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I play for both money and recreation. A loose, chatty game better meets both goals. I often chat with other players and dealers. Other players will either 1) join in the chat, 2) ignore the chat, or 3) get irritated by the chat. Numbers 1 and 3 are +EV for me. Number 2 is neutral.

Additionally, it is not unusual for a dealer to pass me by and suggest I take a look at this table or that because the game is particularly good.

I plan to keep chatting.

Re: \"CHATTY PLAYERS\" --STOP INITIATING CHAT WITH DEALER
 

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If you MUST chat/talk to someone, leave the table and use your cell phone for a while --- STOP INITIATING CONVERSATION with the dealer!!

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Your bugged out. I actually prefer the games were people talk. This actually works better in NL games. You also pick up on things about people's games and how much they know if you talk. You also learn things from people that aren't poker related too. If you play NLH, talking/chatting with everybody(distraction) is an aspect of the game. If you sat there and didn't chat to anybody(which to me shows you are geared towards busting me and everybody at the table) I'd watch you like a hawk. Boring tables break quicker. Its just not fun.

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If you MUST chat/talk to someone, leave the table and use your cell phone for a while --- STOP INITIATING CONVERSATION with the dealer!!

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I hear that you can play poker on the internet-thingy if you hate people, and can even turn off the chat-thingy.

STOP INITIATING CHAT WITH DEALERS
 

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Of course players should know when it is appropriate to talk to a dealer and which dealer it is appropriate to talk to -- but talking to dealers is no problem and often keeps the game friendly and loose. There are competent dealers that can talk and deal at the same time and their are incompetent dealers that will never deal well.

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For you information, the dealer is not supposed to talking-period. The dealer is behind the box to deal the cards, and speak to customers to the extent of running the game properly.

I understand there are persons with private issues, who can't stop chatting. However, some of them are running it into the ground, chatting non-stop, with every dealer.

The excessive chatting thing has nothing to do with "dealer experience". When an incident occurs and the dealer has to reconstruct the scenario for floor, any dealer who was chatting and trying to remember "what his brother-in-law said about the paint job on the---" is going to have a problem, because things occur so quickly in a poker game.

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I hope that the dealers on this site chime in. I have dealt casino parties, and yes, part of that job is to act freindly toward all of the costomers. I have seen dealers taht can talk all day and not make a mistake, and dealer very fast. I don't know about you, but if I was dealing for the past 5 years I would think that I could deal in my sleep.

You know also that George Bush passed the UIGA, right? If it wasn't for that, you wouldn't need to talk to anyone.

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For you information, the dealer is not supposed to talking-period.

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Show me in any casino rule book in any state where it says that, and I'll give you a gold star. Until then you will just have to live with the fact that your out of touch with society, dealers, and card room management policies.

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For you information, the dealer is not supposed to talking-period.

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Show me in any casino rule book in any state where it says that, and I'll give you a gold star. Until then you will just have to live with the fact that your out of touch with [b]society, dealers, and card room management policies.[b/]

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2 of the 3 are right.
Guess which one isn't.

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When I'm dealing I feel it is important to talk to be social, but not talk incessantly. With regulars it is often important to show that you remember who they are, and you appreciate them at the table and their tips. However there are many times the dealer should not be talking at the table, during opening action or when someone is being put to a big decision for a lot of money for example. However if you do not talk at these times, and when others try to address the dealer, I often nod, or give a quick, "one second", and the players eventually get a feel for when they should be talking. As long as dealers and players follow common etiquite I see no problem with players and dealers conversing.

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I hope I am the same table as the OP one day. I will go on a joke-telling marathon. Oh wait, I don't play the nanostakes this nit plays so nvm then.

Re: \"CHATTY PLAYERS\" --STOP INITIATING CHAT WITH DEALER
 

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If you MUST chat/talk to someone, leave the table and use your cell phone for a while --- STOP INITIATING CONVERSATION with the dealer!!

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OMG PEOPLE ARE HAVING FUN PLAYING POKER WTF!!!! WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS?!!!?

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My experience is that most dealers start making mistakes when they talk, and that the bad dealers are more likely to engage in conversation. I have on more than one occasion seen 20-40 players start chatting up obviously green dealers with questions like, "When did you start working here?" "What did you do before?" It puts the dealer in a bad position and absolutely kills the game.


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Bad impression. The worst games I have ever played at have all been the most quiet.


My friend is a recreational player. He has gone to casinos in several places, but he said the best casino he had been to was the local one in my town. I asked him why? He said because the dealers talk and make jokes and make him feel welcome. He said he enjoyed gambling there because he would get the most for his money and that when he went to the bigger casinos the dealers were too damn serious.

To the 2 or 3 nits who responded to this thread and started the thread. NO ONE CARES IF YOU GET TO PLAY 40 HANDS PER HOUR INSTEAD OF 35 IF THE DEALER DOESNT TALK.