If you were playing someone heads up who unintentionally had the "Always Show Winning Hands" option selected (so that their uncalled hands are shown before mucking), would you let them know?
I play at a site that is much smaller than FT and PS, so it's easy to tell when someone is new to the site. When someone is showing down every hand, especially if they aren't aware that they are doing so, they are obviously giving away massive amounts of information.
I think I know what most will say but just wanted to throw it out there.
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Online Poker Ethics Question
Started by JoblessBast, Jan 24 2008 02:29 AM
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 02:29 AM
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What an awful gamble. You're giving away a huge edge on the best years of your life for the reward of a little (false) job security, a dental plan, and a pension that you're not even sure if it will be enough to allow you to retire. Heck, will it even be there? Who's exactly gambling? I see your bullsh*t that you've been told by your parents, and raise you my lifetime of happiness (STRING RAISE!). -OTD
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 02:35 AM
first off, what kind of ****ed up site has that option. and no i wouldnt tell them, f that guy.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 02:53 AM
Nope. And I don't even lose a wink of sleep over it. I don't even think it's an ethical question.
I'm better than most of the players I play against every week. Do I feel the responsible to tell them how to improve their game so they won't go broke...nope. Do I try to do and say things that will lead them to play worse, not only against me, but against other players at the table? Yup. Do I feel bad about it, nope.
What I don't do is play more than one account at a time, team up with a friend during a sng or sell/buy accounts during the late stages of a tournament. Not out of fear of being caught, but because I feel this type of behavior is cheating and I have a problem with that.
I'm better than most of the players I play against every week. Do I feel the responsible to tell them how to improve their game so they won't go broke...nope. Do I try to do and say things that will lead them to play worse, not only against me, but against other players at the table? Yup. Do I feel bad about it, nope.
What I don't do is play more than one account at a time, team up with a friend during a sng or sell/buy accounts during the late stages of a tournament. Not out of fear of being caught, but because I feel this type of behavior is cheating and I have a problem with that.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 03:09 AM
I'm sorry, but the whole point of poker is to make money! I will take any advantage I can gain over my opponents to make the most money possible. If I don't feel bad for taking someone's money, why should I feel bad for not telling him I can see his cards at the end of a hand?
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 04:42 AM
I'd probably tell him and I normally sit on the other side of this equation but not here. I'd also probably feel like a decent favourite against him so not sure if it counts.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 05:32 AM
Not a chance. No place for being "soft" in Poker.
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If Hollywood is fake though, I might know who it is. If not, then I'm scared for the world.
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hey leave hollywoodafd alone. he is a quality poster and can post any time he wants.
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lol, I agree with Hollywood... weeeee
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 06:08 AM
If the guy doesn't know, then too bad. All options like this are indicated one way or another by little message flags or in the hand history, so you'd have to be kind of stupid not to notice.
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