Best time to take a leak?

[jkinetic]

When do you think it is the best time to take a bathroom break knowing you won't take longer than 2 hands to take care of business:

A. 2 hands before your big blind so you can take your blinds and then have your button.

B. Right up until your blinds and then post behind the button assuming you can't buy the button in the cardroom you play in.

[Roy Munson]

While playing in a $1-4-8-8 game at the Luxor during the "wee" hours of a Sunday morning when everybody at the table was imbibing rather liberally I could not resist the call of nature.
About 10 seconds into the trip the remaining 7 players at the table join me in the mens room.
Upon our return to the table the dealer and the room manager were laughing. Both said that they had never seen an entire table go the bathroom at the same time.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

before your bb, otherwise you also have to post your dead small blind. Rather than posting a dead small blind, it's better to just wait till your big blind again.

[Jimbo]

A. Tommy says to do this so who am I to disagree?

[Emperor]

The fishes decided to chase the shark for awhile. /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

[jkinetic]

OG Jr,

What if you are playing a collection game, it wouldn't be prudent to wait for your bb again even if you have to post your "dead" sb behind the button.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

what's the difference? Your small blind is live when you play it in turn, but dead if you post it behind the button. That's like paying extra for the privalege of being allowed to play your hand.

[bernie]

let's be realistic. is one hand even missing the blinds and having to post both blinds behind the button, or whatever, really going to matter in the longrun of the game?

i personally dont like posting, so id go after the button passes. but it really doesnt matter. ive done it both ways many times and cant find any difference.

better time would be spent on studying playing than when to make your teeth float.

just an opinion, now back to the trenches. with my catheter in.

b

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[rhwbullhead]

I hate posting behind. I usually try to leave two or three hands before the big blind. I prefer to do this on the hand just before the dealer change. If I'm lucky, the hand goes to the river, and I'm able to get back by the time the dealer change is completed. I play at the Harrah's East Chicago in Indiana. The dealer change is slow so I almost never miss more than one hand.

I like going when I'm about to be in early position, because I figure those hands aren't worth that much. I'm not likely to play any hands from that position. I'd rather miss 1-2 early position hands, and get back in time to post my big blind. I hate posting the two blinds behind the button. I hate getting 7 hands from posting behind the button. Yes, I'm getting 7-8 hands because I miss 2-3 early position hands, but I think the blind and the button hands are worth more than the early position hands.

Finally, having played in a home game that uses the "buy the button rule", I have to comment that I think every room should use this rule. The Harrah's doesn't. Sometimes, I miss the big blind. Rather than post behind, I'll usually just wait until the big blind. If the buy the button rule were used at the Harrah's, I'd do that instead.

[Tommy Angelo]

bullhead,

"Having played in a home game that uses the "buy the button rule", I have to comment that I think every room should use this rule. Harrah's doesn't."

In "Buy the Button: A Perfect Rule" I wrote: "The only thing to prevent a casino from using this rule is that they do not know about it."

If you want to significantly increase the chances that Harrah's will start using the rule, I suggest you put the poker room manager in email contact with 2+2 contributor Rick Nebiolo. He has gone to great lengths to write up material for sceptical poker room managers and I know he won't mind sending it to the Harrah's manager.

We also agree on when to pee.

Tommy

[Ed Miller]

I order a beer from the cocktail waitress, drain it quickly, and then just use the empty bottle.

Hope this helps...

[JTG51]

I'd rather just play until my blinds, then get up for an entire orbit. Take the 15 or 20 minutes to talk to stretch your legs, talk to a friend, get something to eat, whatever.

If I had to pick one of your optoins, I'd go with A.

[pudley4]

Fold your UTG hand, put out your BB for the next hand and tell the dealer to deal you in, then run /forums/images/icons/grin.gif

[Tyler Durden]

[rhwbullhead]

What's his e-mail? Is there any site that has something I can print up explaining the benefits of the rule? My friend and I tried explaining the rule to one of the floorpersons, but nothing came of our efforts. By the way, I don't think there is a current manager of the room. The previous manager got fired, and his job is now hiring.

[rhwbullhead]

I think taking the 15 minute break is a good idea, once a night. But I usually end up going 2-3 times in an 8 hour session as I drink several bottled waters. Getting up for three 20 minute breaks will cut into my long term playing time. I'm only getting in 45 hours a week now, and I'm playing everyday. The casino is a 50 minute commute (each wa)for me /forums/images/icons/frown.gif

[andyfox]

All you others are guilty of fuzzy peeing.

[andyfox]

I believe is is 5:13 PM.

I'll leave it for others to elaborate.

[Ed S.]

Maybe I'm not familar with this term. Can you please explain.


Ed S.

[mike l.]

i dont think it's at all unreasonable to order an extra large coffee, finish it, and when a hand comes up that you are not involved just quietly bring the empty cup under the table, unzip, and voila. the waitress will pick it up from you when she comes by.

[John Cole]

Tommy,

It's hardly surprising that Rick would go to great lengths to explain the rationale for buying the button. When I moved last year, I uncovered a rare manuscript, penned by said Rick Nebiolo, which discoursed upon the rules, options, betting structures, and assorted and sundry permutations involved in home poker games. The manuscript, now almost twenty years old, which runs for thirty-five or so typed pages (yes, typed!) may become a veritable collector's item some day. Or, it may be entered into evidence at the inevitable trial that will probe that man's mental stability.

John