Bad Beats and Expensive Eats

A quick (?) rundown of the poker room promotions at the Palms:

The old diamond flush promotion has returned. You can earn entries Tuesday-Saturday and the drawings are held at 9:00AM Wednesday-Sunday. You need not be present at the drawing to win, but you must claim the $100 within 24 hours of the drawing.

"Faces Full" or better (with a showdown and at least one hole card playing) earns you a football square for the Sunday or Monday night football games. If your numbers match the score at the end of the quarters you win at least $150. You must be present to win. If the winner is not present, the prize carries over to the corresponding night/quarter the next week. Progressive quarters have been worth at least $600. (maybe higher, but I haven't noticed if they were)

We still pay instant jackpots for quads or straight flushes. Both hole cards must play for straight flushes and you must have a pocket pair for quads. There must be at least $12 in called bets, but there doesn't have to be a showdown. Seven high straight flushes and royals are broken down by suits.
We have lifted the $599 cap on royals and now the sky is the limit.

The bad beat jackpot is now in effect.
Aces full of 10s or better beaten. You must have a pocket pair for quads and, of course, there must be a showdown.
This jackpot resets to $5,000. 45% to the losing hand, 25% to the winning hand and 30% for the remainder of the table.

The bad beat was hit while I was off either last Wednesday or Thursday. Quad 9s and quad 6s. Rumor has it that the bad beat dealer did VERY well that night.

Yesterday the bad beat was almost hit twice.
The first time, by the turn, there were three aces on the board with two players having pocket pairs 10s or higher.
The dealer put the 4th ace on the river.
Now that's a bad beat!

Late last night, with the same dealer who dealt the first bad beat payout, an uninformed player threw away his "losing" hand. That "losing" hand would have been worth nearly $3000. (you always hear stories about this happening in rooms that have a bad beat. I don't believe all of the stories, but I do believe this one.)

PLEASE, if you are going to play, please know the rules/promotions of the room.

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Last Wednesday I officially moved into the new place. In hindsight, hiring movers was a brilliant idea. Yes, I had friends offer to help me move, but I know that they felt some sense of obligation.
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Some would help out of the goodness of their heart and I appreciate them for it.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Maybe the truth is that I am a lazy ass who is just getting back to normal after "pulling something" in the rib cage area I didn't want to aggravate that injury. ***END EDIT**
Let's face it, nobody really likes to help someone move. The fact that I am now on the second floor simply reinforces the conclusion that professional movers are the only way to go.
For the last week I have been slowly unpacking boxes and getting things put away or in the right places. It's starting to feel like MY place. I'm even starting to allow myself some semblance of peace and calm. Throughout the whole process I stressed and stressed some more. Sandi, in spite of her endless enthusiasm, was the calming influence. I was Sandi's first sale and we both lived through it.

Sandi, they say you always remember your "first"

If you require the services of a Realtor in Las Vegas, tell Sandi I sent you!



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Yet another possible threat to the status quo of live poker has surfaced.
Harrah's and Progressive Gaming Internation Corporation have annouinced wireless "peer to peer" texas hold 'em. You can read about it in this Cardplayer article.

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If your tastes run on the expensive side you could always order this "vlaue meal". The Maloof Brothers appeared in a Carl's Jr. commercial for this promotion. There are some in the Sacramento area who say that they shouldn't be flaunting their wealth while they simultaneously ask for a tax increase to help pay for a new arena for the Kings. Norm ran a story about it in the LVRJ.