Foxwoods Casino Poker Room, 6:00pm:

Cards are dealt for a $2/4 Limit Texas Hold’Em game.

Dealer: Where do you live?

Me: New York City

Dealer: A lot of people get robbed in New York.

Several people call, and I check my unconnected, unsuited, paintless garbage of a hand. I think it was 79o. The flop is equally unimpressive. I have middle pair.

Man 1: Yeah, I know this guy, he left New York in tears. Lost a thousand bucks.

Me: He got hustled or mugged?

Man 2: Heh, same thing.

Man 2 bets. I call, and everyone folds. Fourth street is a face card. Wonderful. Bluffing in limit poker is stupid, since most people will see down their hand if it’s halfway decent. I also assumed that at worst, the guy had bet with over cards, especially with this table being so weak. Either that or he had a pair. We both check. Okay.

Man 1: He got hustled. You know those guys on the street, they challenge you to a game, you bet, they let you win a few times, and then you’re ready to risk it all because you’re so sure you’ll win and then they rip it out from under ya.

Dealer: Yep, a lot of people get robbed in New York.

Me: Ha, a lot of people get robbed here.

The river doesn’t help me, but it didn’t help him either. He checks, so I bet.

Man 2: Yeah, every day in this casino.

Me: In fact, I think it’s happening right now… at this table.

Man 2: Sure is.

Me: To me, I mean.

To my surprise, he shows me a small pair. I reveal my crap hand making a slightly higher pair.

Man 2: Bah! I didn’t just get robbed. I got raped!

Me: Oh now, that’s just wishful thinking on your part, sir.

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