After financing my tournament play with cash games in Vegas, Atlantic City and California, I'm glad to say we can now play in Florida. Or am I? So far I've only played at the Dania Poker Room, and what a crazy game!
Let me explain. I'm in a $1/$2 no limit game that is going along as you might expect when the following gentleman enters the game: he's wearing a sleeveless shirt, three bracelets that look kind of WSOPish but aren't, lots of rings, a cowboy hat and a cigar. He has a high voice and a kind of Cajun accent. The dealer seems to know him and a few regulars at the table are excited to see him. The buyin is maximum $100 so he buys and for the first hand, literally THROWS in $25. A few callers and after the flop, without looking at his hand, he THROWS in the rest of his stack. . Unfortunately his K4o didn't hold up so he rebuys and it all starts over.
I definitely didn't bring enough money for this game. His pocket 33 didn't do any better against a board that had KJQA with 3 to a flush. And now the table is playing totally different naturally. Everyone wants to bust this guy and get their share of his rebuys, but rather than playing tighter, they're loosening up...even I am. I play a 9 10 on the button and the flop is 8J2 giving me an open-ended straight draw which I don't make.
I've never seen this in any of the places I've played. California has lots of gamblin' guys who will call you to the river with nothing, but they generally are cautious enough to look at their cards at some point.
So I wonder, and I ask you....is this poker? Is this ATM a gift or should I have asked for a table change. Actually I just left. I'll be back though, and I hope this cowboy is there.
