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11-11-2007, 02:08 PM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
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I would just call and hope he shoves the turn. I play poker to win money and never play soft vs anyone. [/ QUOTE ] i don't softplay. but i also do NOT play poker just for the money. i play for competition as well, and when the playing field is not level, then i'm not beating someone fair-and-square, and that detracts from the satisfaction of competing. 
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11-11-2007, 02:15 PM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
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[ QUOTE ] I would just call and hope he shoves the turn. I play poker to win money and never play soft vs anyone. [/ QUOTE ] i don't softplay. but i also do NOT play poker just for the money. i play for competition as well, and when the playing field is not level, then i'm not beating someone fair-and-square, and that detracts from the satisfaction of competing. [/ QUOTE ] right but, first and foremost it's for the money right? Plus, he's the one that tilted the playing field in your favor. It's a mistake on his part.
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11-11-2007, 02:28 PM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
are you trying to advocate folding or something? If you really wanna be nice then just shove and maybe he can figure it out, if not call and he'll probably think you have a set and he'll shove non-pairing turns at least if not any.
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#7
11-11-2007, 01:50 PM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
no ethics involved really just shove - i mean wtf else can you have after that? i would probably laugh and say this is pretty sick for you or something. i would just be completely straightforward and not feel bad about any of it.
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#8
11-11-2007, 01:57 PM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
Unless you guys had a really good rapport and were planning to go clubbing after this or something, I don't understand why you wouldn't shove. Not to mention that if you softplay here it's a pretty slippery slope to collusion.
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#9
11-11-2007, 02:34 PM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
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no ethics involved really just shove - i mean wtf else can you have after that? i would probably laugh and say this is pretty sick for you or something. i would just be completely straightforward and not feel bad about any of it. [/ QUOTE ] i guess you're right. i think what i should've done is push, then be as blatantly obvious as possible that i have 56, or as another poster replied, shove, and mirror what he did and flip 'em up. 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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11-12-2007, 05:16 AM
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Re: weird situation. is there any ethics consideration here?
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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, [/ QUOTE ] You mean in a time collection game, no one called the clock in 5 minutes? You had all the right in the world to push, and no one would ever blame you for pushing. After all, this is a cooler hand, and it was destiny for him to get stacked regardless. You are a nice guy for what you did. It was a -EV poker move, but a +EV life move. You get props from me. Garland
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