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  • Miss You, Razzo

    From Paul Popinjay@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 12 19:00:00 2023
    Feb 12

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  • From Irish Mike@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Sun Feb 12 21:10:23 2023
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 10:00:03 PM UTC-5, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    Feb 12

    I agree.

    Irish Mike

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  • From jack roth@21:1/5 to Paul Popinjay on Sat Feb 18 01:21:41 2023
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    Feb 12

    Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer. He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could be
    tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and freedom, too.

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  • From da pickle@21:1/5 to jack roth on Sat Feb 18 09:58:23 2023
    On 2/18/2023 3:21 AM, jack roth wrote:
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    Feb 12

    Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer. He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could
    be tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and freedom, too.

    Interesting and brief bio ...

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to jack roth on Sat Feb 18 13:15:08 2023
    On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:21:44 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    Feb 12

    ~ Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer.

    Razzo was a dealer at the Wynn, wasn't he? That's on the Strip, not Downtown.


    He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could be tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and freedom,
    too.

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  • From da pickle@21:1/5 to risky biz on Sun Feb 19 06:54:45 2023
    On 2/18/2023 3:15 PM, risky biz wrote:
    On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:21:44 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    Feb 12

    ~ Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer.

    Razzo was a dealer at the Wynn, wasn't he? That's on the Strip, not Downtown.

    I could misremember, but I think he dealt both places.


    He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could be tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and freedom,
    too.

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  • From BTSinAustin@21:1/5 to da pickle on Mon Feb 20 10:52:21 2023
    On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 7:54:59 AM UTC-5, da pickle wrote:
    On 2/18/2023 3:15 PM, risky biz wrote:
    On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:21:44 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote: >>> Feb 12

    ~ Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer.

    Razzo was a dealer at the Wynn, wasn't he? That's on the Strip, not Downtown.
    I could misremember, but I think he dealt both places.
    He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could be tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and
    freedom, too.

    Just a guess but I'm thinking dealers move around?

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  • From risky biz@21:1/5 to BTSinAustin on Mon Feb 20 14:08:27 2023
    On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 10:52:25 AM UTC-8, BTSinAustin wrote:
    On Sunday, February 19, 2023 at 7:54:59 AM UTC-5, da pickle wrote:
    On 2/18/2023 3:15 PM, risky biz wrote:
    On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:21:44 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote: >>> Feb 12

    ~ Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer.

    Razzo was a dealer at the Wynn, wasn't he? That's on the Strip, not Downtown.
    I could misremember, but I think he dealt both places.
    He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could be tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and
    freedom, too.


    ~ Just a guess but I'm thinking dealers move around?


    I don't think it would be surprising if a dealer moved up from Downtown to the Strip. Whatever. It seems that Maverick hates all dealers.

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  • From jack roth@21:1/5 to risky biz on Sat Feb 25 07:22:33 2023
    On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:15:15 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    On Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 1:21:44 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Sunday, February 12, 2023 at 7:00:03 PM UTC-8, Paul Popinjay wrote:
    Feb 12
    ~ Razzo was a glorious loudmouth example of the typical degenerate downtown vegas dealer.

    Razzo was a dealer at the Wynn, wasn't he? That's on the Strip, not Downtown.
    He shamelessly banged hookers, dealt from the box like it was his second home, and was a beacon of freedom for America in that if you knew someone like him could be tolerated and allowed to succeed in America, everyone else had opportunity and
    freedom, too.

    Like a lot of Vegas dealers, they get bounced around to various card rooms. The last time Razzo dealt to me was at Binions. There was one gold miserable human being named George who'd deal you out if you didn't toke him and harrass players constantly
    for how they mucked the cards. He both yelled at me for throwing them in the muck in the center and yelled at me for the reverse when I pushed them past the line. There was no way to make him happy unless you poured money on him which was never going
    to happen. Anyways, I had the unfortunate experience of running into him up and down the strip from Excalibur all the way to Binions.

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  • From da pickle@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 25 11:12:46 2023
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  • From jack roth@21:1/5 to risky biz on Sat Feb 25 09:00:06 2023
    On Monday, February 20, 2023 at 2:08:31 PM UTC-8, risky biz wrote:
    I don't think it would be surprising if a dealer moved up from Downtown to the Strip. Whatever. It seems that Maverick hates all dealers.

    I end up hating most any employee that lives off tips. The nature of a tip job is the employees end up really resenting the very people they depend upon for tips when they don't have tips slathered all over them even if they give shitty service.
    Invariably, you'll run into tip employees who are foul or lazy in any number of ways and just feel entitled to massive tips. I've seen countless dealers that are true pieces of shit....and I've seen some high quality dealers, so I don't hate them all.
    It's been rumored I even toke sometimes. But, I haven't been playing lately. Vegas has really sucked for a while now.....Peak Vegas ended about one year after Moneymaker won and it's been downhill for the entire city since as far as costs, value, and
    the experience with all the shit human beings that now inhabit downtown or the strip. It's like every two strike felon in CA moved to Vegas to avoid getting their 3 strike life sentence and now they spend their nights hanging out in downtown or hustling
    on the strip. I also haven't been playing in LA.....Ventura got closed down in the pandemic and I'm just tired of driving 40 miles back and forth thru hellish traffic on the I-5 only to have to be crowded into a game of the nastiest human being in Los
    Angeles, incompetent dealers, floorpersons who have never even played poker before, nasty violent fights, and having to smell motherfucking asian food while I play. I guess the magic of poker has worn off. I miss the days of $2 drop on a $20/40 Hold'
    em table at Bay101......$2 drop on the best $4-8wfull kill omaha game in this world in Paradise, CA. Fucking Los Angeles is hell now. And, I watch Vlogs of vegas poker and those games are filled with complete assholes, too. Might as well spend my days
    playing my kids on CallofDuty.

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  • From jack roth@21:1/5 to da pickle on Sat Feb 25 09:45:15 2023
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:15:14 AM UTC-8, da pickle wrote:

    We miss you too, Mav ... you are a welcome almost newcomer to this group that died a long time ago.

    Visiting this group really lets ya know how much time passes by. Was in RGP years before I had kids and now my youngest kid is almost 22. I don't miss Vegas or poker now, but I sure miss the 1990's version of poker and vegas...what a glorious time to
    be going to vegas and playing poker when the movie Rounders came out...or the movie Casino came out....was just perfection.

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  • From da pickle@21:1/5 to jack roth on Sat Feb 25 12:18:52 2023
    On 2/25/2023 11:45 AM, jack roth wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:15:14 AM UTC-8, da pickle wrote:

    We miss you too, Mav ... you are a welcome almost newcomer to this group
    that died a long time ago.

    Visiting this group really lets ya know how much time passes by. Was in RGP years before I had kids and now my youngest kid is almost 22. I don't miss Vegas or poker now, but I sure miss the 1990's version of poker and vegas...what a glorious time
    to be going to vegas and playing poker when the movie Rounders came out...or the movie Casino came out....was just perfection.

    Those were indeed the days. I miss Binions too. So much has changed.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to jack roth on Sat Feb 25 11:05:17 2023
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:45:19 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:15:14 AM UTC-8, da pickle wrote:

    We miss you too, Mav ... you are a welcome almost newcomer to this group that died a long time ago.
    Visiting this group really lets ya know how much time passes by. Was in RGP years before I had kids and now my youngest kid is almost 22. I don't miss Vegas or poker now, but I sure miss the 1990's version of poker and vegas...what a glorious time to
    be going to vegas and playing poker when the movie Rounders came out...or the movie Casino came out....was just perfection.
    .

    I miss the smell of good cigar smoke, smell of whisky, the clanking of hundreds of silver dollars (no $1 chips), the laughter, jokes (it was a gentlemens game) 6-player tables (five-card games). I worked at the Golden Nugget Poker Room (shill) on
    Freemont Street, back in the day. I was next up for dealer when I just drifted out of town..

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  • From jack roth@21:1/5 to VegasJerry on Fri Mar 3 18:58:04 2023
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 11:05:20 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:45:19 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:15:14 AM UTC-8, da pickle wrote:

    We miss you too, Mav ... you are a welcome almost newcomer to this group that died a long time ago.
    Visiting this group really lets ya know how much time passes by. Was in RGP years before I had kids and now my youngest kid is almost 22. I don't miss Vegas or poker now, but I sure miss the 1990's version of poker and vegas...what a glorious time to
    be going to vegas and playing poker when the movie Rounders came out...or the movie Casino came out....was just perfection.
    .

    I miss the smell of good cigar smoke, smell of whisky, the clanking of hundreds of silver dollars (no $1 chips), the laughter, jokes (it was a gentlemens game) 6-player tables (five-card games). I worked at the Golden Nugget Poker Room (shill) on
    Freemont Street, back in the day. I was next up for dealer when I just drifted out of town..

    So, let me get this straight..the ceiling of your potential was vegas poker shill, but then somehow didn't have enough work ethic to see there swilling free drinks while you fold to any bet that you drifted out of town.

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  • From VegasJerry@21:1/5 to jack roth on Sat Mar 4 07:31:41 2023
    On Friday, March 3, 2023 at 6:58:08 PM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 11:05:20 AM UTC-8, VegasJerry wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:45:19 AM UTC-8, jack roth wrote:
    On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 9:15:14 AM UTC-8, da pickle wrote:

    We miss you too, Mav ... you are a welcome almost newcomer to this group
    that died a long time ago.
    Visiting this group really lets ya know how much time passes by. Was in RGP years before I had kids and now my youngest kid is almost 22. I don't miss Vegas or poker now, but I sure miss the 1990's version of poker and vegas...what a glorious time
    to be going to vegas and playing poker when the movie Rounders came out...or the movie Casino came out....was just perfection.
    .

    I miss the smell of good cigar smoke, smell of whisky, the clanking of hundreds of silver dollars (no $1 chips), the laughter, jokes (it was a gentlemens game) 6-player tables (five-card games). I worked at the Golden Nugget Poker Room (shill) on
    Freemont Street, back in the day. I was next up for dealer when I just drifted out of town..
    .

    So, let me get this straight..the ceiling of your potential was vegas poker shill

    Where did you get that?

    but then somehow didn't have enough work ethic

    Or that?

    to see there swilling free drinks while you fold to any bet that you drifted out of town.

    Seek help. Perhaps THEY can, “get you straight…”

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