Unsung Heroes Part 4

By Dennis Oehring

The third of four brief profiles on each of the dealers appearing on Poker After Dark follows. The introductory article on all of them can be found by clicking here. Let's get to know John Waltermeyer, who says he is known by most as simply John W.

John has been dealing poker for ten years, eight of them at Bellagio, where he occasionally also serves as a floorperson. In addition to dealing Poker Superstars III, High Stakes Poker, and the NHUPC, John has dealt four final tables for WPT events held at Bellagio. He is a regular dealer in the "Big Game" in Bobby's Room (where this picture was taken), and has dealt the game between Andy Beal and "The Corporation."

A 31-year-old Las Vegas native, John says that when he was 20 he actually wanted to get away from Las Vegas for a while, and together with his girlfriend Jessica moved to Arizona where they were married in 1996. He began dealing poker at the Mazatzal Casino in Payson, AZ, ironic in the fact that he ended up getting involved in the gaming world after never having the slightest intention of doing so while growing up in Sin City.

Through his appearances as a television dealer for HSOR and POKER-PROductions as well as his work at Bellagio, John can not only lay claim to having dealt to most of the top players in the world, but also at the highest limits. In his spare time, John enjoys playing poker, and is very much into performance cars and racing, referring to himself as a horsepower freak. He also loves electronic gadgets of any kind. He and Jessica now reside in Las Vegas with their four dogs.