What’s the worst you’ve been angled?
I once made the mistake of not protecting my cards. Neighbouring player mucked their hand onto mine. Which grilled my play. After rivering a boat versus villain across the table who simultaneously likely made Broadway. First time at that particular poker room. So unsure who the regs were. Or who's who's.
Took it in stride. Lesson learned.
I should have known better; "protect your hand at all times".
Then again I may have been graciously saved if villain had made quads on the river.
Instead of the more oblivious straight. {perhaps only the actions of a poor sport; not angling?}
Took it in stride. Lesson learned.
I should have known better; "protect your hand at all times".
Then again I may have been graciously saved if villain had made quads on the river.
Instead of the more oblivious straight. {perhaps only the actions of a poor sport; not angling?}
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Not uncommon for 'casino' play. Being aware of angles from unknown players may use is helpful.
Other guys didnt catch it, THC LOL
That guy (perhaps after 1 warning) wouldn't be invited back to any game that the great tournament hosts on here host.
Cheers
That is 100% an angle.... and that person should be spoken to. (No, I don't believe it's me everyone).
Mark
Agree. Definitely an angle.
I misread. Didn't realize action was on him. Does that mean he'd say this and people still to act would fold out of turn? Not sure how him joking about raising and then not raising would get others to fold otherwise.
As stated in the post originally he'd say it "to get people to fold". That's an angle.
Mark
I'm in BB, people are making their decisions as they go around, gets to the late position, and I start word play like "Oh! Careful! I've been known to raise" or "I swear to god if you try and steal it I'm gonna shove" --> Fine
On me, people still in the pot (whether to act yet or have acted and may have to act again if I did raise), I say something insinuating raising, wait a beat, hoping that someone acts on auto-fold? That's an angle. If he claims "Lol, I meant like a dehydrated grape!" I give him one. I say, "Oh, I mean, lame... don't do it again". Any further fruit based jokes are going to be penalized, or I'm going to make any of his nonsense a nightmare.
Mark
I was referring to JohnnieH's situation as to not being an angle. Aren't you supposed to say you are raising when action is on you? lol, Is there any other choice?
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There's a fine line between just "joking" around and crossing the imaginary line of civility.
Or, in this case. The unspoken or implied agreed upon rules of engagement (etiquette).
I've noticed that some tolerate unlimited folly from a few. Yet have zero tolerance for silliness from others.
At least then I know when to pretend to 'be easily amused' (laugh).
Didn't you say something similarly stupid to me in a hand to make me believe you were all in?
Absolutely true. Unintentionally angled you. I use that as an example now of what NOT to do
Mark
https://www.pokerforum.ca/discussion/33396/wsop-georgia-tr-shuffle-up-deal-then-multi-tabling-to-wsop-championship#latest
TLDR: The last poker trip that DirtArse & I travelled to in November, it was the poker tour that angled the players!
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I had asked for the tournament structures after DirtArse wanted to go to the Caribbean Latin Series of Poker in the Dominican Republic for our first flight after 20 long months of lockdowns. I never got the structures, even after I asked the Playground Poker Club dealer in the tournament room who had a supervisory role, then the TD 😔 whom I had met at PokerStars Panama.
Unlike Playground, there was minimum information displayed in the tournament screen, with slow updates.😴 When the prize payout was finally shown, I noticed that the players’ prize pool was low, as the undisclosed rake was higher than any of the tours we have played at! DirtArse really wanted to cash to earn the Dominican Republic flag on HendonMob, where we both have seven flags, but we both decided to just enjoy the Punta Cana beach resort instead of being angled with secret bad structures. We met pros & other players on the beach who also minimized playing the badly-organized tournaments.
It was still a fun vacation after COVID-19 lockdowns, but the lesson I learned is to not travel to a series where the organizers are unwilling or unable to disclose the structures. I was all set to travel to WSOP Africa & Colombia, but when their bad organizers never replied to me with structures, I cancelled my flight & played somewhere else.
Next is the FRE* poker vacation at Pearl River Resort in Mississippi on September 8-19, which has many similarities to Playground like f*** meals & f*** alcohol, along with a f*** room for 7-14 days.
Most of my travel points for hotels/flights are being used on following grandkids and their sports around.
I flopped top two pair and a villain that had been bullying me most of the night
(I'm not knocking the *bullying* as it can be part of the game. Up until then nothing out of line or side stepping common courtesy---real gent; alll is fair in love and poker?)
Pot was between three player after the flop [8KQ]rainbow. Villain was last in line to act and blurted out "all-in" as UTG cbet $50 into maybe $100 pot. I in mid-position instantly _muttered_ "all-in" to sound no so confident. And pushed my remaining stack of about $120. My best guess was correct. Villain hesitated then called and UTG folded. I showed my KdQd villain showed AKo. Turn and river and bricked.
Perhaps not a deliberate **acting out of turn** but I'm aware that's a common angle. And given the history from that night likely thought I was a push-over. A mistake which costed him just close to $150.