tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post5481429385179241878..comments2024-03-27T04:14:38.477-05:00Comments on crAAKKer: A Rake MirageGrange95http://www.blogger.com/profile/01857460215043659894noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-59546706703466488772012-04-26T00:59:25.077-05:002012-04-26T00:59:25.077-05:00Not long ago I was playing at Big Strip Casino whe...Not long ago I was playing at Big Strip Casino where I am well known to all the dealers. The table got short-handed. I had recently told the dealer about an experience playing at a local Southern California casino. Said dealer said to me, with eyes subtley eyeing the drop slot, "What's the rake like at those L.A. casinos?" I got the message that it was time to ask for a rake reduction. When I did, he called the floor and told me that he was not allowed to suggest it himself. I don't believe he said he would be fired for doing so, just that he wasn't "allowed" to.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-67163289666913547222012-04-25T23:37:40.071-05:002012-04-25T23:37:40.071-05:00@ Pete, Local Rock, & Missing Flops:
I agree ...@ Pete, Local Rock, & Missing Flops:<br /><br />I agree that most (all?) Vegas poker rooms require a player to ask for a reduced rake. My question is why have such a technical requirement, particularly if a room is trying to establish itself as "player friendly"? What's the reason dealers can't request a rake reduction, in some cases on pain of discipline? I'm not saying the Mirage is unusual, I'm saying a room like Mirage could distinguish itself in a small player-friendly way by abolishing this weird rule.Grange95https://www.blogger.com/profile/01857460215043659894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-63695582084031125052012-04-25T11:45:31.430-05:002012-04-25T11:45:31.430-05:00I'm likewise unaware of any room that automati...I'm likewise unaware of any room that automatically reduces the rake when shorthanded. Conversely, I've never been told no when I ask. I accept that there is some sort of prohibition against dealers initiating a request for a reduction although I have had some dealers at local places who would do something subtle to prompt someone to ask.<br /><br />Not sure if that relates to the appearance of impropriety post as well.Missingflopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305775958095793633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-83229787347572491432012-04-25T09:45:02.800-05:002012-04-25T09:45:02.800-05:00Oh yeah, when can we expect a full IMOP trip repor...Oh yeah, when can we expect a full IMOP trip report?RedXBranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798094306782173973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-61456604724473809872012-04-25T09:43:44.757-05:002012-04-25T09:43:44.757-05:00This has nothing to do with rake. I have been dyi...This has nothing to do with rake. I have been dying to tell you of a big win recently at our local casino in a $1/$2 cash game. I played the 'spanis inquisition' against a lady specifically because she had played 'the grump' 4 times. The hand went....EP raise to $7, followed by 2 callers then the lady called also. I look down at 6-3 off, and called "for the hell of it". Flop comes out 6,9,Q w/two spades. Action goes check, check, lady bets $10, I call and one of the other guys calls. Pot is now about $60. Turn is a blank and it goes check, lady makes it $15, I call and other player folds. She tells me, 'you better be careful', and we have a laugh. River is the 6 of diamonds. Yahtzee! She bets $25 and I raise her to $75. She snap calls me while saying 'I told you to be careful, two pair (Q-9). I show my trips and say "that is the spanish inquisition, nobody expects it." Hilarity ensues. She called me an asshole. I told her anyone that plays deuce/four as often as she does should be able to appreciate my play of the 6/3... hehe! She hunted my chips like she was on safari for the rest of the night.RedXBranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01798094306782173973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-7887837581204735242012-04-25T07:49:09.929-05:002012-04-25T07:49:09.929-05:00I've run into the same sort of "player mu...I've run into the same sort of "player must first request..." policy at many casinos' poker rooms. I don't know why, but why-ever, it isn't unique to Mirage.Local Rocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1169281096117913024.post-10310261516700998212012-04-25T07:46:37.658-05:002012-04-25T07:46:37.658-05:00I am not aware of any room in Vegas that has an au...I am not aware of any room in Vegas that has an automatic rake reduction, or a policy that would allow a dealer to request a rake reduction.<br /><br />A dealer requesting a reduction on his own would in fact be subject to discipline (though it is unlikely they would be discovered).<br /><br />In fact I worked in a room where a dealer was barred from playing in the room because he asked for a rake reduction while he was playing in the room.<br /><br />In some locals rooms the dealers will sometimes automatically give a rake reduction since they know the regulars will start barking and they know the reduction will be granted .... but this is generally a violation of the written procedures (the floors are aware of the practice and even encourage it - unofficially), and I know of several dealers who were fired over this.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453813685418342406noreply@blogger.com