Button Bongo Bonanza at the Bike

[Sparks]

I was at the Bicycle Casino the other night and I think I got the short end of the stick on a decision by the floorman.

I was in the 8 seat, and although I like the ends, this particular table had a raised floor receptacle (for the shuffle machine) right at my feet, and it was bothering me. I planned to move to any other other end seat, the 2, 3 or 7, as soon as it became available. It’s a seniority process on seat changes at the Bike, so who ever has been at the table longer can request an available seat if more than one person wants to move. In practice, it’s often just the first person to make the request takes the seat – which I intended to do the moment an end seat became available. Then one did, the 7 seat, to my immediate right.

Here’s what happened: Full nine-handed game with the button at the 4 seat. We finish the hand, and the button slides over to the 5 seat. The 7 seat gets up and leaves after playing UTG and I say I’ll take his seat and the big blind, and I move. Then the 6 seat, who just took his big blind, says he wants my 8 seat, and takes it. The 5 seat’s phone rings, so he leaves his button to talk on the phone and is out for the hand.

Half the table is talking at the same time, including myself, as if we’re experts, telling the dealer what to do, where to put the button, etc. Over comes the floorman and makes his determination on what needs to happen (I'll leave his name out, because I think he blew it).

What do you think? Where does the button go? Who’s in, who’s out, who’s posting, who’s waiting?

I think I got a bad decision, but I’ll let the wisdom of the board figure it out. Results to follow, including how I got revenge on the next hand. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Sparks