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Originally Posted by answer20
...There is a 'concept' that a Floor should come over and rule and walk away without much explanation. Obviously it can go either way if a player wants to escalate or is not wiling to accept the ruling, but I personally appreciate a Floor delving into their ruling a bit so I know where they're coming from ... and possibly address it later away from the table. GL
I agree; I'm aware of the "rule and walk" concept; but I think there's a correct middle ground between offering just the ruling without explanation, and allowing the discussion to go on forever.
I've seen this exact situation many times; it is usually not an angle (though occasionally it is). Most of the time the player is either unaware of how little motion it takes to check ("But I didn't tap the table!") or unaware of having made any motion at all ("Sir, you did
this with your hand." "No, I didn't!") or thinks that the dealer should either be a mind-reader or somehow have everyone's mannerisms memorized ("You know I never check that way, I always do
this!"). But once the next card has been dealt, the floor really has to go with the dealer, who took it as a check and announced it as such.
There's no need or good reason for the floor to "talk down" to the player, as OP says he did. He should be clear, polite, and sympathetic (and non-accusing) . But once he's clearly explained the ruling, repetition doesn't usually help much, and the mere suggestion that this might just be an angle is usually enough to infuriate the player even further.