Show one, show all drama in the Borg $2-5 NL - Page 2

MediaPA · #11 07-31-2006, 05:20 PM

Well, I was in the other end of the situation.

I limp, re-raised the person next to me with AK. He was the only one in the pot. I showed him my cards after he folded and flipped them towards the dealer. The dealer tabled my hand. I asked him who wanted to see my hand. The dealer just replied 'show one show all.' I wasn't really mad about it or anything, but it was the first time I ever saw a dealer do this without it being requested.

jedi · #12 07-31-2006, 05:29 PM

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Fortunately after we trade a couple of verbal barbs -- and he insists that my asking to see was against poker etiquette

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It's against poker etiquette to keep showing your cards to your opponents.

Wongboy · #13 07-31-2006, 05:49 PM

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Well, I was in the other end of the situation.

I limp, re-raised the person next to me with AK. He was the only one in the pot. I showed him my cards after he folded and flipped them towards the dealer. The dealer tabled my hand. I asked him who wanted to see my hand. The dealer just replied 'show one show all.' I wasn't really mad about it or anything, but it was the first time I ever saw a dealer do this without it being requested.

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Don't be mad at that dealer, he just saved you a ton of money since he no longer deserves any tips from you.

TopThis · #14 07-31-2006, 06:03 PM

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this situation makes you look extremely nitty and if you want my advice, you should knock it off.

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agreed. i wouldn't be surprised if acting this way is -EV. the people you make money off (especially at this level) are the ones playing to have some fun. being a nit and requesting to have his cards set aside is hurting the overall mood of the table.

Dynasty · #15 07-31-2006, 06:08 PM

I can't remember the last time I requested to see a hand. It has to be at least three years.

IgorSmiles · #16 07-31-2006, 06:11 PM

Many players would think what you did here was a breach of etiquette. Unless you suspect collusion, you should let it go.

StupidAcesSigh · #17 07-31-2006, 06:16 PM

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Many players would think what you did here was a breach of etiquette. Unless you suspect collusion, you should let it go.

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Igor you are confusing the "I Want To See That Hand" rule with the "Show One Show All" rule.

Jeffage · #18 07-31-2006, 06:17 PM

No offense, but I think you were out of line - so he's showing his neigbors his "big laydown" with A10o or KJ or whatever. Who cares? I think it's nitty to ask the dealer to hold the cards to the side when he's folding preflop. OTOH, if someone bets the river and I fold, I WILL ask to see his hand if he shows it to others. But that's an entirely different scenario.

While what you did is technically within your rights, I think it's dickish and your tantrum at the end over pretty much nothing sounds like it would be embarassing to watch.

Jeff

orange · #19 07-31-2006, 06:28 PM

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While what you did is technically within your rights, I think it's dickish and your tantrum at the end over pretty much nothing sounds like it would be embarassing to watch.

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AKQJ10 · #20 07-31-2006, 06:36 PM

Hey, I'm not afraid of self-criticism. If I were I wouldn't post threads like this.

"Tantrum" is probably overstating it a bit -- it was just him trying to wash the muck and me trying to flip it over, no shouting or anything -- but it's plainly not a scene I want to repeat. That's why I'm trying to better understand the root cause.

It sounds like my expectations of SOSA are just out of line with the expectations of most players, and if so then I probably just need to learn to let it pass. (I just find it odd to even have a rule if enforcing it in the manner it was intended is considered "dickish". I have to remind myself that I'm a relative poker newbie, since 2004, and that I have times that I don't understand the traditions of the game as well as I think I do.) It will drive me crazy, but I'm still confident I can beat these games even on micro-tilt.