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One issue I have heard confirmed by several different parties is that (like most every cash game) you do not want to leave money on the table if you get up and go somewhere (say bathroom, whatever) as the Taj is apparently notorious for "thieves" jacking your cash off the table. Take it off when you leave, and put it back on when you come back.
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I think that says a lot. In the rooms I've played at, this wouldn't be allowed. Hell, even in the dingy little private clubs I used to play at in toronto, I wouldn't think twice about leaving my chips on the table for a bathroom break.
What are you supposed to do, balance your rack on the urinal? I'd rather have my chips on the table in full view of the cameras...
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In rooms I have played in where I felt leaving money on the table was an issue (unfortunately, there have been some, which says something...), my MO is the following:
~Buy in for the lowest amount allowed
~Put my hundreds under my chips but sticking out in plain view
~Pick up my bills when leaving the table, show them plainly to the dealer and all of the players, and make a parting remark such as, "I have 2k in hundreds, and I will bring all of it back when I return."
I have never been challenged when using this method. I won't say it's not because I am a woman. Of that, I'm not quite sure, but I do everything very out in the open, very overtly, not trying to be sneaky or hide anything.
At tables where the players seem a bit uptight, I will even make my statement slightly questioning, "...I'll bring this exact amount back to the table with me, if that is okay with everyone..."
I can't say this would work with every cardroom in every situation, but in the past three years I've been playing full-time, I have never once been challenged on it, nor have I ever abused it, I bring the exact amount back with me, not one hundred less.
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