Because I was bored…

I drove about 30 minutes across town to meet a guy named Dexter about a potential job in South Houston. My friend had referred me to him after meeting him about a year ago. I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting myself into after being unemployed for three months. All I wanted was a hobby or an activity to keep me occupied on those long boring days. I walked in. There were chairs everywhere, tables unassembled, TV’s needing to be hung, wires everywhere, Poker Atlas techs working and no Dexter around. They told me he had just stepped out for a few minutes.
So I sat there waiting, wondering…

“Why is this place so big?”
“Is this place really only for poker?”
“Do many people really come play poker?”
“Wait!….Is this poker establishment legal?”

Poker….I’ve played a few games here and there. I barely know how to play. The game just never caught much of my attention. However, I never understood why so many players sit and play for hours, even days on end! Don’t they have responsibilities? Do they not have jobs? Where do they get the money to play? Its a lot of money!

After waiting for a few minutes, this skinny Asian guy with long hair casually walks in. He was wearing a dragon imprint green button-up shirt I could not stop admiring. As he walked towards me, he held out his hand and introduced himself as Dex. Not at all what I expected. I had met some of my friend’s poker friends and Dex did not fit the profile. Honestly, I pictured a tall white muscular man in semi-business attire.
We walked around the club as he explained what my duties and expectation would be as a game girl. He was very nice and informative. We ended our meeting with a few more laughs ask he told me to be ready in two weeks. Meeting this funny looking Asian guy was going to be the beginning of a new world I never knew existed. This is where my perception for the poker industry began to change.