The Sold Out Poker Tournament

We had poker tournaments scheduled at certain times every day.  We started these tourneys on time every day, and players appreciated that.  If it was scheduled for 7:00PM, the clock started running at 7:00PM.  If you bought into a tournament and you were sitting there for 15 minutes waiting for it to start after it was scheduled to start, would you like that very much?  I didn’t think so.

We started a tournament one day and two players came in 20 minutes or so after it started.

One of them said, “We want to buy in to the tournament.”

I told them, “I’m sorry guys, the tournament is sold out.”

“Sold out?” he asked.

I replied, “Yes, all of the seats have been sold.”

His was disgusted and said, “Sold out…I’ve never heard of that!”

I explained that the tourney started 20 minutes ago and all of the seats have been sold.

He was insistent that I should find a way to get him and his friend into this tournament.  I had to tell him that he was too late, the tourney started 20 minutes ago, and that it was sold out.

He then walked off telling his friend how we had terrible customer service.

I just looked at the other Floorman and said, “WTF?”