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R_I New Zealand. Jan 28 2008 13:20. Posts 682 | | |
Week 3 began, and as per Silver's advice (I'm such a good student), I tried playing 3 tables of 6 max observantly instead of 9 tabling and playing like a machine.
While watching a table and trying to figure out who the retards were, I noticed on one of the tables that a couple of guys were having a bit of an exchange. One of them (we'll call him Cool Dude) was hassling the other (we'll call him Tilt Monkey I guess).
It got to point where Tilt Monkey was getting fed up with Cool Dude and saying stuff like "You know it's not good to talk shit to people you don't know?" and "I know people". When queried on who exactly he happens to know, Tilt Monkey responded, "50" and then "M" and finally "dre". Cool Dude remarked that, "50 got shot 9 times" to which Tilt monkey replied, "No, not that 50, stupid". ????? wtf rofl
Watching this, a plan began to grow in my head.
A few hands later, I played AXs (my favourite starting hands) and hit the nut flush. It was heads up with Tilt Monkey and on the river I overbet the pot and he folded. After that I casually remarked, "Oh my overbet bluff worked".
Yet another few hands later, I ended up with trip Kings on an otherwise dry board, once again heads up with Tilt Monkey. I figured it was time to spring my trap. It went something like this:
R_I: Will it work again?
*R_I bets $1.20 into $0.80 pot*
*Tilt Monkey Calls*
*R_I takes it down with trip Kings*
R_I: Bang
Tilt Monkey: f u
Cool Dude: Bang
Cool Dude: Bang
Cool Dude: haha
After this play I felt a little weird. Maybe it was guilt, and that brings us to the heart of this post.
Is it unethical to use the chat to exploit someone's lack of emotional control or did I tap into a legit strategy? Or am I just an asshole on my way to the Dark Side?
In summary: Jedi mind tricks FTW?
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i remember that its allowed to influence your opponent by chatting
you may not give any hint about your hand though unless you are heads up |
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PplusAD Germany. Jan 28 2008 13:30. Posts 7180 | | |
lol
unethical ?
You play poker and its your job to take as much money of other people as possible
it doesnt matter how u take it as long as u dont violate the rules of the Pokerrom u play.
btw i dont think chat talk has much influence on the actual happening on the table |
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thats why my chat is turned off and I am voluntarily chatbanned. |
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Silver_nz New Zealand. Jan 28 2008 19:01. Posts 5647 | | |
silence is good. no need to bother trying to talk your opponent into doing what you want, just gives off tells.
not to say you shouldn't overbet again when you want a call though, thats good. |
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