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Old 07-13-2007, 07:04 PM
darks darks is offline
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Default Re: unethical to exploit disconnected player?

If i got disconeccted, they will probably all fold to me in the big blind, until i got connected again.


...not.
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Old 07-14-2007, 03:49 PM
PantsOnFire PantsOnFire is offline
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Default Re: unethical to exploit disconnected player?

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If i got disconeccted, they will probably all fold to me in the big blind, until i got connected again.


...not.

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LOL. If they were really nice, maybe the BB could fold to my SB once and awhile.
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Old 07-14-2007, 04:39 PM
cougar62 cougar62 is offline
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Default Re: unethical to exploit disconnected player?

It's not even a matter of whether it's unethical or "not nice", you're putting yourself in a very -EV situation by folding to let the disconnected player "stay afloat". If it's multiway, is everyone at the table going to agree to let everyone keep their blinds, to keep things equal, until if and when the disconnected player gets back? Because if not you'll be giving up your chances to steal and others will still be playing normally (and probably exploiting the situation). And, if by some chance you did end up at a table full of nice and honorable souls, and everyone just folded around for a while, soon the blinds would reach a point where it's a crapshoot, and any skill edge you might have on the field is shot.

Really the fairest, smartest, and most +EV thing to do is for everyone to continue to play at their best, exploiting the situation as they can. I hate when the person to my left disconnects, because then I'm faced with tougher defending decisions out of the SB, knowing others have (probably) widened their ranges. Yet another reason not to give them a break.

If it's heads up, then I guess it's a judgement call. You can speed call as fast as you can to wear him down or stall a little to see if he comes back.
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Old 07-15-2007, 10:44 PM
fightingcoward fightingcoward is offline
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Default Re: unethical to exploit disconnected player?

By folding to the disconnected player you can put yourself in a very +++EV situation. I just did it in this S&go.

Hero 5K chips
Disconnect 1K chips
Villain 3K chips.

I would push every hand and pick up the disconnected and villains chips. Then when villain folded I would be in the SB and fold to the disconnected players BB. I left the disconnected player with 225 chips.

The advantage is that the other player will not play any hand because he wants to land in the money so you're pretty much gaurenteed first place.

Hero: 8K
Disconnected: 200
Villain: 800

Villain says "what are you doing!!!! @sshole!!" and then calls my all in raise and is knocked out.

I kinda feel bad but meh
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