by James
3. January 2011 11:26
This is not the man by the way
Star City Casino in Sydney, Australia is in a bit of hot water after serving a poker playing boozer 42 beers over a 17 hour poker stint over NYE.
The poker player ordered 5 beers every two hours until the poker table closed at 7am on New Year’s Day. Star City was then hit with a $10,000 fine because it’s quite illegal to let someone who is intoxicated gamble in Australia. Apparently the staff kept serving the patron drinks as he didn’t seem to be too wasted.
A guy downs 42 drinks in 17 hours and you can't tell he's drunk? That's one hell of a poker face.
"He didn't appear to be steady on his feet. He was dozing off at the table and the manager had to help him collect his chips so he could cash them in," bar waiter Helen Mikhael-Ghanime, who was sacked for her role in serving the man 15 beers in seven hours, said
The three wait staff who served the man 31 of the 42 drinks - from 2.29pm on December 31, 2008 until 7.26am on January 1, 2009 - have been sacked or demoted.
Leaked documents reveal staff member Frankie Yuen, who served the man 11 drinks over five hours, had "no recollection of serving the patron".Mr Yuen was demoted and transferred to the Garden Buffet breakfast service.