"Seat open" pet peeve

[bernie]

Notice that the ones that do this are very close to sitting out/leaving or doing something else to break up the game.

Annoying as it is, it's actually minor compared to other things that go on at a table.

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[Seether]

Whats even more annoying is when your on a wait list for a game and have been waiting for 2hrs only to find out that an incompetent dealer never called the floor for the open seat when a seat has been open for 20mins.

[bigfishead]

Thank You Daytripping.

I am a dealer and I see it all the time. Whats funny is I have the loudest voice in the Bellagio cardroom and these idiots don't notice that I have called the seat open. I usually also get a "heads up" from the floor or a verbal confirmation via microphone from them too. Your comments were right on the money.

[AngusThermopyle]

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Whats even more annoying is when your on a wait list for a game and have been waiting for 2hrs only to find out that an incompetent dealer never called the floor for the open seat when a seat has been open for 20mins.

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Or they are waiting for a "regular" to sneak into their game.

[mosch]

Most people DESPISE playing shorthanded, and don't even like to be down 1 or 2 people.

A lot of these guys won't even get near a table until there are seven people at it. Anything less, and they suddenly have to take a walk for a few minutes.

[PokerBob]

i think you will find that the more interaction you have with people, the more you will realize that most people should be killed.

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Whats even more annoying is when your on a wait list for a game and have been waiting for 2hrs only to find out that an incompetent dealer never called the floor for the open seat when a seat has been open for 20mins.

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Most people DESPISE playing shorthanded, and don't even like to be down 1 or 2 people.

A lot of these guys won't even get near a table until there are seven people at it. Anything less, and they suddenly have to take a walk for a few minutes.

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No s*it... I think it's just a reluctance to have to play the blinds more often, even though that's completely irrelevant since you're odds of winning the pot on a given deal go up with each player that leaves. I think a lot of players just have a cheap streak running through them, which is really pretty funny when it's people playing 30/60 with a couple grand in front of them.

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I am a dealer and I see it all the time. Whats funny is I have the loudest voice in the Bellagio cardroom and these idiots don't notice that I have called the seat open. I usually also get a "heads up" from the floor or a verbal confirmation via microphone from them too. Your comments were right on the money.

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Loudest voice at Bellagio? I think I've played at your table before!

Yeah, I noticed this as well. I don't see what the bid deal is if a seat is open for a couple minutes.

I remember one person at the table saying he wanted a full table so that the pot could be bigger. Are you kidding me? At minimum, a $2 bigger pot.