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Sooner or later you will need a break, and at the end of the night you will leave. Both start the same way: tell the dealer first.
For a short break, tell the dealer you need to step away, and ask how long the room allows. The dealer or the floor can hold your seat for a short time. Do not walk away and say nothing. You might come back to find your seat given away or your chips picked up. Other players cannot hold your seat or your chips.
Your chips stay on the table while you are away. Do not put any in your pocket. Taking chips off the table in the middle of a session is called going south, and most rooms do not allow it. Keep this app closed on your break too, and open it again at home.
How long a room holds your seat varies. So does what happens to the blinds that pass while you are away. Rules vary by room: ask the dealer or the brush.
When you leave for the night, tell the dealer first so your seat can open. Then ask to color up your small chips, or for a rack to carry them.
Coloring up swaps many small chips for a few larger ones, so your stack is easier to count and carry. Rooms differ on how it works, so ask.
Chips are not cash. Carry them to the cage, which is the cashier window, and cash out there. Tipping the dealer on your way out is your choice.
Leave when your first session plan says to, or when you are tired or frustrated.
Key points
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Tell the dealer before you step away, and ask how long the room allows.
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Chips stay on the table. Taking them off mid-session, called going south, is not allowed in most rooms.
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How long a seat is held and what happens to missed blinds vary by room, so ask the dealer or the brush.
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To leave, tell the dealer, color up or rack your chips, and cash out at the cage.
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Leave when your plan says to, or when you are tired or frustrated. Tipping on the way out is your choice.