Almost every live poker game in the world has at least a few players that are known regulars in that game. There are certainly some exceptions, such as the lower stakes games at high traffic poker rooms like the Borgata in Atlantic City. For the most part, though, you can find a number of players who are on a first name basis with the dealers and many of the other players. I used to play in the 1-2 and 2-5 NL games in Tunica, Mississippi from time to time, and there was always a group of regulars. They were mostly older men in their 60s who came down from Memphis every day, and they were relatively mediocre players for the most part. They were quite a bit more aggressive than most of the other players and seemed to be accustomed to bullying the tourists who played in the game. In fact, I would say they were definitely picking on the tourists a lot more than they were on each other. I’m not saying they were colluding at all—they just all respected each other’s games, I guess. I’ve found similar situations all over the world… Most of the non-regulars who show up at ...