Observed a player steal from another while coloring down. My action?

[rbenuck4]

Hey Doc,

Its the med student who went on a heater yesterday morning. It was a pleasure playing with you the past couple of days. Anyway, I like dynasty's approach. You protect the integrity of the game while minimizing the risk of making an enemy.

You'll have to give me a hint as to which regular this is.

[mblax10]

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Was this at Table 12? This definitley seems like something seat 5 would do. Earlier in the night one of my green chips rolled away from me and seat 5 took it and put it in his stack. I had to ask him 5 times before he gave it back.

BTW, I was in seat 1, than took seat 2 when Kyle left. If you remember me.

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Think I remember you....seat 5 took a big pot off you with K9 and you left not too long afterward? Or I have you confused with someone else?

The Doc

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Yeah, that was me. I had the case 9 on a K 9 x 9 x board. I don't think I can find a fold in that spot against him. I probably would've called off my stack, so I guess I saved ~$400.

[Hass]

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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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There is no need to cause a big deal and make someone feel like the [censored] that he is when you have to sit at a poker table for hours on end with the guy.

If you say it "joking" then the guy gets the chip back, and thats the end of it.

Taking your action is a good way to slow the game down and piss everyone off. I hate when people make a big deal about things, the floor gets called over, the game stops, the guy is mad, your mad. There is no point in being an ass about it and making a big deal and dragging it on for hours.

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[MicroBob]

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Resorts EC.

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where is this?

[iron81]

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Resorts EC.

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where is this?

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East Chicago, Indiana

[jjshabado]

I find it kind of sad you didn't say anything. You just watched somebody steal $25 and didn't do anything.

[youtalkfunny]

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I am not surprised at all that a "buddy-buddy" dealer wouldn't say anything if he didn't see it because he was busy with his job at hand, that of running a poker game.

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[UbinTook]

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I am not surprised at all that a "buddy-buddy" dealer wouldn't say anything if he didn't see it because he was busy with his job at hand, that of running a poker game.

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BS, part of running a game is ensuring the integrity of that game.

[jjshabado]

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I am not surprised at all that a "buddy-buddy" dealer wouldn't say anything if he didn't see it because he was busy with his job at hand, that of running a poker game.

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BS, part of running a game is ensuring the integrity of that game.

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WTF? Dealers are suppose to watch every chip trade done at the table. They're suppose to always watch every player to make sure they don't steal from others? They only have two eyes. Thats why people should speak up when they see something wrong.

As far as if the dealer saw it or not, we'll never know.

[bernie]

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I've been playing there a lot more lately and don't want to be in the position of making enemies,

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What's with this 'enemy' crap? Do you really care if this type of person becomes an enemy?

I can say with all the time I've spent in a cardroom, I never gave 2 sh*ts less if I made an enemy or not. Especially over something like this. Even more-so with an A-Hole that knowingly shorts another player who's distracted. Get some friggin' balls.

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