Mixed Hold 'Em final table - FBT shenanigans?

[MrBananagrabber]

From Steve Billirakis' Wikipedia page:

"During the final table, Mueller teased Billirakis about his youth, and made a feint of putting chips into the pot to attempt to get a read on whether Billirakis wanted him to call. (This is considered a breach of etiquette but not a violation of the rules.)"

Does anyone know if FBT was genuinely playing around, or really angle shooting? Did I miss any threads about this?

[kerze]

We Canadians are pretty greasy that way

[Fermion5]

see for yourself. video here. happens at about 7:45/11:56

http://www.pokertube.com/ShowMovie.aspx?...;OrderBy=Latest

[willie]

i love that after he did the fake call to get a read

he actually did call- and the guy had a boat

gold jerry!

[SumZero]

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From Steve Billirakis' Wikipedia page:

"During the final table, Mueller teased Billirakis about his youth, and made a feint of putting chips into the pot to attempt to get a read on whether Billirakis wanted him to call. (This is considered a breach of etiquette but not a violation of the rules.)"

Does anyone know if FBT was genuinely playing around, or really angle shooting? Did I miss any threads about this?

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You can see it in the ESPN coverage. FBT, with calling chips in his hand, threw his hand forward as if tossing the chips in the pot. At the last minute he held up. From watching it on TV it seemed to me more of a check swing from baseball where he thought better of the call (I.e., tried to stop himself from making a crying call). Billirakis nearly showed his hand thinking FBT had called but stopped in time. Even though FBT may have not been intentionally angle shooting it definitely lead to a sketchy situation, at least as shown on the TV coverage. Eventually FBT called anyways and lost the hand and HU competition.

[MrBananagrabber]

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see for yourself. video here. happens at about 7:45/11:56

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Missing link?

[Fermion5]

yea sorry. its there now.