When do you call the floor?
Posted by Curtom | June 12, 2009 | Posted in: Articles, Poker Tournament | Comments (0)We all see it at every poker tournament and cash game. Something happens at the table and a dispute begins. Sometimes it morphs into an argument and other times it is easily resolved amongst the players involved with a little help from the dealer.The question is when do you call the floor? What is the correct situation to get management involved?
Over several years of playing I have only called the floor on two occasions.Here are a few scenarios where it make sense for me to call the floor.
- Dealer is confused about a multi-pot / side-pot situation and has not distributed chips correctly
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Excessive abuse of players at the table by another player
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Dealers that are not confident in knowing and administering the rules of the game
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Player has had more than enough time to make a “tournament” decision for his entire stack
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To get a ruling on a situation the dealer is not clear on.
That pretty much sums it up for me. Honestly, most scenarios are worked out among the players themselves and that is fine by me and probably the way it should be. However, there will always be times when you have to get the floor involved in making decisions on crucial hands and you need a ruling that is fair and from someone that is knowledgeable. Those are the times when you call the floor.
