Is this allowed in "real" casinos

redleg319 · #1 10-21-2007, 04:39 AM

I used to play in an underground cardroom in N. Carolina. The following happened couple of months ago.

It was a NL table 5/5 500 max.
I get QQ in CO. MP player raises to 30, folds to me.
I re-raise to 80. BB calls and MP does as well.
Flop is A 10 6 rainbow.
BB bets 100, MP raises to 250. I fold, BB calls.
Before the dealer flipped the turn card, the BB asked the MP "chop?"

MP agreed, and the dealer split the pot. I asked the dealer WTF?? and he said it is allowed. I felt like collusion was taking place so I racked up and left.

Does this happen in the casinos?

Opinions??

PS. If I didnt feel cheated, I would have loved to keep playing, because the table was full of donators. But I figured I would eventually tilt because of the colluders.

One Outer · #2 10-21-2007, 04:43 AM

I've never seen this happen in a casino cardroom. I have heard of it in bigger games and, of course, we see players on High Stakes Poker trying to chop pots.

This isn't generally considered collusion, I think, but it definitely could be used that way by the wrong people. I don't think I would trust an underground club where they allowed this.

dbldwnblue · #3 10-21-2007, 05:09 AM

I wouldnt really trust an underground club as it is.

Halfpoint · #4 10-21-2007, 05:42 AM

Not allowed in casinos

One Outer · #5 10-21-2007, 05:48 AM

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Especially in the South. Good point.

dbldwnblue · #6 10-21-2007, 03:37 PM

anywhere honestly... they are underground for a reason...

FISHCAKES · #7 10-22-2007, 03:19 AM

I play almost exclusively in underground clubs. You can't force another player out of a hand and then chop the pot. If the floor says different rack up and leave you're getting hosed.

slik · #8 10-22-2007, 03:31 AM

I've never seen it in this form. But often when players fold such that only 2 remain in the hand, players can agree to check it down. But in that case both hands are shown down, making it stupid to collude.

RR · #9 10-22-2007, 04:57 AM

In very high limit games this is allowed, but any player at the table can put a stop to it. I have actually seen a button that says "chopping allowed" on one side and "no chopping" on the other. Any player could turn it over so the no chopping side was up.

Tooorero86 · #10 10-22-2007, 05:59 AM

i would just spit on the table and leave...

if ure to shy to spit, i would at least try to sneak out some dangleberrys off my arse and snap´em on the table...

but just going and doing nothing seems kinda devote to me