When hearing about my 4K mistake for not giving Brad the Silverton sequential royal coupon, a friend remarked, “With that luck box, you should have sent two coupons with him!” 

And it does seem as if Brad might be the luckiest gambler on the planet. Case in point. A few days ago, while I was getting a massage at the Palms, he was picking up some free play and just killing time. He usually plays the quarter full-pay Deuces Wild progressive when he is just “messing around,” but this day the bank was full. So he played for a little while on 9/6 Jacks or Better. Then a seat opened up on the Deuce bank and he moved there and started playing. However, he temporary forgotten the admonition I often write about, to play slowly at first and remain alert when you change games. So he held a lone Ace, as he would in Jacks or Better but not in a deuce game. 

You guessed it - his usual luck held - and up popped four deuces! 

He was embarrassed - and hoped no would notice the hand while the $250 in credits racked up. But the guy next to him looked over and loudly proclaimed, “You held just an Ace,” so then everyone on the bank came over to look - and question his hold. 

Brad decided to take the comedian tack, hoping that no one would recognize him and say that Jean Scott wouldn’t approve of that hold, “Well, sometimes I like to give the casino a handicap.” 

After the excitement had mercifully died down and Brad had gone on to the next hand, one guy came over and took the seat beside him that had become vacant. “I want to sit beside you, Brad, and see if some of your luck will rub off onto me.” 

What can I say? I worship at the shrine of Skill – but sometimes Luck decides to grab power. And probably the luckiest day of my life was the day Brad fell in love with me!

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