Tiger Tours the Tables in the USA - Table of Contents

11/29/99 monday

part 4 - station casino (redux)

Bob Riley

i enjoyed myself here 'way back in the second week of october! when i walk into the cardroom around 7:30 pm on november 30, i find a seat open at the 4/8 hold 'em game to the left of my old buddy bob riley. i had mis-guessed bob's age the last time i wrote about him, and we both had a good laugh about that. sitting between us is bob's new lady friend, miss b. he's a widower and she's a widow and they make a very lovely couple. miss b is learning to play hold 'em, and she's got one very good teacher. bob wins a couple stacks of reds every day at the 20/40, and then relaxes for a few hours at the 4/8. we trade a few hands, and a few laughs, and then they insist upon taking me to dinner at "pio's" in st. charles! :) all three of us cash out winners, and dinner is delightful! and i book another small win after dinner! :)

12/1/99 wednesday

on wednesday, i've got some domestic stuff to do. i get a laundry done; i get a fed ex package from home; i do some paperwork; and i have the car serviced. and then i go back to the poker room! :)

Vito Casucci, Poker Room Manager

i greet vito casucci, who has just been promoted to poker room manager! wtg vito! the room will soon be moved "dockside" (off the boat and into that section of the casino located on the dock), and the ventilation of the room will get a much-needed improvement! :) but they're also going to lose two or three tables. :(

This Lout Named "Joe"

i put my name on a few lists, and greet some of the many people i played with when i was last here. then this lout named "joe," whom i mentioned in an earlier report, accosts me at the side of the poker room to tell me that he took exception to my remarks about him. this neanderthal actually threatened me with physical harm. he admitted that he was an asshole - in fact, he proudly proclaimed that he was the biggest asshole in the room - but denied being an anti-semite. yeahrightsure. too bad, joe. the truth hurts, doesn't it? go slither back under your rock.

4/8 Hold'em

i soon get seated at the 4/8 hold 'em game, and ol' bob riley (fresh from yet another win at the 20/40) is doing it again. i book a $72 win and cash out as bob gathers in another big pot....

i hope to be home in a few days, and i'll wrap it all up with a final report, which will include a "best and worst" list!

stay tuned!

:)

tiger

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