whats the longest you ever waited for a seat?

[PokerPaul]

i am such an internet poker junkie now, i am beginning to resent the live game. I was waitlisted last week for 2.5 full hours before i got to sit down and play.

And i literally just sat there....cuz i don't like to get involved in video poker or blackjack or any other casino games anymore, as i have found that playing those to pass time to be a big leak in one's game.

I'm sure there are others who have waited longer than that, but don't count the times where you are already in one poker game while waiting for another.

And what did you do?

[Dharzhak]

I waited over 3 hours for a seat at the 7 stud table at Motor City Casino a couple of Fridays ago. I hung out and chatted up the really cute woman that was the security guard responsible for the area.

[junkmail3]

I waited 4.5 hours at the Borgata on some saturday in August. I only got to play for 1 hour before my friends dragged me off ... stupid surprise birthday parties!

[GuyOnTilt]

Be friendly with and tip your floorman and they'll get you an open seat ASAP. Waitlists are for non-tippers. Be a tipper.

GoT

[steamboatin]

I left Caesar's In after 3 hours once. It isn't far from my home. I would wait a long time if I had a significant drive. I usually take a poker book and study while I wait.

[CanKid]

6 hours, long drive to Brantford - list was obscene, ended up losing 200$ at carribean stud and found I had only killed 90 minutes... list wouldn't move

im careful at times I go now

[NLSoldier]

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Be friendly with and tip your floorman and they'll get you an open seat ASAP. Waitlists are for non-tippers. Be a tipper.

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Ive never even thought of this....Im assuming it only works if you are a regular that they recognize you? And what do they do just come grab you when a seat is open rather than going to the board? Also, how much do you tip, this could be VERY +EV on a busy night when the games are especially juicy. The waitlist is the primary reason that I have come to hate going to canterbury.

[GuyOnTilt]

Ive never even thought of this....Im assuming it only works if you are a regular that they recognize you? And what do they do just come grab you when a seat is open rather than going to the board? Also, how much do you tip, this could be VERY +EV on a busy night when the games are especially juicy. The waitlist is the primary reason that I have come to hate going to canterbury.

If you aren't a regular and aren't on a first name basis with the regular floormen, go up and introduce yourself and thank them for the good work they do. Tip them a $5 chip and tell them you plan on starting to play regularly there and you'd appreciate it if they could get you a seat at whatever limit you play ASAP. Make a habit every time to go to say hi to them or catch them when you're sitting at your table and give them another $5. Five bucks a night is well worth not ever having to wait through the lists.

GoT

[JTG51]

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Be friendly with and tip your floorman and they'll get you an open seat ASAP. Waitlists are for non-tippers. Be a tipper.

GoT

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Do you think this is a good thing? I hate it.

[GuyOnTilt]

Do you think this is a good thing? I hate it.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. Actually, I think it's great. It's like the poker version of one of those Disneyland Passport thingies that let you skip the lines for an extra few bucks.

GoT

[Yeknom58]

This is how the world works...I don't really see the problem. You must fall into the hate-to-tip category of people and you think all these sorts of problems are caused by the tipping people. We yes I like MY BUTTER ON THE BOTTOM OF MY TOAST!!!

[JTG51]

You must fall into the hate-to-tip category of people and you think all these sorts of problems are caused by the tipping people.

Yeah, that's exactly it. Good read.

[JTG51]

It's like the poker version of one of those Disneyland Passport thingies that let you skip the lines for an extra few bucks.

I hate that too, but I think it's better than the poker version. At least at Disney World, everyone knows you can cut in line if you pay a little more. I just think it sends a terrible message to new players in a poker room, many of whom are probably already nervous about things being on the level, when they see the floor people giving preferential treatment to others.

[Andy B]

I waited nearly two years for a $30/60 stud/8 seat. It was worth the wait, though. While I waited, I squandered my time playing hold'em, stud, and Omaha/8, with the occasional drinking binge thrown in.

[FrankDSM]

I live about 45 minutes away from where I go, and they let you call ahead to get put on the list. They make a notation next to your name, so they won't call your name until you tell them you're there. If they haven't passed you, you're already 45 minutes ahead. If they have, you're first on the list!

[Lurshy]

Tip is actually an acronym. It stands for To Insure Promptness. The TIP was customarily paid BEFORE a meal to the server in olde english pubs several centuries ago. It got you seating and service promptly.

Seems this use would be exactly used as the custom was designed for. Not intended to reward people after-the-fact for performing their job adequately - as it is used today.

As an FYI, the only time I tried to TIP my way ahead of the wait-list, I was politely refused - against the particular casino policy. I was shocked, and waited two hours.

[Photoc]

Actually the acronymn is TIPS...To Insure Proper Service.

[AllVegasPoker.com]

I have waited two hours for a seat at a 4/8 table at the Bellagio. Not a particular table... just any 4/8 game. The list was about 75 names long.

[GuyOnTilt]

Actually the acronymn is TIPS...To Insure Proper Service.

Heh. Good to know.

GoT

[TomCollins]

You can also make a lot of money from a guy in Nigeria too.

First, ensure is the proper word. Since the word isn't TEPS, that is one sign this is wrong. Secondly, Insuring something would happen before hand.

See for yourself, lemmings of the internet:

Snopes.com (http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/tip.htm)

[Schneids]

All I know is last night's 30/60 game at Canterbury featured zero movement for over 6 hours, so, those people still on the list were waiting a damn long time.

My longest wait for the 30 game there has been around 5.5 hours, though in all fairness that night I did get on 15/30 after 3 hours.

[AAquadsAA]

or do like one guy told me, and wait for a final call on any name and then walk up to the hostess and tell her/him that its you.

[NLSoldier]

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The TIP was customarily paid BEFORE a meal to the server in olde english pubs several centuries ago.

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That is still how it is when you go down to the clubs in mexico and are a guy and want a drink /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[BigBaitsim (milo)]

Does tipping the floor at Canterbury work? I'm going to be up there for a week in early Nov (although I should be there no later than 5:30 most days).

[NLSoldier]

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If you aren't a regular and aren't on a first name basis with the regular floormen, go up and introduce yourself and thank them for the good work they do. Tip them a $5 chip and tell them you plan on starting to play regularly there and you'd appreciate it if they could get you a seat at whatever limit you play ASAP. Make a habit every time to go to say hi to them or catch them when you're sitting at your table and give them another $5. Five bucks a night is well worth not ever having to wait through the lists.

GoT

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Ok I tried this last night, and the introducing went well but when i tried to tip him he wouldnt let me.... /images/graemlins/confused.gif
He was like "i dont want your money i am rich already." so i was like uhh ok... and then i was too wimpy to ask about getting some preferential treatment...i guess since he was an indian he may have been like more than just a floorman?

[A-Baum]

You figure card rooms would recognize this new desire for people to play poker and expand their card rooms to accomodate more people. Having people wait 2hrs to gamble is very very bad business. If I'm a casino owner, I want as many people gambling in my establishment as possible.

Are these kinds of waits seen at the Taj or Trop in AC?

[McMelchior]

Tipping to reward outstanding or good service is great.

Employees in certain types of services are paid minimum wages based on the assumption that customers tip; when you buy the service in question (whether it's having your meal served, your cab driven safely and comfortably through traffic or your hotel room cleaned) you engage in an silent agreement with the service provider to tip. If tips weren't involved you would have to pay a higher price for your service - to compensate the higher payroll expenses. Here tipping leaves you discretion to reward or punish superior or inferior service. Simply not tipping here without any specific reason would be outright nasty.

Floor persons in casinos and cardrooms are not paid minimum wages. They are paid more. Tips are generally not considered part of their salary. Tipping a floor person for outstanding performance, swift and correct decissions etc. is very nice.

Handing a floor person a $5 bill to put you ahead of a line is a mere bribe and has nothing to do with tipping. The amount does not encourage "outstanding performance" or attention to "correct decissions". The $5 bill simply buys you an unfair advantage to other players who either arent familiar with the system, can't afford to hand over an extra $5 every time they enter the card room, or simply are disgusted with the practice. This kind of bribe does not encourage the receiver to do a better job - it encourages a worse performance: Making unfair decission about when to seat player based on own gain.

This kind of bribery should not be tolerated by any conscienscious card room manager. From a players point of view it's a practice comparable to mobsters demanding a 'cut' from a business not to slow crucial services (renovation, deliveries etc.) down. Remember, if you don't pay you're at disadvantage - you're constantly put behind in the line!

It's disgusting that it is tolerated, and nobody here on twoplustwo should support this practice.

Best,

McMelchior (Johan)

[MoreWineII]

Bring a book. SSH will do. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

Or a mystery.

Amen on the blackjack thing. I used to play BJ to pass the time until I realized it was eating a hole in my bankroll.

Nothing is worse than short-buying because you left 3/4 of your roll on the BJ table. /images/graemlins/crazy.gif

I'm happy to say I've gone about 40 sessions now with not one hand of BJ.

[slickpoppa]

Right on

[Accident]

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It's like the poker version of one of those Disneyland Passport thingies that let you skip the lines for an extra few bucks.

I hate that too, but I think it's better than the poker version. At least at Disney World, everyone knows you can cut in line if you pay a little more.

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Ok, here's the STRAIGHT poop on the Disneyland line. EVERYONE who buys a ticket is eligible for the 'FASTPASS'. Lots of people assume that it costs more, but it doesn't! ANY plastic ticket/pass will work in those 'FASTPASS" machines.
I think it's stupid to wait in line 3 hours when you can get a fast pass to come back later and get on in 15 minutes. W/out the fast pass you would spend all day just to get on 2 rides. Fastpass is like a friend holding your place in line while you go pee, or eat or see another show.
Hmmm, and even tho I've only been to vegas a few times, it seems to be a town based entirely on tipping. I'm going in 2 weeks and I'll surely be tipping that floor guy. I want to play not stand around for 3 days hoping someone else will go home!
Accident /images/graemlins/club.gif