Quote:
Originally Posted by accto
I was recently suggested to voice my opinions to you RaiseIT
I have been a recent regular player in the 5-10 NL game. And w/out question the regulars there take advantage of the game/dealers/etc.
Bob L - Fat Pat - Serge - Jeff - Baker
to name just a few not only collude but greatly intimidate the dealers. The continuous discussions - during hands - has to stop.
Aside from JD and Jose - the floor who runs the high limit area is incompetent and more importantly offensive to deal with - they talk down to me like I am an idiot - refuse to listen to my issues - are stubborn and clearly not informed about the rules of the game.
And reading about Bob L playing a couple hands ahead of the $5100 promo is pathetic - no matter what the exact rule says.
I welcome your feedback - yet if you feel I am alone in my thinking here - I too, shall move on...
Collusion is a strong charge to make without strong evidence. I have played with all the players named here, and I can say without a doubt that I never once saw anything remotely suggesting a hint of collusion amongst them.
You post though, does bring up a good point regarding dealers and table chat. The dealing corps at the Shoe has a lot of weak links. With few exceptions, most of those who have never dealt previously, appear ill-informed, and poorly-trained regarding rules and procedure, and are especially weak in the area of table talk.
Seldom does a day go by when the chat at some table will be bordering on near-collusion, and a newer dealer in the box will invariably be staring out into space, appearing totally unaware and unmindful of the conversation at hand. Some give me the impression that they think it's their job to
not interfere in table chat, no matter what the context of the chat is.
It is the dealers job to run the game, not the players, and when a player at the table has to remind a guilty party that poker is a game of
one person per hand, they are
doing the dealers job for them. The better dealers don't need a reminder to put a stop to such talk immediately. The inexperienced dealers apparently have never been taught this, but they need to be taught it soon.
Four months of on-the-job training would seem sufficient-enough time for any aspiring dealer to reach a level of competence, yet there are still a number of dealers at the Shoe who have failed to do so. As players, we all know who they are, and I sometimes wonder if management knows who they are too.