vegas for the first time this weekend, I wouldn't mind strolling past the 'big game' just to take a peek, Is it actually ok then, to stop by the glass and check it out for a second or two, so long as I'm not standing there for an hour? [/ QUOTE ] Just don't make a blowfish on the glass. They hate that.
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