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Originally Posted by Amawez1
I believe the second round of dealers are being trained. As for the current dealers, there's a few that have not sped up a bit. Watching them fumble with cards and chips is a bit tilting. the auto shufflers are up and running but a couple of the dealers are still managing to go slooooowww!I groan when they sit down.... However, on the flip side, there's a few that are fast, competent, and keep the games moving.
The dealers are really hit and miss. <names> are all pretty much flawless from a technical standpoint and several others are just a matter of practice/experience away from being on that level, but some are brutal and unfortunately don't seem like they'll improve too much.
I played 54 of the first 60 days that the poker room was open. I'm now really considering boycotting until <name> is fired. <names> are both excellent on floor, but <name> is an absolute bull in a china shop. It's at the point now where whenever she comes in I cash out, as she's massively detrimental to the entire poker room and just seeing her now brings me to physically shake with tilt. The thing that blows my mind is that pretty much EVERYONE seems to feel the similarly about her, even within the company. She slows every table down, can't fill seats with any modicum of efficiency, and rubs so many customers the wrong way that I'm sure that over time she'll cost the company a ton of money, so I have no idea what why they haven't fired her yet but it has to happen
immediately.
The parent company has made it very clear that their main goal is getting as much money off the tables and into their pockets as quickly as possible, hence the highest rake in the country, which is penny wise and pound ******ed.
The bottom line is that those in charge really don't understand how poker is different in Maine than it is in other places. Without repeat customers, the poker room is completely unsustainable, and they're making absolutely no effort to ensure that people want to come back.
Two months ago I would have guessed that I'd put in 60+ hours a week at Hollywood all summer. Now I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that playing online becomes a real option again as soon as possible.
Last edited by Lattimer; 05-29-2012 at 09:52 AM.
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