What does playing behind mean?

[DMC0627]

I heard this phrase on HSP?

[MrFizzbin]

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I heard this phrase on HSP?

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I don't know what it means on HSP, but in a casino when a player is playing behind, it means he's in the game but has no chips on the table because cash is being converted to chips.

New player sits down, take 200 out of his wallet, hands it to the chip runner, and the dealer will announce seat x is 200 behind.

[LeeW]

It is suposed to mean chips or cash that aren't on the table that aren't in play for some reason.
Now it has been twisted to mean "how much you have left"?
It drives me crazy when I here even "pros" use the term wrong, but I guess I will have to get used to it.

[Rottersod]

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I heard this phrase on HSP?

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Mr. Fizzbin got the casino part right for you. On HSP there have a been a couple of times when a player has loaned another player some cash right off his stacks but the agreement with the rest of the table is that he is still playing that money - hence "playing behind". If he loses he will have to make it up from his pocket.

[Slim Pickens]

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I heard this phrase on HSP?

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Mr. Fizzbin got the casino part right for you. On HSP there have a been a couple of times when a player has loaned another player some cash right off his stacks but the agreement with the rest of the table is that he is still playing that money - hence "playing behind". If he loses he will have to make it up from his pocket.

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Anyone think this has something to do with high-value casino chips (like the 25k's from Bellagio a lot of those guys trade as currency) being exchanged in that game? In Season II, they did this openly and I can't imagine it's totally kosher per the NGC. This "playing behind" deal they seemed to do in Season III might be code for passing these around: putting them in play without actually having them out on the table.

[hamsamich]

You guys are making more out of this than there is. There are two references to 'behind' that come up in teh poker

"Playing Behind" as our OP heard on HSP means a player has more money in play than he has in chips/cash in front of him. It is used to prevent slowing the game down when a player has run out of chips/money and is waiting for more to be delivered.

"How much do you have behind" is another term we hear that is basically asking a player for a chip count. Player A bets $10 Player B asks how much do you have behind (how much do I need to raise to put you all in).

[Oblivious]

"playing behind" in a casino setting means you have chips or money on the way to the game. in general, by announcing you have $X behind, you are essentially requesting "credit" and playing imaginary chips on the table. this is how players on hsp are using the phrase. in a casino if i tell the dealer $100 behind, and he acknowledges that, it means i have an imaginary $100 in chips/cash on the table available to play--and in the arena of no limit, i am liable to play. In other words, if i go all in and lose, i am responsible for making up that $100 worth of credit. the difference between the casino and hsp is, that in the casino you have to make up that money as soon as is practicable (meaning you better be reaching into your pocket as you request credit), but on hsp they all know each other, so they can take their time backing up the credit with actual chips/cash.

regarding $25k bellagio chips, i doubt the ngc has any problem with the players exchanging them the way they do. even if you take big chips like this to other casinos, they will often be changed at other casino's cages. when the treasury starts printing $25k bills then it might be worth getting upset over.

[NCAces]

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regarding $25k bellagio chips, i doubt the ngc has any problem with the players exchanging them the way they do. even if you take big chips like this to other casinos, they will often be changed at other casino's cages. when the treasury starts printing $25k bills then it might be worth getting upset over.

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I'm guessing that this isn't true any more based on the recent refusal by a casino to let a high stakes gambler cash a 10K chip because he couldn't prove he purchased/owned it. There was a long thread here on it.

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[gobboboy]

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regarding $25k bellagio chips, i doubt the ngc has any problem with the players exchanging them the way they do. even if you take big chips like this to other casinos, they will often be changed at other casino's cages. when the treasury starts printing $25k bills then it might be worth getting upset over.

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I'm guessing that this isn't true any more based on the recent refusal by a casino to let a high stakes gambler cash a 10K chip because he couldn't prove he purchased/owned it. There was a long thread here on it.

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That was an isolated incident and hasn't really affected anything. Note that they were trying to get cash for a Bellagio 5k chip at the MGM (I believe, maybe it was the excalibur...), which definitely doesn't happen that often and will turn people away from that casino for that reason. Trust me, if you show up with some flags at the bellagio no one is going to question you. Even if that's true, just tell them you won it playing poker.

[MrFizzbin]

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I heard this phrase on HSP?

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Mr. Fizzbin got the casino part right for you. On HSP there
have a been a couple of times when a player has loaned another player some cash right off his stacks but the agreement with the rest of the table is that he is still playing that money - hence "playing behind". If he loses he will have to make it up from his pocket.

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Learned something new Thanks

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