Dealer Mistakes?

[bdawg31]

There is NO WAY i would have given that guy $20 - i wouldn't have given him $2, except maybe i would have thrown it on the floor and made him pick it up.

One time, i was playing a low-limit cash game in a casino and some kid splashed the pot with a call on the river when he knew he was beat. I was sitting next to the dealer with my chips stacked. His money rolled towards me and then a $5 chip fell off the table (it rolled between the little gap between the barrier and the dealer). I picked it up and put it on the table - sort of away from the stack so it could be seen. The dealer swept it in and slid the pot to the winner. Then the guy who won started complaining that his $5 chip was in my stack (keep in mind i had it piled up in stacks of 10s - nothing unstacked) and the dealer agreed with him. The kid and I argued with that guy for 5 minutes - he gave up but then the dealer started in on us. There was NO WAY i was giving that dork $5 - again based on principal alone. A floor person finally came over and other members of the table verified i had put the $5 back on the table. The dealer still muttered something about how i didn't - he and the kid argued for another 10 minutes (i am stubborn, but not THAT stubborn - i let it drop).

[Talking Poker]

I wouldn't have paid him a nickel.

And for the second scenario, I would have told them to check the tapes and demanded an apology from the dealer.

[DCopper04]

I, too, would not have paid him anything. Generally, once the hand is over then it is just that, over. Nothing can be changed at that point. And although it is the dealer's job to make sure the correct amount of money is in the pot, it is also the responsibility of the player to verify that the dealer has not made an error. Even if a mistake actually was made, the player must bring it to the attention of the dealer before the next hand. If he waits too long to realize the mistake, then I say tough shit. It's just as much his fault as it was the dealer's.

[ChipFish]

I on the other hand would have done something different...

I would have taken $20 worth of chips, asked them if this was his $20...
Then make this statement. "I am now using your $20 as a cardprotector."
And proudly make a big deal of mentioning what great luck "his" $20 were bringing me.... = Insta-Tilt.

[Talking Poker]

hehe... nice.

I've done similar things, where someone gets cocky with an inferior hand, I take the pot down, and then stack his chips nicely off to the side of the rest of mine, so I can admire them..... and "they will be right here waiting for you" and that sort of thing.

Tilt is good stuff.

[SirFWALGMan]

As long as it is not you..

[junYUN]

yeah no way in shit i'd give that guy the $20.