timing is everything (interesting ruling, too)

[bigfishead]

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It's not just the dealers at The Orleans that fail to control the game as they should. It's pretty rare for a dealer to tell an incoming player that he has too many chips. Or to catch a player taking 'em off the table later.

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I tell them when they buy if they are over the max all the time. I tell them to put the excess in the pocket or get a chip runner to color up for them and have them rathole such amount. Simple part of the job, no big deal.

I also pass word on to the next dealer such as "4 black under seat 5's redbirds" so they are aware and those chips that ARE in play dont get ratholed out of action. Again, simple part of the job.

And during the first few hands of a down I take notice of any odd colored chips so I know where they are and they stay in play. Again, simple part of the job.

I fully expect every dealer to do the same. Not that they do. But I take notice if they dont.