Re: Was Hachem being unethical?
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In the situation that you described, I'm much more worried about a guy like Hachem giving Lee (I have no idea if they know each other or whatever) a subtle nod to keep him from going broke as opposed to making these types of comments that everyone at the table is equally able to benefit from (specifically, Minh can make a big laydown if he also believes Hachem).
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As far as the players at the table besides Minh Ly, Lee Watkinson, and myself are concerned, the talk might as well be a nod because they can't benefit from the information.
In fact, if Watkinson was talked into a fold when he would have actually called then the EV of the rest of the players was significantly decreased. This in and of itself of course is nothing wrong as lots of things can increase or reduce their EV. But something with this whole situation doesn't sit right with me. I really wish some of you could see it and I hope they show it on tv though thats doubtful because it was before the actual "final table" of 9 players. Being there and watching it happen, to me it just looked like Hachem saved Watkinson from losing his chips. That shouldn't be part of poker.
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