I get the call from my room.
"Mr. Williams, we have a seat for you, please come down"
I respond
"I will be right down..."
the poker manager
"Sir, are you hungry? Would you like some lunch and or a drink"...
Laughingly I said
"Sure, how about some some lobster and Kettle & Red Bull, just playin, I'll be right down"
I take my seat and hand over some cash, instead of poker chips coming back what do I see? Yup, a freakin lobster meal and a vodka Red Bull. LOL, seriously?! I'm only playing $12-$24 no-limit and I get this kind of treatment? Gotta admit, it was nice. So I excused myself and ate my meal...... I hate when poker players eat at the poker table. If you want to lose track of time go here, I checked my watch thinking a few hours have gone by, to my surprise 8 hours have gone by... sheesh. I had to go before I felt too much like a poker degen ;)
Later that night I could not sleep so I go back down to the poker room, and who do I see just chilling chatting with the floor manager? Phil Helmuth, Linda Johnson, Jean-Robert Bellande, & Matt Savage, I hit gold!! I sheepishly walked up to pay my respects, and they were so nice and responsive, I even got invited to a charity event they were putting on there the next day. After hearing the buy-in ($10K) I politely declined stating I was tied up with other commitments..... Like my wallet!! LOL, man what a great experience for me.
The rest of my trip I exclusively played here because of the service and I was staying at the Aria, only a few times did I break away to go play at the Bellagio. I have never received such top notch service as I had here. I never feel like I am grinding it out with guys who are playing their rent money, or their child support money, it just really feels like the professional sport that I miss so much. I cannot wait to go back!
So thank you Aria Poker Room for making me feel like a millionaire, or at least a thousandaire ;)