I also find it pretty annoying when the dealers are overly talkative but i dont think you should have been fired, ive heard dealers joke/say far worse things to players.

How did you know this guy was a "high roller for caesers?" Theres tons of cash tables running during wsop so how were you so familiar with him or who he was?

I find your ability to accept that "**** happens" a quality most do not have and very admirable. I've read your trip reports and the way I would put it (not at all insulting either) is you are just crazy enough to be sane.


We've all been there, regardless of our roll or limits. I've hit the local casino at 4:00 in the afternoon and by 4:30 I'm hoping I can outlast rush hour traffic before busto.

I've done the walk of shame to the greasy fried food sit down place and had the comped rubber chicken with a side of zero dignity while I wait for traffic to clear out. Roughly an hour later I'm in my car praying traffic lightens up as the chicken extracts it's revenge.

.... apparently only modesty prevented you from self-proclaiming to be the most loved dealer at the 2017 WSOP.

I disagree that this incident was unfortunate for you. I think your self-selecting judgment call in this incident did turn out better for you in the long term. You are undoubtedly happier as a player than as a dealer who reps the house. "That mentality" that you strut is better suited to playing than to dealing.

You didn't come here to deal, you came here to play: "I moved to Las Vegas last year to kick off my poker career and ended taking a dealing job during the series because one of my friends worked in upper-management in the poker room and said it would be a profitable gig."

fyp.

Talkative fun dealers make poker more fun and make a lot more in tips in return. I have experienced this many times when I played in Vegas. It’s a win win situation.

Couple things: the dealer has to keep the game moving and not be an ass.

OP I think your joke would have been fine if you knew the player/ were friendly with him and he wasn’t losing. What you said was not OK imo. Getting you fired was gross too for such a comment.

The amount never really matters, % of self at risk is they key. Chicken revenge sounds lethal.

If you’ve read my reports, you know I’ve thrown some heat on snotty little ****s who talk down to me working at the casino. I don’t ever want anyone fired but they need a talking to sometimes. OP falls in this category. Even if he’s just a broke fish, don’t talk down to the guest

You were talking in the box (wrong) and then embarrassed a player with an ill advised joke which was more talking in the box.

See ya.

I heard you got fired because of your screen name.

There's obviously more to the story. I've dealt the series 7 years now, never heard of a good dealer getting fired over something like that.

+1

I agree. I probably shouldn't have said what I said. I went "player mode" on him if you know what I mean. Normally as a player I'll occasionally talk a little smack if I know it could tilt more $$$ on the table.

from an email from WSOP Management Committee:

"The WSOP Recruiting and Management Teams appreciate your detailed explanation of last years incident. Unfortunately, they have re-affirmed their decision to not offer you the opportunity to deal either at the 2018 World Series of Poker or in the Rio Poker Room.



Good luck in your future endeavors. You are more than welcomed to apply again next year."

So, for the 2017 WSOP there was dealers needed in the RIO poker room, not the Amazon room, or the Pavilion. I was sentenced to dealing the Rio's normal poker room dealing mostly $1-3 and $2-5 cash and doing small buy in daily tournament downs that ranged from $40-80.

Their were maybe 20-25 dealers staffed in that room during the WSOP. So being 2nd wasn't a long shot FOR THAT ROOM, lol.

I was dealing in the RIO poker room during the series, not that big cash and daily tournament room with the KINGS LOUNGE in it. So we as dealers dealt to a lot of regulars and out-of-town regs, nam sayin?

Also I was told after the incident the guy I needled was a high roller and honestly it made sense. I had seen him playing tables many times before this. ( I would go often to the pits with my roommate at the time after work and watch my roommate blow through his rent money.) LOL.

You would be great working in HR.

I feel like HR is something like this:

32 yr old single ladies, with no kids and a BMI of 32% = power trip, bone to pick, soul crushing, rhymes with punt with no sense of humor

you should have been there negative nancy, wasn't thaaaaaaaat bad.

Here's the thing, I think there were some kickers that led to Perry calling for me being fired, that if they didn't happen all at once, Perry probably wouldn't have called for my job and let it slide. Like I said Perry and I normally had good rapport and joked with each other previously.

1. Perry lost a lot of money that night.

2. When I called floor, Perry got a lashing from the floor supervisor. It was pretty heated solving the whole straddle dilemma and Perry felt pretty embarrassed making a scene to the extent that he did. Lots of raising of voices and arguing. Mark our floor manger at the time was a no-nonsense from players type of guy. His word was law (even IF he was wrong on a floor call, which happened a few times. Even when he knew he was wrong he stuck with it.)

3. Perry had short man syndrome with a big wallet. No love from the American ladies, aging sadness...

4. If the table didn't erupt in laughter.

Who cares. I'll go deal part time at the Wynn, Venetian, Aria, or New Orleans. It's decent money, I'll be free rolling my overhead, and can play whatever my roll can afford during this years series. I enjoy dealing. I enjoy playing vastly more, but I'll snag a gig for a few months during the series elsewhere.

I know this wouldn't happen statistically, but imagine if I won the main this year, I would rub it in so hard to WSOP upper-management. LOL. But nah, looong shot.

No, they are working in a business and realize that customers are their meal tickets. Be a douchebag to a customer and your income drops. Surprised that you were a dealer because you sound like you're not old enough to be one.

I'm facetious and sarcastic, on the internet... I'm sorry I'm not treating this like a job interview genius. You would be fantastic in HR as well

I'm sure you have a great sense of humor too. Haha.

Waiting for the rest of the story ...

Fishing through the ashtray to see if there's enough change to get some onion rings at the Burger King in Baker

Buying in at a craps table for $17

Wait a second, so Perry is in small blind and gets folded around to him and he just calls the straddle with KK? and BB completes? WTF? (3to a flop?) That just NEVER happened!

This story seems little a fishy??

Loved your trip report! I hope you keep adding on to it

I think that you have a lot to learn about respect for other people as well as what it takes to become a better human yourself, whether you're a dealer or a player. You really don't have hustle, muscle and schmooze to get ahead in life, business or poker.

I can't imagine how you ever got fired with this level of understanding of business

There's no maybe about it
It's fine to make a joke with someone you're friendly with bit it was stupid to do it with this guy

As a player is totally different

Maybe it's a case of "too soon". Next day, the guy is sober, maybe no big deal.