I have an ethics question....

[PantsOnFire]

The scenario is NL Holdem for any situation; cash game, tourney, high or low stakes, it doesn't matter.

I'm in the BB. The Button open raises 4xbb, both blinds call. The flop comes and SB goes all-in. Let's say it is a significant raise of at least 50xbb. In other words, the raise is high enough so that pot odds are approaching 1:1 so a decision to call will be based on whether you think you have the better hand or whether you are better than a coin flip to make the better hand.

However, as the BB you have to worry about what the Button is going to do. Let's say you have the SB stack covered by a bit but the Button has you more than covered. You are definitely at risk.

When faced with a tough decision I like to get information from my villain. I'll check him out, ask him to count his chips, make out-loud guesses at what he has, etc. But in this particular situation, I really want to know if the flop hit the Button and what he intends to do behind me.

I have thought of jokingly asking the dealer if I could allow my fellow poker to "play through" and act before me. If I paid attention to how the Button reacted to my comment I might gain some information.

As well, if the Button was a cool guy he could smile and make a motion with his cards to muck them. I would appreciate that very much.

So did I raise a valid ethical dilemma or is all this hog wash?