Ruling

[Mano]

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and didn't feel like alienating the player who was still at the table

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Heaven forbid one of your "fish" should get upset because he wasn't allowed to keep a pot that wasn't his.

Attitude like this sickens me.

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Like I said, I am not very experienced at B&M (and was even less experienced at the time). The guy that won was not "one of my fish", IIRC he was one of the better players at the table - the "fish" was obviously the drunk guy. I am a recreational player, and shy away from confrontations. I don't insist I am right at the table, unless I know for certain that I am, and usually assume the dealer knows better than I do on questions I am uncertain of. The point of posting this was so I would know for certain if it ever came up again.

Your attitude is decidedly unfriendly. Sorry I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of all the rules, and am not as assertive at the table as perhaps I should be. I am trying to learn the finer points. Perhaps you could work on being a little more tolerant with people who don't know the rules as well as you.

[youtalkfunny]

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yes, player must be present to win the pot

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Rule #73 in the book of "Rules Made Up By 2+2 Posters (because they sound good!)".

[RR]

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Very incorrect ruling. Floor should have been called, and the chips should have been collected and impounded. Sadly, that probably means the casino gets the money once they give up on the guy coming to claim them, so what the dealer did by pushing the pot without calling the floor was good for the players; it kept the money in play and out of the hands of the casino. So I'm not TOO unhappy with the result and I probably wouldn't have argued much at the table about this. If this were a tourney, I wouldn't have let the dealer push the chips the wrong way.

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Places I have worked abandoned chips go to the dealer. Chips on the floor or found under the rail when cleaning go to the casino. I don't know how long differnt palces hold the chips as a couple of days is the longest I have seen chips held before their owner was spotted in the room so they could be returned.

[Sevenfold]

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and didn't feel like alienating the player who was still at the table

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Heaven forbid one of your "fish" should get upset because he wasn't allowed to keep a pot that wasn't his.

Attitude like this sickens me.

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Like I said, I am not very experienced at B&M (and was even less experienced at the time). The guy that won was not "one of my fish", IIRC he was one of the better players at the table - the "fish" was obviously the drunk guy. I am a recreational player, and shy away from confrontations. I don't insist I am right at the table, unless I know for certain that I am, and usually assume the dealer knows better than I do on questions I am uncertain of. The point of posting this was so I would know for certain if it ever came up again.

Your attitude is decidedly unfriendly. Sorry I don't have encyclopedic knowledge of all the rules, and am not as assertive at the table as perhaps I should be. I am trying to learn the finer points. Perhaps you could work on being a little more tolerant with people who don't know the rules as well as you.

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You kind of have to get used to the rough edges around here. Take what is useful and don't let the rest bother you.

It's like if you asked, "Hey, I'm doing a project for this third grade class I'm helping out. Can anyone tell me how to count to 10 in Greek?"

Response: "You don't know how to count to 10 in Greek???!!! That's easy!!! My whole family is Greek, and it's the easiest thing in the world. Even my little nieces and nephews know how. What are you , stupid?"

[bav]

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yes, player must be present to win the pot

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Rule #73 in the book of "Rules Made Up By 2+2 Posters (because they sound good!)".

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You should keep a real list of these. It'd be amusing to see items 1 through 72.