Quote:
Originally Posted by spino1i
I dont think ive ever tipped a floorman in my life and havent had any rulings go against me that should have gone in my favor. But I guess im just careful about this stuff. Plus you never know which floor your going to get -- it might be one of the ones you havent tipped. Honestly given how much some of the regs tip, I dont have an extra $200/mo to blow on floor man tips, id rather use it for ju-jitsu training or golf practice or something.
And of course you can still make friends with some floormen without having to tip them, and they will still rule fairly with you; thats what i try to do.
One time, I was playing 20-40 at the Bike. There were a couple of regulars there, who obviously knew each other-- they were chatting in a foreign language (which I assume was Armenian). I got into a hand with one of the regulars, who had been playing very aggressively with me and clearly forcing me off of hands with weak holdings. So, I was running a 2-barrel bluff against the guy in position; he had called the flop and turn. I reached to pick up chips on the river-- I made no forward motion, my hand was directly above my stack with some chips-- and I looked over and saw the guy had already thrown his chips into the pot to call me. (By the way, he was also an ass who was ALWAYS acting out of turn to intimidate other players.) So, I checked.
He accused me of shooting an angle and called the floor, who he knew on a first name basis. The floor ruled in his favor and ruled that I had bet. I actually had to get the casino manager (who the regular was obviously not familiar with) over to overrule the floor and rule that I checked-- indeed the casino manager was quite perturbed by what the floor had done; his words were "how could that possibly be a bet?".
In any event, I am convinced to this day that the floor's ruling was bought and paid for with tips. And bear in mind, I have nothing nasty to say about the Bike-- they are a very good, professional operation, comparable to the best poker rooms in California. But that's what happens when you allow tipping of the floor, and I feel that regular players basically have to do it.