You can't please all of the people all of the time

So what does a gaggle of poker dealers do when they go to a party? Play poker, of course. What was scheduled for a 3 hour get together turned into a 9-10 hour marathon of playing, drinking, eating and shooting pool. A few brave souls even dared to take a plunge into a frigid pool.
Claudia, thanks for opening your home to us.
You are the hostess with the mostest.





Before heading to the party, I set out to see the
newest casino in Las Vegas. Red Rock Station. It is +/- 10 miles from my place via the 215. The green roofed building is my condo complex. The dark building in the center of the picture is Red Rock Casino.
From a distance, Red Rock appears to be a monstrosity/blight on the landscape. From a closer perspective, I think it tries to blend in with the surrounding.

There is no doubt that the interior of this casino is quite nice. Tons of crystal chandeliers in the form of spheres and rectangles. Some have compared it to the Bellagio/Venetian/Wynn. I wouldn't go quite that far. Elegant? Yes. Over the top? No.

Their chips are, in my opinion, plain and near ugly.

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In reading a handfull of poker room reviews I noticed that a single characteristic often results in different reactions. For example one review will blast a property for having dealers who are "all business" while the next review will bemoan the fact that dealers are "chatty". Dealers are slow....dealers are in a speed competition. One will bitch that the place is full of local rocks while the next will complain that the drunk/loose chasers do just that--chase.
Make up your collective mind already.
OR
Get over yourself.
No two people are exactly alike. We all have likes and dislikes. As dealers, most of us are searching for that common ground. Most of us can determine the temperature/temperment of the table before we even sit in the box. Some of us can even adjust to suit the table mood.