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Originally Posted by tuds38
I actually heard a dealer recommend jumping the wait list... it's kind of a trade-off because a lot of people go on the list but never show up when their name is called. I don't know how long a player gets before "last call" on their seat (maybe 5 mins?), but all the no-shows really slows things down a ton. I have seen seats stay open for 30 minutes despite having a huge wait list, even though it looks like the people working the list have a very detailed view of which seats are open.
Although I haven't been to this Casino, When I get on a list, I get my chips immediately. If the list is short, lets say 10 people or less, and I hear the floor man call a name or group of names the second or third time, I quietly walk up and let him know that I'm ready to go whenever he needs me. I say it in a way that is not pressuring or presumptive in any way. EVERY time I have done this, they put me in within 2 or 3 minutes. They get sick of calling the same ol' lazy butts that didn't bother to be there or be ready to play. If the list is long, of course I wouldn't ever approach the floor man.
In my view, the top of the list should have first rights to the On-Deck spot. The top person on the list "and" there should get the seat immediately. By not taking responsibility to be there and be ready to play about the time you bubble to the top of the list, you are saying that something else is more important to you than participating in the game. If there is a seat open and a player ready to fill it, they should put them in, not call some obnoxious azz-draggers name over and over for 30 minutes. Yawn.
It's inconsiderate for a casino to empower absent persons on the list to make 2 or 3 people wait an extra 30, 15, 5 or even 1 minute to play if they are ready to go. It poops on the waiters and also the 8 or 9 players that are waiting for their game to fill back up.
I realize it doesn't really work that way anywhere officially. However, if I came to power.........
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