Re: Ratholing and Short Stacking in NL Poker
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ive always felt that you nl guys who complained about shortstackers were a bunch of nitty crybabys.
your initial point is exactly how i feel. you choose to play in a game where shortstacking is possible. you know the rules well ahead of time.
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The problem is the people who buy in short, win a pot, then rebuyin short again. You would never be able to do that in a casino, but you can get away with it online if the site's software doesn't stop it.
I do not believe that such behavior is unethical because it is technically within the rules. But at the same, chastizing people for complaining about the short-stackers is stupid. Poker players are customers of a business, and like in any other business customers should complain if they want to continue patronizing that business but also want to change it. Allowing people to continually rebuyin short decreases the edge of more skilled players and generally makes the game less fun because all the decsions are made preflop. Since most of us here consider ourselves skilled players and don't want to play push or fold poker, complaining about short stacks is justified.
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