Re: Was Hachem being unethical?
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For the purposes of this discussion, I ask that everyone assume that Hachem actually wanted Watkinson to fold and was telling the truth with his statements and that Lee Watkinson actually had QQ and believed Hachem. This may or may not have been the case (In some of your opinions not in my opinion) but regardless, I want to know if you think that it was unethical for Hachem to do all of the following:
1.) Tell the truth about how strong his hand was (He did in fact have what he was making it clear he had)
2.) Tell Lee Watkinson he knew what he had.
3.) Tell Lee Watkinson to fold.
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I think it's only unethical if you make a 4th assumption: the two were friends or they had some kind of staking going on. I REALLY think all staking must be disclosed.
But otherwise, I think it is not unethical even given your 3 assumptions above. If they are not friends or staking each other, why would Lee necessarily believe Joe?
Also, the fact that another guy might not understand English so well is not unethical at all. What would be unethical would be to say things in ANOTHER language, or to say things so quietly to the person next to you that the guy at the other end of the table can't hear.
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