Posted Mon May 23, 2005 2:55 pm GMT by neurotic
It seems when it comes to casino poker, its up to the dealer weather you can straddle or not....
I am playing a decent 5-10 game limit holdem... i'm attempt to straddle the big bling (giving me option to raise once round.).. no one at the table complains and neither does the dealer.. i'm hitting a winning streak.. everytime i straddle i get the nut cards.. so it was all workin out for me deadly..
then a new dealer comes and sits down.. i straddle the bigblind again.. and the dealer says.. "no straddling" .. confused.. i questioned and he just responded "no straddling" .. i was thinking.. O.K.. so then i said BLIND RAISE (which is legal, because you dont get the option once round.).. and he says again.. ."No straddling" .. then i say "i'm not straddling i'm BLIND RAISING.. " he says again "no straddling" i was liek WTF .. everyone at the table was lookin at the dealer like he was an idiot.. a BLIND RAISE is a BLIND RAISE.. so i took back my blind raise.. waited for the chips to go round the able and RAISED (without looking at my cards.. ) .. and said out loud.. raising blind.. and everyone at the table chuckled..
it was quite amusing.. that the dealer didn't know the difference from a straddle or a blind raise..
i guess what i'm getting at.. is it up to the casino, if everyone at the table is agreeing to a straddle rule? .. they get their rake no matter what?
neurotic
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Posted Mon May 23, 2005 2:58 pm GMT by arras
If you had already done it at that casino in the same evening I would have asked for a floor manager.
Posted Mon May 23, 2005 3:02 pm GMT by Dave B
Where was this?
1st of all, heater or not, straddling is foolish. I have done it plenty, but understood that I was being foolish. It sounds like you were justified in your silliness.
2nd, if I want to straddle I am going to straddle. I refuse to settle for a blind raise. If the dealer is right or wrong, I want to know about it so they are forced into some consistancy. I hate it when each dealer has their own rules.
Posted Mon May 23, 2005 5:10 pm GMT by neurotic
i tottally agree straddling is foolish.. but given the time and the place.. all the players at the table were having a good time.. playing strong.. and we wanted to see some pots in the limit cash game.. so.. straddling was the alternative.. plus i was getting sexy cards all night..
but yeah i agree. i hate when dealers have their own rules.. there should definatly be some consistancy..
Posted Mon May 23, 2005 6:39 pm GMT by NickHow
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Posted Thu May 26, 2005 12:34 pm GMT by howzit
there is a huge influx of poker players in cardrooms and thus a huge demand for english-speaking dealers.
These dealers do not play poker, have never spent more than 10 hours in a poker room before applying for a job, and there training is mostly on the job.
Get used to inconsistencies, misdeals, and general lack of knowledge with casino dealers.
Next time, get the floor.
Posted Thu May 26, 2005 3:29 pm GMT by Loonbat
Or find a place where the dealers know they don't know everything. Where I play, the new dealers realize their limitations and don't mind if the veteran players help them straighten out a point of discontent.
The floor is always a good option, though.
-Loon
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