Thursday night I won poker at Bar None. This is the weekly poker night run by Poker Jon of Gut Shot Poker, part of the league that also includes Bardog Tavern, Silly Goose, and Bayou Bar & Grill.
I knew the 8-week championship prizes would be spectacular, but until I won Thursday night I didn’t know the weekly prizes are pretty awesome too. The prize was two tickets to see the Grizzlies, along with a parking pass which of course was wasted on me since I live so close. I recruited my friend Frank to go see the game with us. These were our seats:
Box seating with desks, swivel chairs and TVs at the corners of the desks. If I remember correctly from having sat there at a Tigers game, the TVs have full cable, although it was tuned to the Grizzlies when we got there and we saw no need to change the channel.
Right as we sat down, a man in a suit came and verified our tickets. He then put wristbands on us and told us to enjoy the complimentary buffet upstairs. Buffet?
Yep, buffet. Chicken tenders with five kinds of dipping sauces, Philly cheese steak sandwiches, nachos, and three vegetable trays. This was my plate:
I wasn’t shy about loading it up Nuh-Uh style. I do regret one thing though – I wish I’d put the Philly cheese steak meat on top of the nachos.
After we polished off our plates, Frank said, “I’m going to get us a round of beers.” Five minutes later he returned with two cups. “Paul, take a deep breath and get ready for what I’m about to tell you,” Frank said.
“The beer is FREE. I paid her, and then she saw my wristband and refunded my money.” Free beer? We took full advantage of that perk, going back several times.
Here are a few pics of the game:
To make the game even better, the Grizzlies, trailing for most of the game, came back at the end to defeat the Houston Rockets, 115-110. Zach Randolph was a powerhouse as always, and I noticed that Mike Conley has improved vastly from the last time I saw him.
The official game program was a good read, with an article about Zach Randolph’s community service work. I noticed a “Grizz win, you win” coupon for a free sausage biscuit, so I guess I’ll be stopping by McDonald’s one day next week.
Fantastic game. Thanks to Poker Jon, Bar None, and the Grizzlies for an outstanding Friday night.