AZ Trip #16: Shot by Another Ghost, Longest Poker Game

The wall I fell against when the ghost shared being shot!

Continuing our walk through the Bird Cage Theatre on the ghost tour, we next ventured downstairs to the site of the World's Longest Poker Game. It was there that another ghost made his presence known to me and it hurt! Here's the story.

A GAMBLING GHOST SLAMS ME- Sometimes ghosts try to make themselves known by sharing what they experienced when they died. That's what happened in this case.

Longest Poker Game table

   After walking backstage in the Bird Cage, we descended the staircase to the basement. The basement consisted of an open area with a table that was the location of the world's longest poker game, which you'll read about in a moment. There were also about 4 or 5 rooms with doors on the other side of the basement. Those were "working" rooms for prostitutes.
   All of the people on the tour were already in the basement by the time I got to the bottom of the stairs. Suddenly, there was a male ghost there, and he made me experience how he died. I felt as if I were shot in the chest and fell against the wall!

Table of Longest Poker Game

CONFIRMATION - Karen, the tour guide, confirmed two other mediums who had been to the Bird Cage had conveyed the same feelings on that very spot. The man was shot against that wall because he was accused of cheating in the poker game.

 

SITE OF THE LONGEST POKER GAME IN THE WORLD - The longest poker game in history was played in the basement of the Bird Cage theater. Those who wished to play had to pay a thousand dollars ($1,000) up front. Among the notable people who played in this particular game was George Hearst, Diamond Jim Brady, Adolphus Busch, Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, and Wyatt Earp. The poker game in itself was played continuously 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It continued from 1881 to 1889 for a total of 8 years. It is estimated that approximately $10 million was exchanged in the game during the 8 years that it lasted and that the Bird Cage retained 10 percent of that money.

NEXT: UPSTAIRS IN THE DARK- A DEAD AUDIENCE