Time charge question

[poker327]

In the Borgata, a new player came to the table and asked if he had to pay time. The dealer said yes. Then he asked, don't new players don't pay time the first time they are at the table? We told him of course not. He was offended at the notion he had to pay time. He said he has played around the country and some places you don't initially have to pay time. Is this true anywhere?

by the notion that you could wait and not pay you could just say "I'm tight...don't charge unless I play a hand"
If the 5/half is going to kill you then drop down to a rake game and don't worry about time

Especially at the Borgata there is generally a long list with people that are more than willing to pay the time.

[AKQJ10]

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If the 5/half is going to kill you then drop down to a rake game and don't worry about time. (emphasis added)

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I'm eager to hear what no-limit game you'd have me "drop down to" at Foxwoods.

Of course I can play low-limit games -- I usually do -- but they don't fulfill my goal of learning to play live NLHE.

[Randy_Refeld]

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In the Borgata, a new player came to the table and asked if he had to pay time. The dealer said yes. Then he asked, don't new players don't pay time the first time they are at the table? We told him of course not. He was offended at the notion he had to pay time. He said he has played around the country and some places you don't initially have to pay time. Is this true anywhere?

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Generally the first time collecction is free unless there is a live board.

[BigFishSmallCardRoom]

Where I usually play, Lucky Chances, they take time immeadiately.

[Randy_Refeld]

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Where I usually play, Lucky Chances, they take time immeadiately.

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Even with no board? It has been quite some time since I have been in a B&M, it is quite possible that they have cut back on the amount of free passes.

Most places nowadays it's a race with the floor. If you get there before the floor comes by and says drop the time you pay, get there after time is dropped it's free.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

My experience has always been that if you have chips on the table when the time charge is due, you pay, regardless of your situation. If you come in after time is collected, you "might" just get yourself up to almost a half hour free, but that's not always going to be true. Some houses have charged me a portion of the time charge when seating me, 1/3 or 2/3 of it, depending on how much time was left before the next time charge was due. This was typical in san diego (at the lucky lady) before they went to a drop system. (the board made no difference)

al