Cheeky...

medZer

FIrst time post here...

I've been playing HE for ages, and recently lost my casino virginity to the FITZ in cash game...
I sat down, played the idiot, asked for change, had the button idea explained etc...then 4/5 hands in took a relatively big pot with a club flush on the river...

ethics here folks...the little guy on my shoulder as been nagging me since...is what i did wrong? should i feel bad? or should i feel smug for taking a table like that...

save my soul...medZer

Hyzepher

eh - you played cards for money and you took down a pot - what's the problem. You wont get any of the others apologising if they out draw you!

btw Welcome!

Hyzepher

Mr. Flibble

do you mean you pretended to be a novice by asking about the button etc?

medZer

so much as i was out that night, and we headed in for a quick cash game. they saw a guy who was a littl elight on his feet, and i just used it to my advantge...i didnt ask for the button or the advice, i just took what they gave and ran for the end zone...

have you guys ever totally played a table?
first and last time for me...!

medZer

medZer

oh, and if your playing any cheap games over christmas, do let me know...id love to get playing, and an ally or 2 would be nice
:P

Lafortezza

Check out the Fitz Christmas schedule. They have guaranteed prize funds and the buy-ins are gone up in alot of their tournaments.
There's usually a few of us hangin around the fitz.

DeVore

Also there is a 65-Euro freezeout (50 to the pot, 15 to charity) next Tuesday evening if you are interested!


As for the ethics, its dead simple. Everyone sits around the table and plays with the same cards. If they want to play weaker because the think you are new, let them. Believe me, I doubt ANYONE played weaker, if anything they probably wanted to strip your cash faster then the others!

I get it a lot at the cash games table, lots of respect for being a "rock" and a lot of bullying cos I'm new(ish). All donations gratefully received!
I've acted pissed, stupid, new, tired, scared and/or confused in order to get cash from my opponent. If they cant afford to lose it, they shouldnt be playing. Part of the game is reading tells and part of the game (the part I particularly like to play against LaForteasy) is selling those tells in order to distract and divert your opponent.

DeV.

bohsman

Yes Ive seen you acting pissed at a poker table, that was just before you gave away all your money too, well played.

Another one that seems tobe popular is pretending to be female dont see how this works so maybe its just that they always wanted to be girls.

Medzer were you playing the holdem game last thursday?

Lafortezza

DeVore wrote:

Part of the game is reading tells and part of the game (the part I particularly like to play against LaFortezza) is selling those tells in order to distract and divert your opponent.

DeV.

Let me know when it works.

Wolf

A famous Quote once said "The best way to win a GAmbling is to cheat".

Now im not saying bad dealing, but, if you can do something with in the rules to give you an edge do it. I always though that playing a table was all part of playing poker?

Anyway, most really good players would have seen it coming.

Lafortezza

Wolf wrote:

A famous Quote once said "The best way to win a GAmbling is to cheat".
Now im not saying bad dealing, but, if you can do something with in the rules to give you an edge do it. I always though that playing a table was all part of playing poker?

I'd agree with that, a couple of times recently I've been paid off by acting weak and unsure after I'd flopped a house.
You have to be careful not to do anything that gives you an unfair advantage, angleshooting or whatever.

DeVore

bohsman wrote:

Yes Ive seen you acting pissed at a poker table, that was just before you gave away all your money too, well played.

Er that time I wasnt acting lol!!

DeV.

Iago

I remember I misread my hand one time and confidently pushed in €50 on the turn to a pot I'd been raised on twice, the other two players folded and I won €60 odd..

...which was nice

Wolf

Iago wrote:

I remember I misread my hand one time and confidently pushed in €50 on the turn to a pot I'd been raised on twice, the other two players folded and I won €60 odd..

...which was nice

LOL totally done that when I tought I had a royal fulsh in Ozzy land lost about 120 dollers was well pissed off...... and pissed.

Evil_Bilbo

HAH - totally thought I got trip sixes on the river one day in a home game. Started betting like crazy into a huge pot, and everyone folded.

When they asked me what I had, I flipped over my cards and said "The Beast! Oh - wait a sec...five high" Fecking hilarious! I managed to bluff myself!