Chip Slamming (1 Viewer)
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bergs
Royal Flush
Dropkick
Good call. I like it.
Perhaps we could start a video pron thread to showcase the best drop kicks dished out as penalties.
No nonsense approach, you break shit you pay for it. There’s no excuse for that kind of behavior.
There are always more players to bring in...give them a warning and if it continues, don't invite them, eventually they will get the clue when they no longer get the invite. What are the stakes? Maybe they are playing for more then they can handle and you are just doing then a favor by cutting them out...
I had that happen a few times when I started hosting. Mentioned a few times to not splash the pot and finally I just addressed the culprit sternly with something along the lines of, "look man, I asked you to stop splashing the pot with my chips. I wasn't f*cking kidding. Cut that shit out right now or you can find another game."
Someone else at the table may have mentioned that the chips were worth somewhat more than "normal chips" as well, lol.
Haven't had any issues since then.
Someone else at the table may have mentioned that the chips were worth somewhat more than "normal chips" as well, lol.
Haven't had any issues since then.
Can’t say I’ve had it happen. If it did, I’d give them a warning about how much a setup costs. Hopefully that would curb the behavior. One the one hand, I’d want them to pay for cards they willfully damaged. On the other hand, I wouldn’t want to scare people away who are afraid of accidentally damaging a card - it’s not their fault that I have expensive tastes.
I feel differently about the chips. They’re supposed to be tossed around and I’ve personally never witnessed a Paulson damaged on a padded playing surface. So it’s not a concern of mine. If I were going to stress about occasionally slammed chips, I think I’d find some cheaper chips to play with.
I feel differently about the chips. They’re supposed to be tossed around and I’ve personally never witnessed a Paulson damaged on a padded playing surface. So it’s not a concern of mine. If I were going to stress about occasionally slammed chips, I think I’d find some cheaper chips to play with.
Not a poker problem, just a social skills problem. Mention how much they are and that you care about them. If they continue to disrespect them, CHECK RAISE THEM ON THE RIVER LIKE THE DOGS THEY ARE.
I’m in the process of making a padded table and I expect it’ll help but I also like the BB penalty idea posted above. I try to keep things fun but at the same time replacing custom chips vs replacing China clays is an entirely different level of effort.
I'd pay good money to see @bergs attempt a drop kick.
bergs
Royal Flush
The kick is easy. Landing sucks pretty hard at 50.
Chip slamming was only partly the problem in this situation but still. I did invite him back, but has since changed my mind after he accepted zero blame and told me ”I lost him as a player” because of how I (miss)handled the situation. Well, good riddance chip slamming, cranky, old fking manbaby..
Sounds like your game is better off without him.
Whilst not "slamming" I did have a recent incident where an old friend played for the first time since I upgraded the table, chips, chairs etc.
At one point, after eating a greasy burger, he scoffed at the idea of having to wash his hands before returning to the table. He thought, sucking the grease off his digits would suffice (the sort of dirty behaviour you see down a casino).
I politely pointed out that I'd invested a load of time, money and effort to organise a game and I'd appreciate it if he respected that. Throughout the night, his behaviour continued to demonstrate an inability to do as I asked.
Sadly, he won't be invited back next time...I'm too old and grumpy to give a shit now, I don't get to play that often, when I do, I want to enjoy it.
TLDR; any behaviour I deem unacceptable gets a warning, then they get cut.
At one point, after eating a greasy burger, he scoffed at the idea of having to wash his hands before returning to the table. He thought, sucking the grease off his digits would suffice (the sort of dirty behaviour you see down a casino).
I politely pointed out that I'd invested a load of time, money and effort to organise a game and I'd appreciate it if he respected that. Throughout the night, his behaviour continued to demonstrate an inability to do as I asked.
TLDR; any behaviour I deem unacceptable gets a warning, then they get cut.
Yes, definitely is.
What an animal
Some of his other treats were;
- Rolling cigarettes on the playing surface, there was a counter 3 feet away he could use.
- Standing in the doorway to smoke because it was raining, I had offered an umbrella or the shed, he thought nothing of blowing the smoke into the gale force wind that blew it straight back into the house.
- He also left said door open so the rain blew into the house.
His repeated comment was "You should see the state of my place"...as if I give a fuck how he chooses to live!
Great, now I'm on tilt again.
- Rolling cigarettes on the playing surface, there was a counter 3 feet away he could use.
- Standing in the doorway to smoke because it was raining, I had offered an umbrella or the shed, he thought nothing of blowing the smoke into the gale force wind that blew it straight back into the house.
- He also left said door open so the rain blew into the house.
His repeated comment was "You should see the state of my place"...as if I give a fuck how he chooses to live!
Great, now I'm on tilt again.
If this happened in a movie I would roll my eyes at it LOL, just too much of a gross archetype character that's at a gambling table. Good riddance.
For our last game, I had put out all the glasses that can fit in the cupholders of my new table, very excited....wife didn't see them PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED NEXT TO THE DRINKS and instead went to the cupboard and gave everyone glasses that didn't fit. I should've communicated better but almost had a heart attack when a friend chose red wine.
I booted a guy because he ate food over my table twice, 1 warning second time no invite. I cater Jimmy John's for every meet up along with providing the beer/wine/soda/water and any other snacks as well. Don't feel bad, I/we put a lot of time and money into this hobby, it's a privilege not a right.
Silver_Fiend
Flush
If these were off-the shelf chips, I wouldnt care. When its my ex-casino hundos, that will cost $10/chip to replace and nobody wants to sell in less than barrel quantities, thats a lot of $$$ for someone to be stupid with my chips.
you need be balance dead money with next game invites
it is sometimes hard to do
Lots of good ideas and advice. I think I’m going to create a medium sized sign with house rules and I’ll include chip slamming.
It’s a friendly game with smaller stakes so I think the penalty will be between 2-4BB into the next pot depending on the chips we are playing with. If they don’t reform then they’ll not be invite to future games.
It’s a friendly game with smaller stakes so I think the penalty will be between 2-4BB into the next pot depending on the chips we are playing with. If they don’t reform then they’ll not be invite to future games.
This for the most part. But when that one drunk guy comes to our game who learned poker etiquette from watching TeddyKGB on Rounders, I switch to my ceramics. Cheap enough if they have to be replaced.
In general though, bad etiquette will not get you invited back. It's a lot of work to host and, as others have said, I want to enjoy the evening too. Like the idea of a BB penalty but have not had to use it. Most of my crew will respond to a verbal.
wickedwonka121
Flush
Sadly, this is why I bought 800 dice chips. I posted about my second string group in the "bullshit" threat. They refuse to count different denoms, and maybe are doing me a favor. So I can't use my good setup with them. But this dynamic is with the whole group so I'm the odd man out. I have another group that like and respect the real casino quality I have. Weeding out the culprit in your game will be tough, but we are all adults, and the house rules need to be respected. Stand your ground and good luck.
MeridianFC
Flush
Some of the behavior described in this thread boggles the mind. It almost sounds feral.
Mr Winberg
Full House
I have a rule against greasy snacks at the table. One night one of my regs show up with a bag of potato chips (uk folk: crisps). I remind her of my rule, but she just smirks at me and brings out a pair of chopsticks! I was like "well...eh...touché!". She munched those chips all night without leaving a single crumb! If there's a will, there's a way.
Endii
Sitting Out
I've had people bend new cards within an hour of opening it. Afterwards, I made people play with cheap dollar stores cards and never had card bending as an issue again.
Colquhoun
4 of a Kind
They ruined plastic or paper cards?
Endii
Sitting Out
I'm pretty sure they were paper cards. I remember the crease line was pretty bad
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