Unsung Heroes Part 1

by Dennis Oehring

Four individuals participate in every match on Poker After Dark. Do you know who they are? No, they're not any of the players, but besides Shana, they are the only people on camera in each and every show. Their names are Danette Morway, Mary Gregorich, John Waltermeyer, and Angie Border. They are the dealers.

If you've followed televised poker for a while, some of their faces might look familiar to you, and you would be correct. This elite group has appeared on many shows that HSOR and POKER-PROductions have been involved with, and they have been handpicked by the producers for their outstanding skills as well as their professionalism.

I have watched them go about their business during the taping of several shows, including Poker Superstars, the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, High Stakes Poker, and the Pro/Am Poker Equalizer. I have the utmost respect for them; so much that I wanted to feature them here so that readers and viewers could get to know them.

So look for biographical information and pictures of each of the dealers on Poker After Dark on this blog in the near future. These are not your average poker dealers, and the fact that they rarely, if ever, make a mistake on the many shows they've worked on is a testimony to this fact. As far as I'm concerned, they are the creme de la creme of the profession, and I am proud to be associated with them and to call them my friends.