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I am over at a friend's house for a poker game. He and I are playing heads up .10/.20 limit.

We play for a while, and then I get up to use the bathroom or something. I come back and he has already dealt the cards - I have A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. The flop is Axx. I raise, he reraises, I call him down the rest of the way, he shows AA and takes the pot.

Later, I am away from the table again. I return to an already dealt hand and have KK. Flop is AKx. We raise and reraise each other all the way down. The river is another A giving me KKKAA. He shows AA and takes the pot.

Hmmm.

Later, I need to use the bathroom again. I am curious about what hand I will find upon my return. I return to the table, he deals the cards, I have AKo. He raises.

Hmmm.

I contemplated folding just to see the look on his face, but decided I really wanted to see what was going to happen. I just called. Flop is K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. He checks, I check. Turn is a rag, he checks, I check. River is a rag, he bets, I call and show my AKo.

Ready for this?

He shows A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].

Now, here's the best part.

He says "it's yours" as he sweeps his cards, my cards, and the board cards away.

Me: "Look again" as I spread the cards back out.

Him: "What?"

Me: "Look at the board."

Him: "Oh, I had a flush."

Me: "Look again, dude."

Comments? [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

He's a cheat and you're a dope?

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He's a cheat

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Duh.

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and you're a dope?

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It was .10/.20 limit. It was worth the $4 or whatever it was for me to find out how far he would take it.

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I am over at a friend's house for a poker game.

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Interesting choice of words for a guy who needs to scam you at a nickle and dime poker game.

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Did you say anything to this guy?

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Did you say anything to this guy?

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Well, the way I played my AKo was partly so that he would know that I knew.

I knew that he knew that I knew when he swept away his royal. I wanted to see what he would say or do. He acted like he didn't realize what he had, then he acted like he thought I was messing with him and that those weren't really what the board cards were.

As I was leaving, I said something like "I learned a lot tonight about the way you play."

He was joking right?

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As I was leaving, I said something like "I learned a lot tonight about the way you play."

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This needs to be followed up with a black eye, IMO.

And not calling him on it the first, second, or third time makes you ridiculously slow, ridiculously benevolent, or ridiculously trusting. I, on the other hand, would be ridiculously angry.

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I think you may want to go to the doctor and have your bladder checked.

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As I was leaving, I said something like "I learned a lot tonight about the way you play."

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This needs to be followed up with a black eye, IMO.

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Sounds good, but wouldn't be worth it IMO.

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And not calling him on it the first, second, or third time makes you ridiculously slow, ridiculously benevolent, or ridiculously trusting.

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Ridiculously curious, perhaps. I wanted to see how far he would try to push it, and at .10/.20, I decided it was worth it for me to find out.

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I, on the other hand, would be ridiculously angry.

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Yeah, I'm irritated, though I'm more like "wtf?" than I am angry, given the facts that:

- it's a friend of mine
- it was obvious what he was doing
- he did it repeatedly
- it was frickin .10/.20

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I think you may want to go to the doctor and have your bladder checked.

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I'd had multiple beverages, this took place over the span of a few hours, and only two of those trips were to the bathroom - one was to see something that someone else found on the internet and wanted to show us.

I can certainly see some slack being cut given the relatively low stakes and the fact that he's a friend, however I would expect that "ex" would precede the word "friend" from now on.

I mean, if you can't trust the guy to play fair at penny ante, then you pretty much have no grounds to trust him when it comes to anything of substance.

You should have followed this game up by shooting him in the head.

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one was to see something that someone else found on
the internet and wanted to show us.

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Ah, the 'ol "(mastur)bait and switch."

Hah. I love how the cheater lacked any kind of tact or subtlety. You leave the table 3 times, and he deals himself AA, AA, and a royal flush. Brilliant!

Seriously, if the same thing were to happen to me, I would definitely be having a straight up talk with my friend and re-evaluating my friendship. I don't think it matters how much you were playing for, it was a complete betrayal of your trust (which I tend to want in a friendship - trust, that is). Everyone deserves friends better than that.

If people leave the table and return to a dealt hand, thats just plain dumb. If you dont care about the games or stakes, then why bother with this post.

If Im playing for money (heads up espically) I dont leave the table if cards are going to be dealt. If I didnt care about the game/stakes, I wouldnt care enough to make a post. Anyone want to hear about the time my wife gave herself all of the "Wild Draw 4" cards in our Uno game one time?

To keep saying the stakes were only .20 and you didnt care is silly. You care enough to post it here. If you just wanted to see what kind of person this "friend" is, and felt the stakes werent much of a risk, then you found out that he is a cheat. There is not much worse than a cheat in this game.

and then killed his dog, neighbors, and co-workers.....

... and his parents and his parents' friends, and people who owed him money.

Show these men of will what will really is.

thank you. i havent laughed like that in a while.

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Phill