Wynn management: pathetically incompetent? or just plain jerks?

[tom10167]

So they needed to move your game for some reason and they didn't feel like they had to explain it to you.

K

[Dynasty]

Mason has an article in one of his Poker Essays book which is almost identical to your story. I suggest you photocopy that essay, print out this thread in a couple days, and give both to Wynn management.

[bigfishead]

Fairly typical of clueless poker room mid level management. Many "look good" but dont know squat. I'd happily give 6:5 on games breaking when they do this and would certainly make lots of money doing so!

[AngusThermopyle]

What would have been the reaction if the floor had been apologetic, ie "Sorry guys but I have to move you", and then offer "No Drop" for the next 20 min?

[bav]

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While I agree this is a stupid thing for Wynn to do I'm not sure I understand why so many players leave instead of just switching tables.

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At any given table at any given time probably a quarter of the players are thinking "I really should be leaving." Another quarter are thinking "I'll bail in an hour or so." But if there's no catalyst to spark a change a lot of these players will keep right on playing for 2 more hours. But have something go wrong--change of tables, spill a milkshake across the field, have someone die at the table, whatever--and by the time it's sorted out you lose at least a third of the players.

I was there last night about 12:30am when they called the list for the 4/8 mix game on table 6. I looked around at the time thinking that was an odd place to put the game and it looked like every other table was in use. I came >< this close to joining it but I was in that "I really should be leaving soon" mindset so I stayed where I was another hour and then skeedaddled.

[steamboatin]

I feel vindicated regarding my posistion on the subject of the floor at the Wynn Poker Room. I believe I was treated unfairly on my last visit and I have no intention of returning.

I am not the only one that believes the floor at the Wynn sucks.

[MicroBob]

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At any given table at any given time probably a quarter of the players are thinking "I really should be leaving." Another quarter are thinking "I'll bail in an hour or so."

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I suspect this is correct.
Good explanation of why these games always break at the littlest of triggers.

[DayTripping]

I think posts like this are the reason poker players have a reputation for being bitchy and impossible to please.

Instead of getting pissed at management you should take your frustrations out on the nits who decided to cash out instead of enduring the traumatic experience of moving their asses 20 feet to a new table.

[doughhater]

You blew this one way out of proportion. For one, the game was gonna last at most two more orbits. I was leaving the game at the time the game was broken regardless of whether we were being asked to move and the old guy in the five seat was next up for the $15/30. Yeah you maybe could have gotten another half hour out of the game playing four or five handed, but that's about it.

As for the floor's attitude towards you, get over it. Yeah they might have been somewhat curt, but it's not like you were calm and rational. Could the situation have been handled more diplomatically? Undoubtedly. Is this worth some 5 paragraph denouncing the Wynn management as demon spawn? Hell no. Despite this minor mistake, the Wynn continues to be one of the best run rooms in the city.



PS Why didn't you respond when I asked if you had come down to the Wynn for a kick in the nuts?

[GoblinMason (Craig)]

Al,

The first thing I did this morning at 10A was check the list to see if this game was going (I needed to donate some money back); I can't believe those bastards broke it!

My experience with the Wynn over the last several days, other than this, was amazing.

-Craig