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question: what is the maximum acceptable time for leaving a poker table for a break during a cash game?the situation that brings this up is this: while playing at a $1-$2 hold 'em/omaha game at the local casino, a guy two seats to my left gets up, leaves his chips, and doesn't come back for more than two hours. there was a deep waiting list and it was a juicy game, so naturally you want the seat filled. plus, it's unfair to the players waiting.so how long is an acceptable time before you should just cash out and come back? when i made a comment about it the guy said "i can leave and come back whenever i want" and i assume that by casino rules, he is correct. but from an etiquette standpoint, what do you guys think?

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Just kick him and the nuts and take his chips I'm sure nobody would mind if as long as you tipped the dealer.

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From an etiquette standpoint, the guy is a ****My local casinos do not allow that type of behaviorNot sure what the time limit is though
I could maybe understand like one 1-hour leave to go get dinner or lunch if youve been there for a while but more than 20 minutes is poor etiquette
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I play at Borgata. I rarely take breaks from the table and leave my chips. A couple of months ago, the floorperson told me that I could leave for a half hour (I think) and the chips would stay on the table. If I was going to be away longer, I should take my chips and tell the person at the poker room sign up to put me on the "dinner list" so that, when I came back in an hour, I would be at the top of the list for a new seat.In the future, I recommend not asking players what the policy is or telling them what to do. Just tell the floorperson what's happening - "this dude's been away from his seat for 45 minutes; can you bag his chips and fill his seat with someone on the waiting list?"Okay. I had to come back and answer one more, because this bugs me when it happens. See you in a few months.

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I've been at a table at Caesars Indiana when the "How long can I leave for?" question was asked. They said you can get glass box to put over your chips for 2 hours. But as far as just getting up and leaving your chips on the table, I'm not sure how they handle that.

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I play at Borgata. I rarely take breaks from the table and leave my chips. A couple of months ago, the floorperson told me that I could leave for a half hour (I think) and the chips would stay on the table. If I was going to be away longer, I should take my chips and tell the person at the poker room sign up to put me on the "dinner list" so that, when I came back in an hour, I would be at the top of the list for a new seat.In the future, I recommend not asking players what the policy is or telling them what to do. Just tell the floorperson what's happening - "this dude's been away from his seat for 45 minutes; can you bag his chips and fill his seat with someone on the waiting list?"Okay. I had to come back and answer one more, because this bugs me when it happens. See you in a few months.
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Ask your floor person what their rule is. At my local casino, it's 1/2 hour. At the venetian, it's 2 and a half dealers. meaning you can get up to an hour and 15 minutes or so. I don't think it's bad etiquette if you follow your casino's rule, and take the maximum time allowed, but no more.

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question: what is the maximum acceptable time for leaving a poker table for a break during a cash game? there was a deep waiting list and it was a juicy game, so naturally you want the seat filled. plus, it's unfair to the players waiting.
Generally you can get a "meal-ticket" for 1 hour. Anything longer than that should not be allowed.The question I have is why are people always so eager to fill the table up? Playing 8-handed vs. playing 10-handed gives me so much greater an edge, and I'm sure I'm not alone there. I love it when a ring game gets short, it allows me to open up so much more, but I don't think a whole lot of casino donks understand that.
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Some people prefer full games. I prefer short-handed, but I know quite a few players who love playing at a full table.
i prefer full tables .. even 11 handed if your playing say 1-2nl full of donks when NO ONE is folding.. gives you more time between blinds to wait for a nice hand. however, at my home game, where everyone is as good or better than me.. i rarely play more than 7 handed.
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The standard practice is 2 dealer changes.So max is usually an hour, but if you leave right before a new dealer comes it, it can be more like 35 minutes. If you wait for a new dealer, and then go, that dealer throws you an absent button, then in a half hour the 2nd dealer throws you one, when that dealer is done, the floor can come pick your chips up.

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Where I deal, in Canada, your chips are removed after you have missed the blinds for the third time. first time around, you get a missed blinds button, second time you get a button with a "2" on it, and the third time around they pull your chips. You can also ask for a dinner marker that is good for one hour.

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I play at Borgata. I rarely take breaks from the table and leave my chips. A couple of months ago, the floorperson told me that I could leave for a half hour (I think) and the chips would stay on the table. If I was going to be away longer, I should take my chips and tell the person at the poker room sign up to put me on the "dinner list" so that, when I came back in an hour, I would be at the top of the list for a new seat.In the future, I recommend not asking players what the policy is or telling them what to do. Just tell the floorperson what's happening - "this dude's been away from his seat for 45 minutes; can you bag his chips and fill his seat with someone on the waiting list?"Okay. I had to come back and answer one more, because this bugs me when it happens. See you in a few months.
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I play at Borgata. I rarely take breaks from the table and leave my chips. A couple of months ago, the floorperson told me that I could leave for a half hour (I think) and the chips would stay on the table. If I was going to be away longer, I should take my chips and tell the person at the poker room sign up to put me on the "dinner list" so that, when I came back in an hour, I would be at the top of the list for a new seat.In the future, I recommend not asking players what the policy is or telling them what to do. Just tell the floorperson what's happening - "this dude's been away from his seat for 45 minutes; can you bag his chips and fill his seat with someone on the waiting list?"Okay. I had to come back and answer one more, because this bugs me when it happens. See you in a few months.
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Many casinos have a set maximum time you can be away. For example, at the local casinos in my area, you are allowed to miss up to two sets of blinds. When it is you're third BB, the pit is called, your stack is counted for the cameras and then removed. When you return, the dealer directs you to the pit to pick up your chips.At another casino I've been to, you're allowed a dinner break of not less than 1 hour, not greater than two hours. During this time, another player plays in your spot until you return.

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I play at Borgata. I rarely take breaks from the table and leave my chips. A couple of months ago, the floorperson told me that I could leave for a half hour (I think) and the chips would stay on the table. If I was going to be away longer, I should take my chips and tell the person at the poker room sign up to put me on the "dinner list" so that, when I came back in an hour, I would be at the top of the list for a new seat.In the future, I recommend not asking players what the policy is or telling them what to do. Just tell the floorperson what's happening - "this dude's been away from his seat for 45 minutes; can you bag his chips and fill his seat with someone on the waiting list?"Okay. I had to come back and answer one more, because this bugs me when it happens. See you in a few months.
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thanks for all the replies. as for my situation, i asked two dealers after 1.5 hours, and neither of them knew anything, and acted like since he was a regular and did it all the time, to pretty much table the issue. as for the guy who asked why i would prefer a full table as opposed to shorthanded, it's pretty simple. we were playing round of each with omaha which i love playing a full table at (the nuts are usually out there, less marginal decisions, more customers to peddle the nuts to). otherwise, with hold 'em i don't really care one way or another.

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Dont ask internet players a live game question...It is 3 missed blind buttons. Which means, if you missed your BB 3 times they pick up your chips. Dinner breaks are 45 minutes. If you go longer than 45 minutes they pick you up but put you on the top of the list for the next open seat, IF YOU TELL THEM THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DINNER. I have played in over 30 poker rooms in different parts of the country and I have never seen one that shy's away from the 3 missed blinds rule.LOCK IT UP!

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Dont ask internet players a live game question...It is 3 missed blind buttons.
Ding ding ding, we have a winner. everywhere I play it is 3 missed blinds and you get picked up.
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i was told it's 30 mins at paris in las vegas; this came up because it was early morning and there were two tables going with NL games. i was at a table that had become a bit more tough to pick off as the morning progressed, but i could tell from what i was hearing at the other table that it was just a sick donkfest. one lady had piled up something like $900 in a $300 max game by playing like a total moron, then disappeared with her chips sitting. everyone was wondering where she was, and i spotted her about 40 feet away smoking, sitting at a slot machine. because i either wanted HER seat or wanted her to have to bring $300 to our table to keep playing, i asked the manager how long she could be away. about the time this was going on, i got locked into a pretty big 3-way pot that i won as a result of some really awful play by the other players (including one "local" who said he played for a living), so after that i kind of gave up on worrying about the other seat.i also play pretty regularly at the bike in LA. in those games i've never asked the dealer or the floor what the time limit is, if any, but they seem flexible. at one point a guy locked up a seat and didn't show up for over 30 minutes, so i asked the floor to seat somebody because there was a pretty deep waiting list. they agreed it was kind of awhile and seated this kid who then dusted off his money within an hour.i generally believe it's better to have a full table if a game is playing loose or is stocked with some live ones, but i don't care that much overall.

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