[DrPublo]

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Are all of you guys losers without backbones? Whats with all this "i would of jokingly said", "in a non accusing voice", etc, and worst of all, just remain silent altogether.

The guy str8 up stole $25, from a rookie no less. And all you guys are gonna do is just be playful with the guy? Or worst of all, not say anything at all?

Please explain to me cause i am having a hard time understanding this. Is stealing at the poker table any different then stealing from any other facet of life?

My post may sound harsh but all you guys seriously need to grow a set of balls. What you should do in this situation(what i would do), is to tell seat 5 to immediatly return the extra chip that doesnt belong to him in a stern voice. Non of this joking, non accusing, nonsense. Why would you even use a "non accusing voice" when that is exactly what he did(stole)? I'd prolly go a step further and made sure that the whole table knew that he tried to steal a chip from the novice.

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I don't think it has very much to do with having a backbone at all. If there were a rule posted on the wall saying that all players are responsible for verifying the integrity of all chip transactions they witness, then I would have said something. The point is that obviously what this guy did was wrong, and I was wondering if its my place to say anything.

Typically when two players are conducting a transaction between themselves I try to stay out of it entirely because very often one of the two will be trying to scam the other (think: "Hey, I'll lay you even money that a jack, seven or deuce shows up on the flop", etc). Then again, when a dealer is having difficulty figuring out a sidepot I try to respectfully chime in with the right amounts for everything--but that's designed to speed the game along. I wasn't sure if this fell under that category or not.

The Doc