Party Poker Column

January 12, 2007

I promptly complimented him on his party poker column, which I do enjoy. "Try and understand my position," he asked. And with father Barry Greenstein (or as he calls him, Bear) as a mentor, Joe is afforded a rather unique perspective. The Coroner's "bag'em and drag 'em" crew wheels out Judge Goldenberg and Scott Hadley. "Hold'em," he continues, "is all about lying and stealing party poker."

For instance, last month we were playing in a big poker game and -- I'm not going to use the guy's name -- he loaned this other guy in the game a million dollars. He generally checked, rather than force a hand after he missed the party poker flop, but he was winning more than he was losing.

Once I was all-in they broadcasted the hand to the whole room. Rook, seeing this pantomime, asks, "What is this about? Local vendors who provide vital goods and services like linens, food products, repairs, and hundreds of other essentials to the casinos would be forced to adhere to MGM/Mirage terms, or (likely) go out of business. Dealers are entitled to nothing, he thought, like a waitress, and they should be thankful for every tip, equally. I decided that I had to call here as a raise was a negative expectation bet. I, like everyone else, could not get enough of listening to his experiences and stories.