Atlantic City Regulars

imported_adhoc · #1 08-09-2005, 03:20 AM

I see the same people every time I go down to the casinos but don't know the gossip, background, and skill level for most of them. We need a who's who of Atlantic City poker ...

Inspired by this very good thread

Marc Desjardins · #2 08-09-2005, 01:43 PM

In my week there, there was one guy who I saw almost every day at the Taj. He seemed to be russian, he had a strong accent, thin with short grayish hair and beard. I saw him 4 times in 4 days and he always wore the same clothes, gray jogging pants and a purple atlantic city t-shirt.

I played with him once at 3/6, he knew most of the dealers, had lots of bad beat stories to tell. He kept yelling at the floor to change the dealers as a joke. Actually he kept yelling at everybody he knew.

He wasn't very good, but not very bad either. The game was tight so he said that in those games you have to play any two suited cards, from any positions. It seemed to work for him as he made a few two pair hands with his low cards and picked up a huge pot with an 8 high flush.

imported_adhoc · #3 08-09-2005, 08:37 PM

For instance, every time I go to the Taj Mahal, I see a short, mildly overweight woman, probably in her fifties, who is always followed by a tallish, younger, light-complected black man with a blocked-off haircut. The black guy always seems to be agreeing with her and repeating back affirmatively whatever she says to him. She calls all of the dealers and floormen by their first names and hops around from table to table all night, playing 2/4 and 5/10. She is really annoying. Beyond that I don't know anything about her, or a lot of the other people I see frequently.

Let's get some info on the regulars folks, this could be really interesting ...

dedmoney · #4 08-09-2005, 10:57 PM

I osted this in the railbirds thread by accident as well.

I played at the Borg for the second time this weekend, 1-2 NLHE, sat with some characters you guys would probably know.

Friday night/sat morning, I sat at the far end of the room, with two guys who were definate regulars. They knew each other and talked bout a lot of aquaintances. One guy was younger, mid 20s, well dressed, listening to an ipod, tall and skinny, pretty solid player.

The other guy was older, in his forties, with Douglas McArthur looking sunglasses, kind of crotchety, talked to himself a lot trying to figure out people's plays. Also had headphones, but a kmart looking ipod.

Saturday i sat in the middle of the flor, also at 1-2 nlhe. The two people directly to my left were definately your grider types, One was a fat greasy older guy, baling, wearing a black 'got poker' t, he was wearing a bracelet, but i couldn't read what it said, it looked more like something from a carnival rather than the wsop. he wouldn't shut up about his poker resume, how he's won over 1mm in the last 15 years and is buddies with benny binion and mike matasow etc. etc. dude gave me a headache.

the chick next to him had like two racks of chips and about 3000 in front of her, kind of flighty, thin, and a unique fashion sense, seemed nice, but definately weird. She was busting people left and right. I was pretty impressed with her play, but she was definately catching some good cards, including rivering a two outer to bust my ass.

it was a bad weekend. hopefully this weekend at the tstone will be better.

ononimo · #5 08-09-2005, 11:25 PM

hmm ... how about this one:

pretty asian (korean?) girl
early-mid 20s
very "well put-together" (fashionable, nice clothes and jewelry)
nice breasts that she displays via low-cut yet tasteful blouses
great smile and is often smiling
plays $20/$40 (and sometimes higher) at the Borg

anyone know who i'm talking about?

Prodigy · #6 08-10-2005, 07:12 AM

"For instance, every time I go to the Taj Mahal, I see a short, mildly overweight woman, probably in her fifties, who is always followed by a tallish, younger, light-complected black man with a blocked-off haircut. The black guy always seems to be agreeing with her and repeating back affirmatively whatever she says to him. She calls all of the dealers and floormen by their first names and hops around from table to table all night, playing 2/4 and 5/10. She is really annoying. Beyond that I don't know anything about her, or a lot of the other people I see frequently.

Let's get some info on the regulars folks, this could be really interesting ..."

since i started the AC railbird post, i'll handle these posts w/ ease...
This one is easy. The lady u are talking about is Elaine. I don't know the african american lackey, but i know who you are talking about. Her famous line is, "may the raiser, be the loser..." She is a ultra weak player who likes to see flops. I know her from my tropicana days where she would ALWAYS buy in for the minimum and bust out and go all in every time. She always yells at me and everyone else who smokes near the poker tables (happens more at the trop) she says she no longer plays at the trop and I have seen her at the taj. Solid losing player.

Next question...

Prodigy · #7 08-10-2005, 07:18 AM

"hmm ... how about this one:

pretty asian (korean?) girl
early-mid 20s
very "well put-together" (fashionable, nice clothes and jewelry)
nice breasts that she displays via low-cut yet tasteful blouses
great smile and is often smiling
plays $20/$40 (and sometimes higher) at the Borg

anyone know who i'm talking about?"

lol. This one is easy as well.
You are talking about Dawn. She is not korean, but vietnamese. I personally know her pretty well, and could tell you alot about her, but i'll just give you a short bio. She is a very attractive and flirty girl and very fun to hang out w/ outside the poker room. She has a new bf now, her ex was a good friend of mine so we hung out alot. She is/was a borgata waitress. She saves so many bets by guys checking down w/ her and letting her draw out for free. And when she makes a move, she will win most of the time because the befuddled guy will give her the benefit of the doubt. If she gets a bad beat, BE CAREFUL...wheels will come off, sparks will fly everywhere, and she will play any two card suited and go for runner runner on your ass. =)
Mike Gallo, you can also help me out too if you'd like.

ononimo · #8 08-10-2005, 09:38 AM

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You are talking about Dawn ... She saves so many bets by guys checking down w/ her and letting her draw out for free. And when she makes a move, she will win most of the time because the befuddled guy will give her the benefit of the doubt. If she gets a bad beat, BE CAREFUL...wheels will come off, sparks will fly everywhere, and she will play any two card suited and go for runner runner on your ass. =)

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Yup, that's her - name sounds familiar, too. I think she hates playing with me because I'm one of the few guys who she can't charm out of a pot and I've given her a few bad beats ("i had outs") ...

mostsmooth · #9 08-10-2005, 10:15 PM

[ QUOTE ]
hmm ... how about this one:

pretty asian (korean?) girl
early-mid 20s
very "well put-together" (fashionable, nice clothes and jewelry)
nice breasts that she displays via low-cut yet tasteful blouses
great smile and is often smiling
plays $20/$40 (and sometimes higher) at the Borg

anyone know who i'm talking about?

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i do

MHarris · #10 08-10-2005, 11:42 PM

"Tiger123".....50-something caucasian guy, usually plays 6/12 and NL at the Borgata, says he cashed high in a major tourney. Probably slightly better than average player, and a pretty annoying character at times.

There's another one who I'm hoping someone can identify: he's a 30ish white guy, receding hairline, goatee. I usually see him at the weeknight tourney, and every time I saw him during the fall/winter, he was wearing the same Eagles sweatshirt and jeans. I think he's won at least a few tourneys there and gets pretty vocal and pissy about bad beats.