Most embarrassing thing to happen at the tables?
Quote: bigpete88I was playing craps in Lake Tahoe 35 years ago when I was 20 years old. I was at the end of the table and shooting and my hands were sweating and one die stuck to my hand and flew way up, landed on top of this guys head at the table, bounced off his cigar, and landed on the table. I swear to God. I was so young and unruly that I started laughing so hard that the guy that was assaulted started laughing. The coupier was pissed as they stated "someome could have been hurt" Like it was my fault...ha ha ha
So...what was the outcome of the dice toss?
Heck, I can barely spell it and usually when I'm at the tables I'm three sheets to the wind and therefore incapable of experiencing it.
Some possible candidates:
Hitting the stick man with a wild die.
When a Boxman called out "Hey, Fleastiff: did you ever work in the casino industry?"
After a brief discussion of being short stacked during a Buy In, saying "That's okay, I've been told to trust everyone at this table except XXXX" Followed by a quick glance to the dealers name tag to discover that he was named XXXX.
Hearing dealer say "He could have really hurt us if he had known what he was doing".
Having a loud obnoxious drunk give my companion chips.
I was at playing Blackjack last week at a $15 table in the Encore and I was sitting at a table with a lot of fun and friendly people. Even though none of us knew each other, we were all joking around and making fun of each other. For example, if I cut the deck and at some point during the shoe the dealer got blackjack, everyone would tease me that I am not allowed to cut the deck anymore. Another time a player split their aces and lost both hands, everyone teased that player telling him that they were the worst blackjack player we have ever seen. Even the dealers and pit crew laughed and at times got involved in the fun. One player got dealt a K, 3 and he called the pit boss over to ask if this was a blackjack and the pit boss said, “only on a Thursday”. At times players would rotate in and out of the table and the newbies caught on real quick that this was a fun table and they were all happy to join in on the teasing.
So now this one couple joins the table mid shoe – husband and wife by the looks of it, probably in their early fifties – and they are both quiet as they are listening to our jokes but not saying much. The shoe ends and the dealer asks the (new arrival) husband to cut the deck. A he does this, I ask him if it’s a bad cut will he be willing to cover our losses. The wife snaps at me and says, “if he doesn’t what are you going to do about it”? Slightly embarrassed and surprised at her reaction I immediately apologize and tell her I wasn’t serious, I was just joking around with him. With the same anger and intensity in her voice she asks me, “do you have any idea who you are talking to? Trust me, you wouldn’t be able to get within 100 feet of him, he always has several body guards around him. He is always well protected”. I again apologize to this woman with the stick up her --- and tell her I was just trying to have a little fun with the table and I did not mean to offend anyone. At this point the husband tells the wife, “it’s ok, he doesn’t know….he doesn’t know”.
I don’t know what it was that I didn’t know. But this woman created so much tension at the table that within the next five to ten hands, most people colored up and left.
Quote: mgreicheWith the same anger and intensity in her voice she asks me, “do you have any idea who you are talking to?
Wow! What a rude way to kill a table!
But the one who embarrassed herself was the woman, not you. I mean, the joke wasn't inappropriate, and they'd been at the table a while.
BTW, too bad you didn't seize the chance to tell the pit boss "Hey, we need to help this poor woman find out who her husband is!" Like in the old joke of the guy trying to intimidate a ticket agent at the airport by asking "Do you know who I am?" Oh, well.
Did you find out who the guy was?
But he did look a little like Barry Weiss from Storage Wars
I had just finished 24 hours straight playing craps at MGM. This goes back about ten years ago when I could do such things. And on my way to the elevator to finally get some sleep I pass by a $5 blackjack table... and everyone is having a good time whooping and hollering with their wins. One seat was open, so I took it and bought in for $100.
Four hours later... honest to God.... four hours later a dealer comes back from her break and says to me, "you're doing well."
And i said, "I'm okay, I doubled my money."
And the dealer says, "honey you just didn't double your money."
And I said, "yes, let me show you. See, each stack is ten chips, that's fifty dollars time four. two hundred."
And the table is quiet and the dealer says to me while pointing to the stacks, "honey, those chips aren't red. those chips are green and those chips are black."
In about four hours I had turned my $100 buy in to more than a thousand dollars and I was so exhausted I couldn't even tell what color was what.
What's even worse -- is that I now realize I had no idea what I was betting -- I was that exhausted I was probably just pushing out stacks.
Quote: IdiotWheelIt was 9am, strolling through the Ballagio, and spotted a nearly empty 3:2 BJ table. I lose 8 consecutive hands and kill my low rolling 80 dollar buy in. Just then, the waitress comes back with my beer order and tries not to look at me. I try to tip her but she wont accept it, but I insist. She explains nicely that my beer is no longer my beer, but I could buy a beer from the bar, but not her. I dont know why but this was the most embarrassing thing I have experienced at a table. Im sure my sobriety at the time didnt help my ego either.
You placed an order, the beer was brought to you and you were then denied it because you ran out of money? Were you still sitting at the table? If that's the case the Bellagio should be embarrased.
I think he may have gotten cut off by the floorman - not for lack of funds, but because he was already sloshed.
Older female asian dealer. Man at the table calls her Yoko, sings a song about her being an asian hooker, and makes several explicit references to her anatomy.
Luckily, she took it in stride, had a great attitude, and was joking back, but it still blew my mind.
Quote: 1BBYou placed an order, the beer was brought to you and you were then denied it because you ran out of money? Were you still sitting at the table? If that's the case the Bellagio should be embarrased.
No I had just stood up and was watching my friend play. I imagine there is some rule about handing a guy a beer who isnt even pretending to gamble. As I remember it, there were more staff than players in the casino at that point. I was sober otherwise Im sure I would have forgotten it long ago. I think if the place was a bit busier, she would gladly cleared her tray. I dont blame anyone, just embarrassing. One of those moments where the curtain is pulled aside and you see the reality of it all. Not as embarrassing as bleeding at a BJ table, however. :)
rdw4potus: That does make me feel a bit better. Not much, but a little.
Obviously from now on I ALWAYS make sure I know how many decks are in play, which should be obvious just from looking at the shoe, but sometimes I can't tell due to the angle the cards are at. Thankfully you can usually cross-check with the discard tray, which is usually taller for an 8 deck game.
Quote: 1BBYou placed an order, the beer was brought to you and you were then denied it because you ran out of money? Were you still sitting at the table? If that's the case the Bellagio should be embarrased.
Absolutely agree. A very low class policy on their part.
Not sure how they can make it much clearer that they
don't want your low roller action, 'cuz we're the
BELLAGIO, darnit.
Proceed to the Flop Ah-5d-9s... Check...
Turn is a King H.... Check...
River a 4d... No help
Dealer flips... 2,3... to a stunned silence from the table, except the lone grouch at the corner who blurts out "Oh NO!"
Dealer proceeds to turn her 2,3 sideways(indicating they're NOT in play) and points to the board. At this point the table members lock eyes realzing she does not see the Straight she caught on the river. She pays me $30 for Queen high($15 ante for me), pays the guy next to me with Jack high, pays the next guy with a pair of 5's and gets to aforementioned grouch who proclaims "Ya got me!" We instantly glare at this old man, shaking our heads hoping he'll cease his protest and just TAKE THE MONEY because he bet in all the markers(for $60 total) indicating he had a solid hand!
The dealer flips his cards of Ace-9, and innocently tells him "Two Pair" But he continues on his tirade of futility and foolishly informs her "You got the Straight!" By that point I had already had my chips in my hand and walked away before the dealer realized the magnitude of her error. Went straight to the cage, cashed out and left the casino in disbelief that this guy was such a miserable loser, that he would openly tell a dealer to take his money on a BAD beat instead of taking advantage of her mistake and accepting money that was rightfully his until the River miracle.
I guess I was more embarrassed that I actually played this game with these kinds of individuals and thought I could make money!
Quote: ZackG23Playing Texas Hold em Bonus for $10 minimum and had Q-10 offsuit. So no bonus :'( lost $5.
Proceed to the Flop Ah-5d-9s... Check...
Turn is a King H.... Check...
River a 4d... No help
Dealer flips... 2,3... to a stunned silence from the table, except the lone grouch at the corner who blurts out "Oh NO!"
Dealer proceeds to turn her 2,3 sideways(indicating they're NOT in play) and points to the board. At this point the table members lock eyes realzing she does not see the Straight she caught on the river. She pays me $30 for Queen high($15 ante for me), pays the guy next to me with Jack high, pays the next guy with a pair of 5's and gets to aforementioned grouch who proclaims "Ya got me!" We instantly glare at this old man, shaking our heads hoping he'll cease his protest and just TAKE THE MONEY because he bet in all the markers(for $60 total) indicating he had a solid hand!
The dealer flips his cards of Ace-9, and innocently tells him "Two Pair" But he continues on his tirade of futility and foolishly informs her "You got the Straight!" By that point I had already had my chips in my hand and walked away before the dealer realized the magnitude of her error. Went straight to the cage, cashed out and left the casino in disbelief that this guy was such a miserable loser, that he would openly tell a dealer to take his money on a BAD beat instead of taking advantage of her mistake and accepting money that was rightfully his until the River miracle.
I guess I was more embarrassed that I actually played this game with these kinds of individuals and thought I could make money!
Welcome to the forum, let me be the first to say that this thread is about to be hijacked...
Quote: FinsRuleWelcome to the forum, let me be the first to say that this thread is about to be hijacked...
The only question is by who: PaigowDan or me?
I won't hijack the thread, I'll just agree that it is embarrassing to steal money you didn't win. I suppose I'd also be embarrassed to admit I sat down at a carnival game with the intent of making money.
Quote: heatherI knocked over a glass of ginger ale on the felt at midi-Bacc at Palace Station one time. I felt incredibly embarrassed, not in the least because all I had been drinking had been ginger ale so I didn't even have the excuse of being drunk.
With the amount of ice they put in all those drinks, it's sometimes hard to get a handle on those flimsy glasses/cups! Even if you didn't order ice, the spill over from other drinks is enough.
I half spilled some cranberry juice I was drinking, at a pai gow tiles table.
I was at position 1 and the spill went right towards the dealers set-up area.
The other players were a little irked that the game had to stop while they power vacuumed the spill.
The felt was beige and you could still see a faint pink coloration. Bad enough.
My embarrassment was revived about three weeks later
when a black mold developed in the spill area and the floor said
Looks like we are going to have to re-felt this table.
Do you want me to just use your comp account for that?
I step up to a craps table that had one other player. The second time the dice came to me, I picked up all five as I normally do. But instead of dropping them right there and then picking two, I flung all five to the other end of the table. I immediately started laughing and apologizing. Amazingly, all five had landed on the table. The other player was also laughing, but the crew was not.
Once I composed myself and was ready to throw, there were only two dice by me.
On my third hand, I was again given all five dice, but the stickman was watching me closely.
Quote: sodawaterMy first trip to the casino, on my 21st birthday. I had read some books on card counting and tried it out on a 6-deck shoe...spreading $5 to $25. Not even enough to get an edge. I played for about 20 minutes and colored up about $200 ahead. My heart was pounding as if I had just robbed a bank.
My friends and I went to play craps. A few minutes after we arrived on the table, I felt a tap on my shoulder. Behind me was a security guard.
I thought to myself... oh no... they're going to take me to the backroom. I am busted. Oh God!
He says to me, "Sir, can I speak to you away from the table?"
We walk a few feet away. He leans in close to me and says:
"Sir, I am going to have to ask you to pull up your pants. When you lean over to place your bets, your crack is showing."
If you were a hot young woman they would give you a pass on that.
I accidentally dropped a beer bottle on a fairly crowded craps table one time. I had a napkin wrapped around the bottle and it just slipped out, hit the rail, and tumbled down onto the layout.
Thank goodness the bottle was almost empty so there was very little spillage, but it was mighty loud as it bounced/rolled into the middle of the table.
I have 2 which are not real embarrassing but they are when they happen to you.
I sit down at a MS Stud table. These tables are almost always $5 min. It was a Saturday night and there was only 1 table with an empty seat. I buy in for $150 and sit out a few hands while I get situated. I put up my $5 and and the dealer says something like aren't you going to bet more? I said, No I am a poor ass and shouldn't be playing even for $5. The someone points to the sign that says min $15. I really felt like an ass and asked for a color up. I can just imagine the conversation after I left.
The other one is, I was playing BJ and the person next to me knocked over their bottle of beer. I saw it happening so I tried to catch it. Instead of catching it I pretty much threw it up into the air and as it was spinning it sprayed everyone at the table including the dealer and his rack. There was an open table right next to us so the pit had us move over to that table so they could clean up the other one.
Quote: GWAE
I sit down at a MS Stud table. These tables are almost always $5 min. It was a Saturday night and there was only 1 table with an empty seat. I buy in for $150 and sit out a few hands while I get situated. I put up my $5 and and the dealer says something like aren't you going to bet more? I said, No I am a poor ass and shouldn't be playing even for $5. The someone points to the sign that says min $15. I really felt like an ass and asked for a color up.
Love it. "Come on, Griswald! You think that sign's there to hold the table down?"
$15 min on a MS table though. Yikes.
Quote: DeucekiesLove it. "Come on, Griswald! You think that sign's there to hold the table down?"
$15 min on a MS table though. Yikes.
yep and thats the only time that I ever saw it that high. IIRC they had 6 tables opened. 4 5s, 1 10, and 1 15 and they were all full.
Quote: GWAEyep and thats the only time that I ever saw it that high. IIRC they had 6 tables opened. 4 5s, 1 10, and 1 15 and they were all full.
Guess that's logical then. Demand goes up, price goes up. What's the max bet?
Amazingly, we all got in and a few headed right for the tables. They were serving 24oz tall boys for $2 and change, so everyone had a handful. My winger went to Roulette, set his giant beer down, and upon placing his first bets promptly knocked it over. Fortunately it all landed in his corner, he apologized profusely, and promised to keep his beer down off the table as he had almost no control of self. Just as that spin finishes, my center arrived to the table and set his beer down.
You guessed it, my winger went about promptly knocking his beer over, too, this time covering the entire layout. And 110 seconds into his gambling foray, he was done for the night.
I feel bad for any local and all employees who were there last weekend =/
Quote: FaceI went with my entire hockey team to Kewadin last weekend (and a thousand apologies to any locals ><). Being the "casino guy", I tried to inform them that this wasn't any old bar and they couldn't act...well... the way they usually act. But despite my warnings, every one of us showed up hammered enough to not be let in the door.
Amazingly, we all got in and a few headed right for the tables. They were serving 24oz tall boys for $2 and change, so everyone had a handful. My winger went to Roulette, set his giant beer down, and upon placing his first bets promptly knocked it over. Fortunately it all landed in his corner, he apologized profusely, and promised to keep his beer down off the table as he had almost no control of self. Just as that spin finishes, my center arrived to the table and set his beer down.
You guessed it, my winger went about promptly knocking his beer over, too, this time covering the entire layout. And 110 seconds into his gambling foray, he was done for the night.
I feel bad for any local and all employees who were there last weekend =/
LOL! Which Kewadin? And where's the epic story about the journey from home to the casino/tourney? You set a pretty high bar last year, you know...:-)
Quote: chickenmanGreat mental image! You buy the rounds and stake the Roulette for the team from your Baccarat winnings? :-)
"Bac winnings". You're a funny guy, you know that? =p
And I don't care how much I drank, there ain't enough moonshine in all of the Ozarks to make me drunk enough to even play American Roulette, let alone think it was worthy of staking.
In fact, despite my "condition", I was already mid way into my speech about what to play and how and why to play it, until I realized who I was with and what I was doing. I was just getting into explaining EV when I stopped and just told everyone "Just don't play more than $100", before leaving them for the bar.
It was easier that way ;)
Quote: rdw4potusLOL! Which Kewadin? And where's the epic story about the journey from home to the casino/tourney? You set a pretty high bar last year, you know...:-)
I didn't realize there was more than one until someone said something yesterday. If it helps, it's the one just 3 minutes outside of St Ignace. I think the bar "The Wildwood" is just across or just down the street.
The story is coming, but I had hours of video editing to get sorted first. It'll be on DT when I get a chance, but don't expect a ton. I set the bar very high last time, and it takes awhile for me to get back into that creative writing groove after knocks to the head. I'm still feeling kind of... dumb. But I'll do my best =)
Sure! I do and I admit I do. The reason is I don't see any reason to lie about it.Quote: 1BBDoes anyone here drive drunk or legally impaired? Would anyone admit that they do? I mean now, not years ago. If so I would like to hear your reasons.
Quote: kubikulannSure! I do and I admit I do. The reason is I don't see any reason to lie about it.
Wow, I didn't expect that. The tolerance is lower in your country isn't it?
Quote: kubikulannI'm not willing to endure other neo-conservative attacks on my country, and then when defending it being accused of debasing yours. Tolerance is a good thing, it's what made your Republic possible in the first place!
No no, nothing like that. I meant that the BAC tolerance here is .08 and in many other countries it is .05.
An Asian person is easily drunk after one half-glass of beer, while our Belgian standards of beer make yours similar to making love in a canoe.
:-)
So, one person on .04 may be a danger to everyone, while another on .10 may drive safely, isn't it?
Yet, they have to put a legal limit. That's OK. I just know that I'm trespassing.
Quote: kubikulann
An Asian person is easily drunk after one half-glass of beer
Oh boy!
On a trip where I only wanted to play through my FP offers....I forgot to load my FP into the machine. =\ The same day (different store), I successfully loaded my FP into the machine (it was a pretty decent amount, too)...hit MAX BET without realizing what game it was on.....got dealt 3,Tv6 "What the fuck I thought I was playing video poker" went through my mind, then "Whatever, even if i lose this one, I'll just switch and play the rest on JOB" but oh wait! It was on the $5 denomination...and I hit max bet....ended up losing the hand and all my freeplay with that single hand. :(
Once had a pit critter ask me what the count was before.
I was dealing a left-handed roulette table. I can count on one hand the number of times I've dealt a lefty roulette table, since I work grave shift and don't deal roulette often enough, let alone the table that's almost never open. So my spins were pretty intermittent - one might be really fast and another may barely be considered legal.
So I flick the ball one time, and it flies out of the wheel. This time I know right where it goes and can tell my floorperson, who finds it with no trouble. Of course, that's all well and good, until less than an hour later, it goes flying out of my hand again - and I lose track of it. So my poor floorperson is looking all over this restaurant inside the casino for the ball, and it takes a good 5-10 minutes before it turns up. Meanwhile, I have two players playing fairly big amounts, sitting there and staring daggers at me while I stand there looking stupid.
My main saving grace was that I was number two on the early out list and was gone soon after.
Quote: hwccdealerNothing as bad as spilling a beer all over the table or anything...but something embarrassing happened to me yesterday on my table.
I was dealing a left-handed roulette table. I can count on one hand the number of times I've dealt a lefty roulette table, since I work grave shift and don't deal roulette often enough, let alone the table that's almost never open. So my spins were pretty intermittent - one might be really fast and another may barely be considered legal.
So I flick the ball one time, and it flies out of the wheel. This time I know right where it goes and can tell my floorperson, who finds it with no trouble. Of course, that's all well and good, until less than an hour later, it goes flying out of my hand again - and I lose track of it. So my poor floorperson is looking all over this restaurant inside the casino for the ball, and it takes a good 5-10 minutes before it turns up. Meanwhile, I have two players playing fairly big amounts, sitting there and staring daggers at me while I stand there looking stupid.
My main saving grace was that I was number two on the early out list and was gone soon after.
I have a question not directed at you personally but dealers in general and I'd like your input. A dealer has a job, which some feel lucky to have, has his schedule, gets dressed and ready for work, gets to work and begins dealing. After all that planning and hassle, said dealer then signs the early out list and can't wait to rush out the door. This is a constant at every casino I've ever been to. These are the same dealers who say they are underpaid and must rely on tips. What gives?
