Hello Chippers; Here is a short story from yours truly or a guest author of our experiences while harvesting somewhere in the gaming world. A few are from countries out side the USA. Most are entertaining and most are instructive as to what to do or what not to do while harvesting chips from casinos or card rooms. Reggie

PERSONAL HARVESTING STORIES

CAT’S PAW CARDROOM BOZEMAN, MONTANA

By:RICHARD “REGGIE” GUMMER

MONTANA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS’ ONE TABLE CARDROOMS. WHEN I FIRST WALKED INTO THIS CARDROOM IT WAS USING SOME WILD BILL HICKOK GENERICS. THE 2ND TIME I WALKED IN THERE THEY HAD THE CURRENT CAT’S PAW CHIPS “GOT THE NUTS” VERSION. THOSE ARE THE COOLEST CHIPS, ALMOST AS COOL AS THE DOC & EDDY’S “COOL CAT”.
THE CHALLENGE CAME WHEN I CAME IN THE SECOND TIME AND ASKED TO BUY SOME CHIPS WHILE I WAITED TO PLAY. IT WAS A DEFINITE NO. BUT, THE YOUNG MAN THAT WAS RUNNING THE GAME WAS APPARENTLY HALF OWNER OF THE CARDROOM. SO WHILE I BLED A SLOW DEATH AND DROPPED 3 BILLS PLAYING POKER I KEPT WORKING ON HIM, GIVING HIM THE SPIEL THAT EACH CHIP IS AN ADVERTISING TOOL, ETC. HE FINALLY SAID SEE ME BEFORE YOU LEAVE I’LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO INJECT SOMETHING THAT I HAVE FOUND IN MY LATER TRAVELS TO MONTANA TO BE TRUE. THE AVERAGE POKER PLAYER IN MONTANA IS A LOT BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE POKER PLAYER FROM ALMOST ANY WHERE. “THAT’S MY STORY AND I AM STICKING TO IT…LOL”
ANYWAY WHEN I HAD ENOUGH OF THE MONTANA POKER HOSPITALITY, I GOT UP AND SAID I’M READY TO HEAD OUT. HE SAID WELL HOW MANY CHIPS DO YOU WANT, I SAID WELL I WOULD LIKE 30 $1’S AND 4 $5’S, HE LOOKED AT ME KIND OF FUNNY AND HE SAID, OK YOU PAID YOUR DUES TONIGHT. AND THEN HE COUNTED THEM OUT FOR ME, AND I FLIPPED HIM A $50 BILL. I DID GET ENOUGH THIS TIME.…REGGIE

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