Usually there are two or three poker tables going and a dozen others sitting empty, but on a Saturday during Stampede that is reversed - all but two tables were full and I expect that those two would soon be used as well.
I didn't recognize half of the dealers. Obviously Calgary casinos have to bring in extra staff during Stampede, but where do the dealers come from? It takes a while to learn how to deal poker - they must come in from out of town during Stampede.
Anyway it was a zoo.
At one point a Jonathan Franzen look-alike gets up to stretch between hands. He takes a few steps away from the table and a small Asian man sits down in his chair and picks up the cards that have just been dealt. The dealer, in the mildest tone, says "Sir, this is not your table." The Asian man looks at the rest of us in surprise. "Oh, sorry" he mutters and puts the hand down. Nobody says anything as the Asian man meekly leaves us and the original player sits back down - like this happens all the time. When Franzen sits down, looks at his cards and folds them, the Asian guy, who was still nearby, says "You folded that!? You are crazy!" and of course everyone laughs.
I wonder what would have happened if no one had noticed and the Asian guy had played the hand out?
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