Must Move Debacle

(On getting corralled into the wrong must-move game)

A similar thing happened to me Saturday night.  One full 30-60 mix going
that includes three of the worst players in the room.  Only one name on
the list ahead of mine.  A few more players show up, one of them being the
best player (BP) in the room.  He immediately drums up a must-move game, his
thought being the worst that could happen is he moves up the list.
So I find myself playing 4 handed with 2 of the best players I know.
Not exactly what I was looking forward to.  I lose about $1000 real quick,
before a seat opens up in the main game.  As soon as I go over, BP starts 
drumming up interest in a 60-120 game which is beyond the means of my 
current bankroll.  A half hour later BP has converted the MM table to 
60-120 and all the fish in my game jump over there to play, leaving me 
in a broken game. I had gotten even plus a little cheese, but I was 
still pissed.  Not at BP, who has every right to maximize his position, 
but I felt the floor should have done  something stronger to protect the 
integrity of the established game.  As it was, they wouldn't let anyone 
from the 30-60 go to 60-120 without a replacement. But once a new player 
walked into the room and decided he wanted to play the big game, all 
hell broke loose as a few of the players in my game screamed bloody 
murder that they were stuck in the game they didn't want to play, 
while a new guy in the room got to play the game.  Everybody scrambled over
and I ended up waiting 2 hours for a 15-30 seat that never materialized.
Not sure what I could've done different, but be aware of the danger in the
future before sitting down to a short-handed tough must-move game.
comments? suggestions?

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