Living in Cambodia and turning Pro
06-19-2016
, 10:33 PM
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You went to showdown with the same player in the previous hand. There you asked on the river, "Jacks?" He misheard you and thought you were declaring that you had a jack and tabled his hand. At this point you showed top pair queen and took down the pot. Given the English limitations of the other player, I am going to surmise that this is the context for this incident.
You did nothing wrong and the dealer was certainly wrong for pushing the pot to the other player, no matter how small. But given the language issue with the dealers and many of the players, I would just avoid such discussions/questions at showdown to avoid any confusion. I was finishing up my session and admit that I did not follow the action that closely. Had I known what happened I would have spoken up on your behalf. As this type of incident just happened, the dealers should be well aware of it and know the correct ruling. I would discuss this with the day manager during his shift tomorrow as he was not around to witness this hand.
You did nothing wrong and the dealer was certainly wrong for pushing the pot to the other player, no matter how small. But given the language issue with the dealers and many of the players, I would just avoid such discussions/questions at showdown to avoid any confusion. I was finishing up my session and admit that I did not follow the action that closely. Had I known what happened I would have spoken up on your behalf. As this type of incident just happened, the dealers should be well aware of it and know the correct ruling. I would discuss this with the day manager during his shift tomorrow as he was not around to witness this hand.
I think you are confusing this with another hand where I did have Top 2 Pairs and asked the same guy "Do you have a Jack" at showdown as there was two Jacks on the board. I won that hand. I try and never ask one word questions as that does lead to confusion I agree.
06-20-2016
, 05:51 AM
06-21-2016
, 04:01 PM
We had another night of karaoke at the KTV this past Friday. The brothers who run the poker room at Lion City do this for their staff and regular players about once a month and it's always great fun.
They served some sort of nut for a snack that I had never had before and I mentioned that I really enjoyed them to the wife of one of the brothers. So a few days later she went to the market and bought for me a whole bag full of them. It's this sort of sincere and personal touch that makes the staff and the room so popular with the locals.
The bar is coming along as we are starting to fill out an actual staff and learn the daily routine of running such a business. Poker players continue to patronize the bar and a handful of us usually come in after playing at Lion City. I like the girls that have been hired thus far, especially the bartender. I hope she has a husband or boyfriend, because if she doesn't I might be in trouble.
The games at Lion City have been consistent and good, even cracking a second table a handful of times. Some non-Khmer locals have started to frequent the game regularly and have increased the action. I am probably due for a day off, but the games have been good lately and with the APT over things should normalize further in terms of more consistent games.
They served some sort of nut for a snack that I had never had before and I mentioned that I really enjoyed them to the wife of one of the brothers. So a few days later she went to the market and bought for me a whole bag full of them. It's this sort of sincere and personal touch that makes the staff and the room so popular with the locals.
The bar is coming along as we are starting to fill out an actual staff and learn the daily routine of running such a business. Poker players continue to patronize the bar and a handful of us usually come in after playing at Lion City. I like the girls that have been hired thus far, especially the bartender. I hope she has a husband or boyfriend, because if she doesn't I might be in trouble.
The games at Lion City have been consistent and good, even cracking a second table a handful of times. Some non-Khmer locals have started to frequent the game regularly and have increased the action. I am probably due for a day off, but the games have been good lately and with the APT over things should normalize further in terms of more consistent games.
06-22-2016
, 01:23 AM
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, 04:43 PM
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, 02:00 AM
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, 02:01 AM
06-26-2016
, 12:43 PM
06-27-2016
, 03:55 AM
And who's the poofter who hasn't beaten her since?
06-27-2016
, 06:05 AM
06-27-2016
, 03:09 PM