tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post2317446373967737529..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Problem dealer at Planet HollywoodRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-73081940297026297412010-02-02T15:33:14.054-05:002010-02-02T15:33:14.054-05:00"I assume he'll feel pot-committed, so I ..."I assume he'll feel pot-committed, so I check-raise to $50, which, of course, is enough to cover both of them. Wife folds. Husband folds, surprisingly."<br /><br />You know as well as your readers that this type of player doesn't know what being pot committed is. Heck, he's pot comitted more or less as soon as he makes any kind of bet or call when he buys in for only $50.<br /><br />You bet enough to put him all in and he was getting the correct price to call. But........in his head he knew he needed to call 24 and he started with 50 so he only saw that calling and losing would bust him and 24 was still half of his buy in. He folded to the dollar amount of your bet, not even considering math.<br /><br />we see all the time how somebody can fold to a 50 bet on the turn when the pot has 250 in it already. they aren't thinking about 6:1 odds, they're thinking about another 50 bucks!Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01777914441802895447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-86611658897120152832010-02-01T13:15:51.880-05:002010-02-01T13:15:51.880-05:00I guess there's a reason why you are the Grump...I guess there's a reason why you are the Grump.<br /><br />1 - you try to put on a "me so lucky" show for your fish and the dealer simply points out that you don't suck. You should play it up. Ask the dealer for more advice! :) I don't see how that bothers the husband one bit. You still look like you got lucky.<br /><br />2 - you either correct the dealer and reveal some knowledge or you take the hit and and gain some (anti) cred. "Oops, my bad. Don't really know what I'm doing."Chucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-89754868987869988502010-01-31T07:28:51.613-05:002010-01-31T07:28:51.613-05:00anything to keep a fish happy...even giving them a...anything to keep a fish happy...even giving them a job...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826269729458065755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-53141601177903829512010-01-30T16:16:31.640-05:002010-01-30T16:16:31.640-05:00I was in town in early Dec. and played a couple se...I was in town in early Dec. and played a couple sessions at PH, and I know <b>exactly</b> which dealer the Grump is calling out. During my first session, this dealer was off shift and sat in at my table and played quite bad, donating a good $200 to the table over the course of the evening. Happy to have her at my table that night! The next time I played there, I had the misfortune of having her as the dealer - and she was horrible at that too. I corrected her several times, she was slow and made many errors. She was so bad I made a point of leaving the table to complaining to the floorman about her - and he said they've had many complaints about her. Oh? Then why is she still dealing?!?!?kg_bettorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404954175573952039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-20440363275440601122010-01-30T13:31:19.468-05:002010-01-30T13:31:19.468-05:00FWIW My understanding is that the new management h...FWIW My understanding is that the new management has changed to the standard rule that a min re-raise matches the size of the <i>raise</i> not the size of the original bet.<br /><br />Strange - I have an idea of who this could be too.Missingflopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305775958095793633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-69844366851632937452010-01-30T09:42:01.090-05:002010-01-30T09:42:01.090-05:00I don't know if its the same dealer, but there...I don't know if its the same dealer, but there is a female dealer there who I think is the worst in town. I get up when she deals because I can't stand to watch it.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453813685418342406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-75518579540800044582010-01-30T05:29:58.136-05:002010-01-30T05:29:58.136-05:00Evan-this is pure speculation, but it seems to me ...Evan-this is pure speculation, but it seems to me that squaring the muck would make it too easy to distinguish newly folded hands, opening the door to a player trying to grab their cards after folding and other improper procedures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-37794457177648655662010-01-30T02:07:02.613-05:002010-01-30T02:07:02.613-05:00Good point, Pete. In fact, I did a post about this...Good point, Pete. In fact, I did a post about this unique rule the first time I learned about it: http://pokergrump.blogspot.com/2008/09/weird-rule-at-planet-hollywood.html. But then I forgot all about it. It comes up pretty rarely, and since none of the other places I play uses it, it just slipped my mind. So now I don't know if the house rule has changed to the standard one (and the dealer didn't know or remember that, or doesn't understand the standard rule), or if they're still using the odd rule, and for some reason the dealer capitulated to my arguments in spite of it. Strangely, though, it doesn't really matter which explanation fits; either way, she didn't do her job well.Rakewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-73129665370029412442010-01-29T23:46:33.844-05:002010-01-29T23:46:33.844-05:00In fairness to this dealer . . . until the manage...In fairness to this dealer . . . until the management change the rule at Planet Hollywood was nonstandard. The rule was that the minimum raise was to double the total previous bet. That is to say under the old management the minimum raise would have been 14 more to $28 and not 12 more to $26. I am not sure if that rule has been changed by the new management.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453813685418342406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-78508938655394316162010-01-29T19:08:43.357-05:002010-01-29T19:08:43.357-05:00What's the reason not to square the muck or de...What's the reason not to square the muck or deck? (I'm assuming this is after the river is put out.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826269729458065755noreply@blogger.com