Protecting Your Chips

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The story sounds like b.s.

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I know of something similiar that happened one year at the WSOP.

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I was playing 1/2 Badugi Triple Draw with a guard nearby because someone stole chips from that table the day before at the 06 WSOP.

[bluechip49]

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The story sounds like b.s.

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I've seen this more than once.

The first time: Shortly after the Excalibur opened a regular low limit player bought in for a $100 rack. He played one hand and then left to get something to eat.
Soon thereafter a young couple ( drunked up or drugged up ) showed up to play. The guy sat down in the open seat and she sat down in the seat with his chips. Nobody seemed to notice.
About the time she had blown his rack down to about $15, original player came back.
When they saw him coming, they picked up and left.
Original player of course freaked and Excalibur security caught the couple.
A happy ending!

Another story: I was playing 10/20 at Foxwoods and left to make a phone call.
When I returned, someone was sitting in my seat, gambling with my chips! He was a regular, but by his fifth vodka, he would be out of control. After a short discussion, we came to a clear understanding. Since then he avoids eye contact with me!

Lession learned: When you leave the table, count your chips, mention it to the dealer, and hope you get backed up if there is a subsequent dispute. There is not much more than you can do, but be careful out there!

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In some of the high limit areas they have a clear plexiglass box that can be placed on a chipstack. This might not stop someone from racking you up, but it would stop the loose chip or two thief.

[Javanewt]

I use the clear boxes at my 1/2 tables if I'm going to get something to eat or take more than a bathroom break. They write the time I left on the box to make sure I'm not gone too long (maybe a 1 hour limit?). They do take the time rake regardless, but the dealers do that. I'm always friendly with the table/dealers, too.

It probably helps that I'm one of the few female players, so if a man sat down, it would be sketchy. Most of the dealers know my boyfriend, too.

I assumed all casinos had the clear boxes?

[ungarop]

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I assumed all casinos had the clear boxes?

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I have never seen one of these at Foxwoods or in Vegas at any 1/2 or 2/5 NL game. Maybe for mid-high limit NL and LHE?

[Gonso]

Many casinos don't take responsibility for the players chips, including mine. Players will leave them there, and I'll look after them of course, but officially our casino wants no part of it.

[ReidDeCardes]

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Recently a Commerce player told me about a guy he was playing 40-80 with. Supposedly a gentleman who had a few racks of chips got up to use the restroom. A few minutes later a younger kid shows up at the table while talking on his cell phone. He says into the cell “Ok dad, I’ll rack you up and meet you at the cage.” The kid proceeds to rack up all the chips and leaves. A few minutes later the guy comes back and asks where his chips are, and the table informs him that his son has his chips at the main cage. To this he replies “I don’t have a son!” I of course have no idea whether this story is true or not, but supposedly it is, and the guy didn’t get his chips back, nor reimbursed by the casino.


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The story would have been better if the guy's face goes pale and he says, "My son was killed in a car accident a year ago today!"

[Mr_Mxyztplk]

lol, yeah and today would have been his 21st birthday