Re: Shoving over a neatly-stacked pot: normal practice or bad etiquett
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then the stacks are matched up as that is the quickest and best way to make them equal.
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Just a quick note on this. I know about 80% of the dealers out there are going to disagree with me, but stacks should not be matched. The dealer should count one and then count the other (well some spots counting one and t hen matching aginst it is ok). The reason these stacks should not be matched is if you knock one over it is a big mess if it gets mixed with the pot or if the two stacks get mixed.
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In principal, I agree with you and bav (in his reply to your post). I've seen things get screwed up before, including when it was my fault.
However, when I'm at my wits end with a table half or more full of loud, yelling, yuck it up rowdies, feeling pressed for time, trying to remember the pot size, and trying to stop player etiquette violations, trying to count a stack of chips, remembering that figure and all the above, then trying to count the 2nd stack seems a bit daunting compared to just sliding them over to the other stack.
Something that does make it easier is if the table padding is uniform and the cloth is in great condition.
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