Originally Posted by mickeycrimm View Post
I was surprised to find this old sign above the $1 7/5 Bonus Poker Triple Meter Progressive in the Pioneer. It had to have been put up sometime after I left Laughlin in 2002. It's hard for you to read but says "Are you strong enough to survive the WALL OF PAIN! There was a guy from North Dakota that started out as a blackjack dealer in Laughlin. I think he was also a substitute teacher. He picked up on AP'ing and built up a pretty good bankroll. He worked a lot of the video poker progressives on the river and employed others to play.

One time the royal on this bank of machines along the wall near the men's room got high. He threw his team on it. They were on it for a long time. The damn royal just wouldn't hit. He got buried for more than the royal was going to pay but the cheapest way out of a spot like that is to continue to play until you hit it. He started calling it the WALL OF PAIN.

They finally got the royal but he took a huge loss. He was well known by management and I guess the name stuck. They actually put up a sign calling it the WALL OF PAIN.

PS: Axel knows the guy. His initials are R.M.
Ya, hes a nice guy and very pleasant to hang with. He certainly knows what he is doing. I talk to him once in a while, but it's been a while.

That prog has been there for as long as I can remember. I would play it when the Aces got up of I happened to be in Laughlin at the time.

I'm not sure what the Pioneer plans on doing, but they better upgrade some of their VP. Did you happen to notice they didn't have one multiline game in the place? Sure, they should keep some of the old school stuff but they need to add some UX, low limit 50 play etc.

P.S. No more Sigma there.