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#11
08-20-2007, 01:20 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
Yes, its totally fine. Don't stress about it. As someone else said, its really not a big deal online, especially if someone else is ready to take the seat.
This does tilt some folks, however. I sat down at a table once, played 4 hands and left after winning a decent amount, because I realized that my heads-up opponent was better than me. He followed me to another table and starting ranting in observer chat. The funny thing is that there was an open seat at the new table, but I guess he just wanted to play heads-up. 
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#12
08-20-2007, 02:06 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
In a home game, I always give an approximate time that I plan to leave.
In a casino, I will leave whenever I feel. But if I do win a big pot, I will play for a little longer out of respect for my fellow players. Online, I come and go as I please. Your comment about "leaving while you are up" is a false poker notion if you plan to play poker again. It's all one continuous game. As a matter of fact, it is usually a bad thing to leave when you're up because you just may be up because you are in a good situation. I only leave a game when I have reached my set time limit, cannot play my best, or am in a game that is not profitable for whatever reason. Being up or down has nothing to do with it.
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#13
08-20-2007, 02:41 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
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Try to remember that your poker career should be thought of as one long game. Whether you're up or down at the end of one particular session is meaningless. [/ QUOTE ] True in a general sense. False in the sense that your statement implies that the decision of when to quit a particular session is meaningless.
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#14
08-20-2007, 02:46 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
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Your comment about "leaving while you are up" is a false poker notion if you plan to play poker again. It's all one continuous game. As a matter of fact, it is usually a bad thing to leave when you're up because you just may be up because you are in a good situation. I only leave a game when I have reached my set time limit, cannot play my best, or am in a game that is not profitable for whatever reason. Being up or down has nothing to do with it. [/ QUOTE ] I guess it depends on your bankroll. IMO if you are winner enough for the session that you have over X% of your poker bankroll on the table, you ought to consider quitting, err taking your profits. (X being subject to your risk tolerance and your edge in the game)
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#15
08-20-2007, 03:03 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
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I was playing 5/10 pot limit omaha the other day where i won a 1.2k pot after putting all my money on the flop and beating my opponent with a higher two pair. After winning the pot i quickly sat out, then the guy started berating me and saying that it was bad etuiqette to use the hit n run tactic, i was just wondering if this is true or not? Isnt that the whole point of cash games, to make a profit and leave while your up? [/ QUOTE ] Well to address the "point of cash games".... it will hurt you in the long run to leave when your making money. If you are playing well, you should stay... I would only suggest leaving if the amount in play is beyond your risk-standards. As far as etiquette... this is bad etiquette and probably most deeply frown on heads-up. If you get a bad reputation, it is going to be hard to find a game. Best to give the person notice about if you plan to leave.
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#16
08-20-2007, 03:18 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
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[ QUOTE ] Your comment about "leaving while you are up" is a false poker notion if you plan to play poker again. It's all one continuous game. As a matter of fact, it is usually a bad thing to leave when you're up because you just may be up because you are in a good situation. I only leave a game when I have reached my set time limit, cannot play my best, or am in a game that is not profitable for whatever reason. Being up or down has nothing to do with it. [/ QUOTE ] I guess it depends on your bankroll. IMO if you are winner enough for the session that you have over X% of your poker bankroll on the table, you ought to consider quitting, err taking your profits. (X being subject to your risk tolerance and your edge in the game) [/ QUOTE ] Correct, I am talking as if my bankroll is sufficiently large so is not a consideration. e.g. X<<5%
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#17
08-20-2007, 04:42 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
I dislike hit & runners, especially when they've sucked out on me. There's nothing you can really do about it, but hit & runners are generally players who are afraid to keep playing because they will lose in the long run.
Makes up for it I guess :/
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#18
08-20-2007, 06:24 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
It's not the best etiquette, in my opinion, but I definitely think it's a bad strategy. If you do it enough, eventually you'll leave the table as soon as you get one good pot. If you start down, you'll play until you get back to even or until that becomes hopeless. As a result, you're going to have lots of small wins and a few really big losses.
I think playing for a predetermined amount of time is much more reasonable, unless the game is breaking up.
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#19
08-20-2007, 06:28 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
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It's not the best etiquette, in my opinion, but I definitely think it's a bad strategy. If you do it enough, eventually you'll leave the table as soon as you get one good pot. If you start down, you'll play until you get back to even or until that becomes hopeless. As a result, you're going to have lots of small wins and a few really big losses. I think playing for a predetermined amount of time is much more reasonable, unless the game is breaking up. [/ QUOTE ] QFT Best response to OPs question in my opinion. You win a big pot and have a large stack, could not have hurt your table image showing down a big hand, why leave? In cash game this is where I START making profit, not cut and run.
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#20
08-20-2007, 10:11 PM
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Re: Is the hit and run strategy considered bad etiquette?
I don't understand why some of you have a problem with dealing with hit and runners. People changes tables all the time. Why stay at a table just for the etiquette? "Well, I got lucky on the river and sucked out on you. I must stay a couple of orbits so you have a chance to win it all back!" LOL. It doesn't make sense at all.
If you get frustrated when you are losing to a probably bad player and feel like you have to win it back from that specific person, the problem isn't the hit- and run tactic, it's your emotional status. Tilt... There are lots of other stacks, so just shoot for them instead, and change table yourself if the table conditions change for the worse.
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