Another question for Terry, Lee or whomever
Ok here is another question for Lee, Terry or others. I've also posted this on another thread (if you think you're seeing double, YOU ARE!)
You're in a Casino and playing 1/2 NL and have been given a $100 marker from the Casino just so that you don't have to leave the table and go to the bank machine. You promptly build your stack back up to your initial buy-in ($200) and want to pay the Casino back right away. At the time, you are not in the hand. You take $100 off the table and hand it back to the pit boss, the person who gave the marker to you in the first place. The rest of the players begin to complain that "you are not allowed to take money off of the table unless you are leaving".
1) Are the players at the table correct?
2) Is this unethical?
3) Is this a rule that is a 'grey area', each Casino has its own rules regarding what they would do in this circumstance.
4) What would a fair compromise be in this case?
i) Have to leave the table for between 3-5 orbits
ii) Have to repost immediately
iii) There is no compromise, you can't do it!
I appreciate the responses in advance.
stp
You're in a Casino and playing 1/2 NL and have been given a $100 marker from the Casino just so that you don't have to leave the table and go to the bank machine. You promptly build your stack back up to your initial buy-in ($200) and want to pay the Casino back right away. At the time, you are not in the hand. You take $100 off the table and hand it back to the pit boss, the person who gave the marker to you in the first place. The rest of the players begin to complain that "you are not allowed to take money off of the table unless you are leaving".
1) Are the players at the table correct?
2) Is this unethical?
3) Is this a rule that is a 'grey area', each Casino has its own rules regarding what they would do in this circumstance.
4) What would a fair compromise be in this case?
i) Have to leave the table for between 3-5 orbits
ii) Have to repost immediately
iii) There is no compromise, you can't do it!
I appreciate the responses in advance.
stp
Comments
Is this rule altered considering that the Casino has let me borrow this money? Do they have the right to ask for it back at any time during the game? I understand the rule if I was to have taken 'my own' money off of the table, I'm talking about the casinos money.
stp
Stupid question.. They don't need to loan me money, they just take it from me...
Again, once you sit at a poker table and begin playing, your cash is in play and, according to table stakes rules, you cannot remove that cash until you are finished playing. Imagine it like this: the casino gives you a marker for $100. You bet that $100 chip on one hand of Blackjack. After you are dealt your first two cards and before the dealer gets his/her 2nd card, the casino asks for it's money back. You could not use that $100 chip to pay them back as that chip in "in play" and has not finished being wagered. The same goes for all of your buy-in on a poker table. Your money is "in play" until you finish wagering it, regardless of your +/-.
Sorry for the late reply, was away for a few days. A marker is the same as you buying in with your own cash, it actually is yours for 30 days or whatever arrangement you have with the Casino's credit office. Under no circumstances can that money leave the game until you are ready to call it a night. Have a successful New Year with only health, happiness and prosperity to everyone.
Cheers,
Lee
Happy New Year All!
Pokerkid1215
Fd
Nice follow up question about the tips etc.
stp