Cardroom Management Query

[Michael Davis]

Guys,

I truly don't know much about cardroom management. I think many poker players believe they know everything about how a room should be run but in reality most have no clue.

So, two questions from tonight. A notorious area fish who normally frequents other casinos in the area decides to come down to my home casino. He wants to play stud, so me and another guy oblige and agree to play him in 20-40 stud. The floor refuses because of fears that spreading a stud game might jeopardize their stud hi-lo game going, which is currently full, has four names on the board, and a handful of props to fill in if the game gets short. Instead, the floor spreads this game only at 40-80.

The game does go at 40-80 when the big fish busts after a half hour or so. At this point, myself, the other guy in the game, and a third player request that game be changed to a $6-$12 mix and the floor just flat out refuses, saying they went through all the trouble to get the stud game going and then it just broke after 45 minutes.

Now, my tone may imply criticism, but I am genuinely looking for answers and even more general information about the opening or non-opening of games and what factors into floor decisions.

Thanks.

-Michael