First of all I'd like to thank everyone who left
comments on my last post. As you know, I usually respond to comments
individually; this time I didn't. It was just too difficult at the time to
respond. But I do appreciate all the well wishes.
So…..it appears I am on the mend. I saw the doc
on Wednesday, he said I am progressing nicely. I see him again in another 10
days, and a few days after that I will begin physical therapy.
He took the immobilizer off and although he gave
me a sling, I don't really have to use it. I am using it mostly to sleep to
make sure I don't roll over onto my bad arm which would not be a good thing.
He even said I could drive although this is a
bit problematic. I did drive the other day but I cannot shift gears with my
right hand. Fortunately it's been around 20 years since I drove a stick shift—that
would be impossible now— but even having to use my left hand to shift the
automatic transmission is not pleasant. Plus I have a rather large car and it
is not easy turning with one hand.
But obviously I am encouraged and hope to be
much more functional very shortly, Fingers crossed!
I want to talk a little about the return of
poker. As you may have heard Nevada insists on only 4-handed poker when they
finally turn on live poker. Of course 4-handed poker is not a great game. Most
people assumed only a locals rooms like perhaps The Orleans would even try it.
Thus, it was a surprise when the LVRJ revealed
the other day that the Venetian plans to open the poker room as soon as their
casino opens, with 4-handed games. So what does this mean?
I have no insider information but I can
speculate a little bit. My guess is that management over at the Venetian has
heard from some of their regulars and determined that there is some interest in
4-handed games. They may have even reached out to some of their known regulars
to get a feel for this. So though it seems like a long shot, perhaps they know
that they can get some games going 4-handed, even though obviously most players
would prefer bigger games.
Another thought I had is that they are probably hoping
that 4-handed poker won't be the standard for very long. I am sure they are
hopeful that the powers that be will allow 6-handed poker in the
not-too-distant future, depending on how the numbers on the coronavirus
continue to decline. Obviously 6-handed poker should be viable in the Las Vegas
market. So perhaps the Venetian figures that if they're already up and running
with 4-handed poker, they'll have a leg up on the competition—which will be
closed—when the spigot is turned on for 6-handed games, It's just a thought.
We'll just have to see but it sounds like a
possibility to me.
In the meantime stay well everyone, and try not
to take a nasty fall that will break your arm. I do not recommend that at all.
PS: While I was out of commission, this little ol' blog passed TWO MILLION total page views! If I hadn't been convalescing, I would have done some kind of celebratory post. Oh well.
PS: While I was out of commission, this little ol' blog passed TWO MILLION total page views! If I hadn't been convalescing, I would have done some kind of celebratory post. Oh well.
