I was also in the room and saw this. Had the dealer flipped an All-In button and required the player to push a minimum of one chip forward this entire situation would have been avoided. One more case at this room of dealer error or at the very least, dealer failing to pay attention to detail.

+1 this lack of attention to detail is a big problem in the room. It makes it difficult to enforce rules and protect players.

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There have been a bunch of threads on this.
Among other things, it depends upon the particular state law. In many states, gambling debts are not legally enforceable, so refusing to put money into the pot is no crime and there is no chance of an arrest. All the casino can do is insist that the player pay up or be banned.
In other states (Nevada, for sure), failure to pay is a crime and can lead to arrest.
I don't know what the law is in RI, but if the police got involved, it sounds as though they can threaten arrest.
In this type of situation, if the dealer and/or several players at the table heard "Call", the player generally will be held to a call, if he does not act quickly to correct the situation before the remaining cards are run out.
And, yes, if the player hasn't moved any chips, the dealer should verify the call with a button or verbally (or ask him to put the chips in) before running out the rest of the cards.

Well, if 10 other people heard it, he pretty much has to be held to it, ESPECIALLY if he waits for the rest of the cards to come out ... What else would you do, just trust him?
If it walks like a duck, flies like a duck, and quacks like a duck.....

While this is true, the root error here falls on the dealer for not forcing the player to move chip(s) across the line to indicate a call, and the dealer not verbally announcing for all to hear that there was a call. One or both of these actions would've very likely prevented any discrepancy. If the player moves a chip across, the call is obvious. If the dealer loudly announces "call" to the whole table and the caller does not object, he/she has no argument after the hand is over that he/she didn't intend to call. TR seems to have gotten a new rash of dealers lately and some of them are downright awful.

Hey, good news everyone.

The floor manager told me today that they have now been allowed to change the TVs individually and put on what we want.

I'm not sure if me/us/we complaining had anything to do with it, but it is good to know I can now watch cage fighting while the rest of the room watches the Red Sox.

It's amazing how scummy the regs are at this place. How many homeless people are at the typical table?

Homeless is a stretch and you know it

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Every poker room has its share of homeless/financially challenged/morally questionable players. It is, unfortunately, part of the business. This room has its problems, but I personally think there's a lot less of this here than at most properties this size. Just my own observations; YMMV.

I've been to Twin River many times, but have never actually sat down to play poker. For some reason, I can never get in at a convenient time, so I would like to throw this question out to all the Twin River players: When do you think the "best" time is to play? My first reaction would be Saturday night, but whenever I look at the waitlist, it always seems so huge. I would imagine there wouldn't be much of a wait on Tuesday afternoons, but I would think that the room would be loaded with regulars and not be fully open. Is there a decent middle ground?

When was the last time you tried? Wait lists are shorter now that they've added 6 more tables.

I was there on Thursday and the list was short/non existent and the action was good. Night is much better than day time.

Finally challenged and morally destitute absolutely. I find there are plenty of players at 3-6 likely who spend all the money they take in from the government on gambling and either use public housing/are underwater on housing payments. That's not uncommon in any regional casino. I see plenty of homeless people at TR, but have never played poker at a table with anyone that looked truly homeless.

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was there yesterday and saw a player arguing with a floor that "couldnt" change the TV

Not too long ago, maybe a couple of weeks max. I think it might be general intimidation/impatience at seeing a full screen of names on a waitlist. Perhaps I'll try again when I go on my own.

I've probably been in about 4 times since the new tables were added. I have never seen poker being played at any of them.

The extra tables get fired up on the weekends. They had all 22 games going last Friday and Saturday. They even had a couple of them open last Thursday. Thursday is becoming a really good day in that room for some reason.

Also, as the college students return to campus in the next few weeks, the room will get much busier at night and I wouldn't be surprised to see at least some of the extra tables in use most weekday nights, as well.

Do you mean that there will be college students playing from the local colleges?

Yes, that's exactly what I mean. And remember, the gambling age here is 18. So there are a lot of freshmen with more money than experience or sense. It does mean a lot of all-ins before the flop, though, so even with a healthy edge, the variance is high.

Yeah only 3 weeks until you get me back

"Dear Mom and Dad,
College here is great, and I am studying hard every day and night. But books and school supplies are costing much more than expected, so please send me more money soon....."

I am here now. Arrived Friday night at 745. Wait for 2-5 NL was ten minutes, wait for 1-2 NL was about an hour.... Parking situation is no fun

I was there earlier today. Appeared to me that they didn't have enough dealers scheduled for the pm. BTW, some, but not all, of the dealers are brutal. Don't mind so much if the dealer is obviously new, but tilts the heck out of me when they put a clown in the box.

Drive all the way around back....like the 4th or 5th lot. There's usually some open spots. Take a bad spot, you'll get to hurry up and wait faster then the person driving around for a good spot.

Anyone know if the games are any good Sunday nights or is it all regs?

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Sunday and Monday nights are some of the best times to go (or at least they were a few months ago, I've been away). It can be hit or miss though. I've been 7pm Saturday night and there was open seating. I've seen an hour wait at 10pm on a Monday. You can always call ahead re:waits/games running. Even if it is regs, I'll give you a hint: they're not that good.