[Derek in NYC]

The problem with chopping is that the guy with whom you're sharing a blind may be a selective chopper. I sat in a 10/20 game with a guy for several hours chopping, until one time from the SB he puts a bet out to raise my big blind. I asked him what the story was, and he says, "I never chop this hand." So I three bet him (more or less blind), and he capped it. He had aces, and I sucked out when I flopped two raggy pairs. The point of this story is that some people may play by the selective chop rule, and a no-chop policy can be easier.