Asking people questions

[PantsOnFire]

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When I ask how much someone has left I usually just want to know how much they have left.

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I have noticed that some players do this pf to see if they have implied odds to call a raise with a med pp or suited connectors.

I have also noticed that in NL tourneys, big stacks will do this to smaller stacks so they can size their bet to achieve a particular result, like bet 45% of his stack.

Most of the time, however, when this is done pf and then the player just calls, it usually means they want to cool the action down and hopefully induce a scared check on the flop.

Just as a side note, whenever somebody asks me if I want a call, I say "no" every single time.