weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?

[Yeti]

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[Ansky]

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didnt see that... WOW what are u thinking mike.

[Daliman]

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So what happened?

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what i did instead was offer him a deal. well, i asked him if he wanted to make a deal. when i asked him that, he realized he was in a pretty sick spot. he offered, "let's chop it." i said, "i can't do that, but i'll let you take back your 1500 raise if you fold and give me the pot."

i did NOT show him my cards as we were discussing this. i was planning not to show my cards even if he did accept my proposal. he thought for a long time, like 5 mins, and actually mucked. even as he folded, he said, "i still don't believe you have a better hand than me," then offered me a black chip ($100) to see. i took the black chip and showed him.

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[jfish]

lolol you are such a donkey.

[mbyvp]

surely anything other than call and shove tunr is crazy.
(other than call and bet small on turn and shove river)

[Taylor Caby]

show the 5 and tell him "it's a chop, i'm all in."

tc

ps seriously, id probably call and then get all in on the turn. if i really liked the guy, then id shove all in here and let him figure it out.

[mythrilfox]

this reminds me of that hand posted a few months back where some guy showed AA preflop and the other guy pushed all-in anyway with KK saying "this is such a cooler."

just do what that guy did

[Perestroika]

Simple situation. He showed you his cards with no idea of your hand doing you a big favor. To try and win more money would be a disgusting angle-sot and revealing of your character. I would have done the same.

[epdaws]

Mike,

I appreciate your thoughtfulness, but you went too far.

The following would be exactly enough, even in your generous frame of mind: Just reply, "Wow, you flopped the wheel? I'm sorry, that sucks. I have to shove it in here, cause it's still a competitive game." Then you let him decide.

[irockhoess]

There is a point in poker where you have to realize that even the nicest guy in the world sitting next to you is holding the money that you want. If you don't find yourself in this mentality for this particular game, then simply leave the game. I have been online and seen people i knew and didn't want to play because of that reason.

I am pretty friendly at the table, but how ridiculous would this look online? If someone was playing 3 handed, and two players were telling each other their cards in the chat, there would be about 18 threads about collusion.