It doesnt really help. You tell them to center up with the cup holder aND they insist they are

Oh. I guess that's not surprising.

what I love is when they seat 9 players at a 10-player table and they just keep chanting "in between the cup holders", well what happens is you can park a car next to 2 and 9 seats and everyone else is squeezed tight

We are getting brand new rails with built in cup holders soon... I'm on the fence about it for many reasons.

The breaks in our rails didn't allow us to install cupholders in the exact center of the 10 seats, so when I ask to square the table, I ask relative to the breaks in the rails (seat 5 and 6 are centered on the breaks in the rails in that part of the table, and 3 and 8 have their respective right and left shoulder centered on the break in the rail).

I just tell people to ignore the off centered cup holders. I guess I'm lucky to have a good group of listeners that play at my place It's never an issue after clarification.

You are missing the point entirely so I'll leave you to smoke some more and keep thinking you are right in every way.

I didn;t miss your point. I'm just smart enough to know your point is invalid.

Not sure why you need to assume I am a marijuana smoker though.... I'm pretty confident that I would pass a drug test right now..... like every drug test I have ever taken.

I'll agree that one of you is missing the other's point.

+1

Possibly the loudest I've ever heard it in a poker room when Fitzgerald was making his catch and run in OT on Saturday.

I was in a room full of Packers haters...but it still wasn't as loud as Giants GW TD vs undefeated New England, or PIT's 100-yd INT return vs AZ in SB...

But nothing--NOTHING!--will ever top Kordell Stewart rolling right and looking to throw.

Is it just me, or does anyone else come down harder on non-tippers for minor rule infractions? I used to be pretty easygoing with all players. Now I find myself getting harsher with my words towards the stiffs.

Example: Mr. Stiffs-A-Lot in seat 7 goes allin. The 1 seat calls. At showdown, Mr. SAL holds up his cards so that they can be seen, but does not table them. Seat 1 doesn't react.

Me: Sir, cards must be tabled for a winner.
Mr. SAL: I'm waiting for him to show HIS cards!
Me (kinda snippily): Sir, HE called YOU. You are first to show or fold. Holding your cards up in the air isn't showing your hand!
Mr. SAL (grumbling): I don't know why I need to do that. He can see what I have.
Me: Because THAT is THE RULE. Now, either show or fold!

I should've just let him hold his cards in the air. Maybe the 1 seat would've tabled his hand, seat 7--knowing his cards were seen and thinking he's winner--would've thrown his cards into the muck--and I would've gleefully been able to push the pot to the 1 seat. Or maybe I just need a long vacation.

Can't really say that I do that. I dont even understand your example. If the guy tipped you he doesn't have to show first?

Now if the player is a jerk (which often but not always corresponds with being a stiff) my tone of voice may be different in the way I address players. While one player may be told "please just set your bet down in front of you" the jerk gets told "stop throwing the chips!"

Maybe on some subconscious level? Some of my favourite players don't tip, but they are friendly and don't get in the way of running the table. One player isn't going to affect your yearly take - not throwing away your professionalism. If they complain you're getting a write up.

Be snappy with the *******s though, whether they tip or not.

This reminds me - has anyone ever had a positive write up? Years ago I got called to the CSM's office, which for dealers almost always is for a write up at my room. I start playing through my recent days trying to figure out what I ****ed up, couldn't for the life of me come up with anything. It turns out a player mailed the casino and wanted to make sure I was recognized for doing a good job. MAILED - not even just a comment card in the box (which is 100% of the time a complaint, generally an untrue or completely bizarre one).WTF who does that? It didn't count for beans when raise appraisals went out, but I'm still grateful. Thanks stranger!

No, I'm not saying that tippers get to bypass the rules...what I'm saying is that I seem to be using a much meaner tone of voice, and becoming less patient, with the stiffs. I used to be able to shrug it off and treat them all the same. Perhaps I've been doing this too long.

If the player is not a problem player I'm not going to give him a problem just for not tipping. But if I am not getting tipped at all its going to put me in a bad mood which is going to mean I'll have less patience and tend to the sarcasm quicker.

These exist?

THESE exist???

Also, this was in the paper today.

http://www.ktnv.com/news/licensed-me...ors_picks=true

We used to get annual 'performance reviews' that ended up with 0%, 1%, or 2%. And by annual I mean you got them only about 4-5 years later, if you were lucky. You got 2% if you had juice. Our base makes up the majority of pay now (roughly 75%), which I understand isn't A Thing in the US.

How do you guys deal with the burn out in this business? Any tips on not feeling tired all the time when you are constantly grinding the night shifts?

Vacation.

Stay to the same sleep schedule even on your weekends and time off.

This x 1,000,000 but I understand it's not possible for some people with kids, a 2nd job or other commitments.

QFT - only way I've stayed as close to sane as I have.

Never could get used to graveyard. Hated my life during the time I was forced on it.