Calistri's Corner

Nothing made me happier than seeing Pam Brunson take home the ladies event at the Bike, insuring her spot in the upcoming WPT Ladies Night.  Well, one thing made me almost as happy - to see my McCarran Airport streak live on. 

Pam Brunson (pictured above with David Levy during the 2007 WSOP Main Event) is a pretty fantastic woman all the way around.  But it was her poker prowess, and not her winning smile and fun loving personality, which got her the last berth for the WPT Ladies night.  It looks like a pretty entertaining Ladies Night this year as Brunson will be joining Linda Johnson, Mimi Tran, Kristy Gazes, Melissa Hayden, and JJ Liu.  This is not going to be a quiet or demure group. 

Pam, who is only an occasional player when compared to her father Doyle and brother Todd, cashed twice in this year’s WSOP - including a nice finish in the Main Event.  I noticed that she had borrowed ”Casper” as one of her good luck charms.  Casper is a lighter with the Ghost Busters logo on it, inscribed with the name “Dolly.”  Casper is one of the most coveted good luck charms in poker - so much so that Howard Lederer actually bought it from Doyle.  Doyle would only sell it to him with the understanding that Doyle would retain ownership of the charm until his death, which is why Howard Lederer and Casper are in Doyle’s will.  Howard says he hopes he has to wait a very long time to take possession of Casper.

Well I have no idea what my good luck charm is - but I know where it is; McCarran Airport.  I had always assumed the video poker pay tables would suck at the airport, so I never even looked.  Then one time, my flight was delayed and while killing time I checked them out - and they weren’t that bad.  In fact they were better than the strip properties and almost as good as off strip.  I played.  I won.  Since then, I always try to sneak in a few hands of VP before my flight.  I’m 9-for-9 in winning sessions.  My flight back on Tuesday was delayed for an hour.  I didn’t get to play very long, however, because I decided to get up from the machine after just 12 minutes and $225 richer.   Video poker and free wifi - damn I love that airport.     

This entry was posted on Friday, August 24th, 2007 at 8:11 am and is filed under Uncategorized.