Posted by Refeeder on Feb 9, 2009 in
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Doug Maag’s fingers feel like they’re frozen. The late-September night air on Isleta mesa has stiffened his knuckles and he fondles a worn deck of cards in a cramped employee breakroom to warm his fingers. He’s due on the casino floor in 15 minutes. "People have a love-hate relationship with us," said Maag, a blackjack dealer at Isleta Gaming Palace. "They’ll kiss us when they win and they’ll
Posted by Refeeder on Feb 6, 2009 in
SL-Welten Last winter a Chicago clergyman preached a sermon on progressive euchre and astonished a church full of people by denouncing that mildly intoxicating game as "a snare set by Satan to lure Christian people to perdition." At that time progressive euchre had become a craze, says the Herald of that city, though for what reason would puzzle even one of its devotees to tell. Old card players who would
Posted by Refeeder on Feb 6, 2009 in
SL-Welten They were dancing in the streets 10 years ago in Atlantic City, celebrating the new age in which the Queen of Resorts would strike gold. The dying city with a famous boardwalk opened its arms to casinos and the high rollers who would bankroll a renaissance, bringing visitors back to the beaches, trade to the merchants and jobs to residents. "What you’re looking at here is probably the greatest
Posted by Refeeder on Feb 6, 2009 in
SL-Welten I bet you 50 cents that your first card game was Old Maid or Fish. From there you moved to bigger and better things, even a little penny blackjack, right? Now of course you hit the big time, poker (where I come from, "bridge" is how you get to Brooklyn). But if you find yourself losing too much money or you’re just bored with poker, try "TEGWAR," an original and challenging game created by author
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SL-Welten Poker players of the world, beware! Next time you come to The Boot as a tourist, whatever you do, don’t engage in a game of poker with the Italians. For in Italy, according to the homemade rules, a "full house" is inferior to a "flush." That’s right, you heard the man correct. In Italy a "flush" beats a "full house" period, exclamation point! What does it matter that Hoyle, the card authority,
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