I’m afraid that I’ll be waiting for a long time, but I receive a text in less than 30 minutes saying my seat is ready.Ģ:30 p.m.: We are playing poker. There are 15 tables in play with more than 70 people on the waiting list. Questions about whether people would turn out to play in the five-handed games mandated by gaming officials have been answered: Yes, they will. (Note: 1-2 refers to the rotating blind bets two players post to begin each hand, in this case, $1 and $2.) Here’s a player’s view of the games around town Friday:Ģ p.m.: I arrive at the South Point and get on the list for a 1-2 No-limit Hold’em cash game. However, other than dealing with the new safety precautions, the players at the three Las Vegas casinos offering games Friday - the South Point, The Orleans and The Venetian - were focused on their hole cards instead of the world’s problems. Games are limited to five players instead of the normal nine or 10, and masks and hand sanitizer are prevalent throughout the rooms. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal coronavirus pandemic changed the way poker games are run, but it didn’t change poker players. Jim Barnes at the Las Vegas Review-Journal in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct.
