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2nd - Watch Brian Townsend on HSP stack and count and restack and reshuffle and recount, all in front of his cards... continuously... Does that annoy anyone else?

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I haven't seen this, but no, it wouldn't bother me. His intent, I'm sure, is clear. When he's counting, he's obviously counting, not betting. Until someone makes an obvious forward motion with a pile o chips, he hasn't bet. Easy.

I don't like the "edge of cards is your betting line" rule. And I don't like betting lines on the table. I know a bet when I see it and it doesn't require lines or cards to recognize.