Would you let him off

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I dunno. Am I the only one who thinks OP's actions are a bit of an angle-shoot? Maybe not deliberately, but I wouldn't be surprised if a retelling by an observer gave a different take on it. I see plenty of people who do various things that fall within the rules but tend to make things more difficult and uncomfortable for everybody. This seems like it could fall in that category, at the very least.

I see a lot of talk at the tables, and I can usually tell when someone's serious or not about a bet. I can also tell when someone's unsure about a bet. Why couldn't the OP just wait for the action to be complete? It seems he wanted to trap so badly, he didn't want to risk it not being a bet. That's very close to angle-shooting in my book. Context is everything, and a retelling to the floor won't have all the nuances and will have to be more black-and-white than reality.

Regardless of intent of either party, I think the OP handled himself very poorly. Wait for action to complete before responding to said action. Every time. This falls well within the category of PROTECT YOUR HAND.