The best of the booze-juggling best. (Photos by Scott Harrison | Retna)

The U.S. Flair Open wrapped at Harrah’s Carnival Court last night with Argentinian Rodrigo Delpech taking home a big $10,000 check that they really should have made him juggle if he wanted to keep it. Delpech is currently the No. 1 ranked bartender on the Flair Bartender Association’s Pro Tour Leaderboard. This brings the list of “professional leaderboards we didn’t know existed before this week” up to three, after the Jello, Mud and Oil Wrestling Association of America and the Slip ‘n’ Slide Hot Doggers Federation of the World.

By Jason Scavone

Oh no! We wanted that Martini stirred! (Photos by Erik Kabik | Retna)

For the alcoholic on the go, there’s nothing worse than the flair bartender. Unless you hear the words, “But we’re all out of bourbon.” To parahprase Dave Attell: Flair bartending is for when you want to get a little drunk, but you also want juggling.

This, of course, does nothing to stop crowds of people from gathering around flair bartenders to watch them take their entire range of ingredients on a little vodka Tilt-a-Whirl every time some unsuspecting tourist orders a Cosmo.

The U.S. Flair Open is going on at Harrah’s Carnival Court through tomorrow, where one rum-flinger will net $10,000 for the top prize. Competitors include Paul Nguyen of Caesars’ Shadow Bar and local Chris Parker, plus bartenders from as exotic and far-flung places as Argentina and Reno. You can go watch the qualifiers today at 12:30 p.m. at Carnival Court or hold out for the finals tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

By Jason Scavone