Standing in for a rabbit's foot

Niki and I went to Hooters last night for a little gambling. I sat next to a guy at the Pai Gow table who had about $1500 in chips (apparently down from $3000). He was betting $250-500 most of the time and as much as $1000 several times. According to him, he was a professional gambler and bet about $20,000 a day on sports.
I started with $60 and eventually ran out of money. By the time I ran out of money, the guy was up to about $2500. I stood and watched for a few hands while his stack climbed to $3600. When I started to walk away, he asked where I was going and asked me to sit and play a while longer. I guess he thought I was his lucky charm because he gave me a black chip to play with when I told him I was out of money. Score!
I felt kinda bad when he lost $2900 within a short time of me rejoining the game but the feeling passed. I take comfort in the fact that he would have made $1000 if he had taken my advice on a hand. He cashed out with $700 and I took the money and ran as soon as he was out of sight.