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Originally Posted by LambarOdelmeyer
Does dealing pay well?
I have an amusing story from star city a couple of years back. I was railing a mate, and in this one hand he'd flopped a pair of aces, bet the flop, bet the turn, both streets he was called by just the sb, who played every hand. Anyway, it goes check check on the river, and the sb flips over 76s for a missed flush. My mate flips up just the ace to take the pot, and then mucks his hand. The dealer says "you have to show both cards to win the hand", and the sb immediately jumped in said "yeah you have to show both". My mate argues in vain for a bit, but the dealer pushes the $100+ pot to the sb.
Now this is all well good because it's in the rules at the time, but the dealer, a tiny little woman, then needles my mate by saying "this is not a home game". And then the sb laughs at him. He actually laughed quite openly.
Anyway, my friend gets up and leaves calmly, which a much better way than I would have handled it.
It pays ok, but much better if you work nights/weekends.
Well it was the correct ruling, but the problem with that is in some cases if a player shows 1 card that is enough and the other player mucks their hand, then you dont have to show the 2nd card.
Not sure if that is in the rules but I have been directed by supervisors in the past to do that.
Yeah the dealer shouldnt have said that, I cant say you should lodge a complaint for one small comment as it can get a dealer in serious trouble. Unless they have done it before or keep doing it, then go ahead and lodge a complaint so they know they cant do it.
About the player leaving, its a tough spot for the dealer as technically its against "poker etiquette" but cant really tell him to stop laughing. Starts a lot more problems. Unless he starts mocking or swearing, then its easier to say something to him.
Back to the showing one card. Some dealers just muck it as its technically a fold. I will say 2 cards to win and give them a chance. Some people might not agree with it if its them in the hand and would win if I muck the cards. But its the same for everyone.
If I tell them 2 cards to show and pause for a second, I will then reach out and much his hand. Its one of those things, like string betting/posting if moving seats that differs from dealer to dealer.