kennyg1966 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'm talking about Dealers..I hear so many complaints about dealers . I have to agree with most of them. I was playing for a bit at the Golden Nugget during the 2004 wsop. The only reason I was playing there was because it was the "place" to play at that time. All the pro's were there and it was packed. The GN just hired appx. 15 asian girls from poker school.They did not know their ass from their elbow.This guy did the "straddle" thing and it was like the end of the world for the dealer. When people were moved from other tables because of a MUST move game..post don't post..post big and small...totally messed up.Then we finally got an older man that knew his SHIT . It is amazing how much more fun poker is when a dealer knows what he is doing..!And to top it all off...the dealer let another guy take his bet out of the pot because he didn't realize that the guy did the "straddle" bet!!Needless to say the guy who took his bet out was asked to put it back in after the floor guy was called...he refused and was escorted out!! Link to post Share on other sites
PimpRock 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Is a straddle bet the same as a string bet? Link to post Share on other sites
CJHunt 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Is a straddle bet the same as a string bet? UGH+1 Link to post Share on other sites
kennyg1966 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 Is a straddle bet the same as a string bet?more like a blind raise pre-flop....2 lazy to google for exact meaning Link to post Share on other sites
PimpRock 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Why is CJ making daft noises? Link to post Share on other sites
mx957 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Is a straddle bet the same as a string bet?A live straddle is a blind raise with the chance for action on the end. In other words you are the Under the gun player and you blind raise, action continues around the table until it gets back to you, if everyone has just called your raise you still have the chance to re-raise. It's similar to the Big Blind except for twice the amount. Not all casinos allow Live Straddles. Some pleople really get upset by the player making a Live Straddle as well. I don't mind it, it's pretty foolish because you are basically playing 2 bets blind. Link to post Share on other sites
PimpRock 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Thank you man... apperciate the response. Link to post Share on other sites
yeffy 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 So you had a bad experience with the dealers at Golden Nugget almost 2 years ago. Good story. Link to post Share on other sites
kennyg1966 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 So you had a bad experience with the dealers at Golden Nugget almost 2 years ago. Â Good story.coming from you..............................ty Link to post Share on other sites
Arkanoid 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I got a bad dealer story from this weekend. Goes a little sumptin like this;I'm in 1 seat, 2/5 NL at Foxwoods. I have 3300 and villain has unknown amount before hand (integral to story.) Villain is in 9 seat so my view of him is difficult, I have to lean out over the table to see him.I have QKh on the button, 3 limpers so I pop it to 40, one caller.Flop is Qc 10h 6h.Villain leads out for 65, I raise to 200 (I raise a lot of flops with almost any holding, and have been getting a lot of respect...thus, I have a nice stack)Now villain studies and then makes it 800 straight, so now I have a judgement call. This villain has been limping a lot of hands, but won't make a move vs me without an overpair, two pair or set. He would not do this with KJ, AJ, or any one pair except maybe AQ.So I deduce that I'm either 50/50 or I'm 33%, so I ask the dealer for a count of my opponents TOTAL stack. She then counts and replies "1280". She did not say 1280 behind or make mention of the 800 out there. From this judgement I decide it's good for the game if I push all in, for the 1280 bet I'll gamble and show the table I don't need the nuts to play. I do so and he calls with a set of 6's. I'm not upset even when my hand doesn't improve, because I don't mind losing the hand. But as I count out the chips and he puts his out there I notice in addition to the 280 and the 800 I see he also has a $1000 Orange "pumpkin" chip. I ask him if that was in play before the hand, he affirms it was. I ask the dealer why she told me 1280 total and she says "I thought you meant behind".I put up a minor gripe about it, but I paid out the bet and racked my chips remaining. I pulled the other player aside as I left and assured him I was not angle shooting, and that the dealer cost me a grand, and that further, with 1280 behind I'd have layed it down for him and he said he knew that and understood, but that he couldn't allow the action to be negated. I had no problem with him, as the mistake is ultimately mine and the dealers, as nothing could stop me from asking HIM to count out all his chips, as I should have done.BUT, all in all, I believe this is a dealer error first. What do you all think? Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I think it's your mistake.Usually, you ask "what do you have left" if you'regonna put a guy all in, assuming that since he just said" I raise to $800", you should already know the amount of those chips.Sucks that it happened, but lesson learned...."How much do you have LEFT?"edit - replying to arkanoid's post above, not the OP Link to post Share on other sites
MisterB 2 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I got a bad dealer story from this weekend. Goes a little sumptin like this;I'm in 1 seat' date=' [b']2/5 NL at Foxwoods. I have 3300[/b] and villain has unknown amount before hand (integral to story.) Villain is in 9 seat so my view of him is difficult, I have to lean out over the table to see him.yeah i thought the max buy-in for that 2/5 game was $300 ... so you made 3k at that table??? Link to post Share on other sites
Arkanoid 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 max buy in is 500, I was 800 in, and sitting there for 12 hours. So I was up 2500 in 12 hours.Also, there was a 2500, 2200 and 2300 stack at the table, so it played more like 5/10 Link to post Share on other sites
Arkanoid 0 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I think it's your mistake.Usually, you ask "what do you have left" if you'regonna put a guy all in, assuming that since he just said" I raise to $800", you should already know the amount of those chips.Sucks that it happened, but lesson learned...."How much do you have LEFT?"edit - replying to arkanoid's post above, not the OPI understand. And I don't totally disagree. However, I didn't ask what he had left, I asked how much he had total. As it were, 3 people heard me and agreed with me and 3 people didn't agree, so I let it go. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now