Not betting the nuts...Is this common anywhere else?
 

Here in FL, we have this ridiculous state law limiting bets to $2 so I rarely play at the casinos here. However, with no power due to Wilma, i made the trip out to the casino this weekend.

The play is atrocious. But the weird thing to me was that on the river, players with the nuts often throw in the bet and show their hand before they're called. They seem to think it's sporting of them to just show rather than try to win the extra bet. I saw it at two different tables over the weekend here.

At one point I flopped the nut flush and someone was betting into me. I asked him, "did you flop it?" meaning a flush. He says, "yes." So I raised him, and we capped every street. When i showed my nut flush to beat his Q high, he got really pissed off, and someone else at the table agreed with him that I shouldn't have kept betting.

I've never seen anything this stupid. Why the hell are these people playing poker? Is this kind of crap common anywhere else?

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Here in FL, we have this ridiculous state law limiting bets to $2 so I rarely play at the casinos here. However, with no power due to Wilma, i made the trip out to the casino this weekend.

The play is atrocious. But the weird thing to me was that on the river, players with the nuts often throw in the bet and show their hand before they're called. They seem to think it's sporting of them to just show rather than try to win the extra bet. I saw it at two different tables over the weekend here.

At one point I flopped the nut flush and someone was betting into me. I asked him, "did you flop it?" meaning a flush. He says, "yes." So I raised him, and we capped every street. When i showed my nut flush to beat his Q high, he got really pissed off, and someone else at the table agreed with him that I shouldn't have kept betting.

I've never seen anything this stupid. Why the hell are these people playing poker? Is this kind of crap common anywhere else?

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Were you playing with old people? The only people I've seen do it are old ladies.

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1. Yes, this is pretty common, especially among the elderly.

2. You play poker??!?!?!?!???

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It happens up here in Colorado as well, where we have a $5 limit. Basically, sometimes the "good old guys" get together and want to be friendly and jovial, getting free drinks while they grind away hoping for a bad beat jackpot. I imagine this kind of behavior drastically drops as the limits go up.

Swede

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You play poker??!?!?!?!???

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I'm not sure how common it is, but I saw some of the same (giving up potential winnings) in the no-limit game at Motor City in Detroit when I was there in December. I watched the no-limit (2-5) table for about an hour while I waited for a 50-200 (1-2NL) seat, and at least a couple times saw people just show the nuts (AK on a QJT rainbow flop is one I remember) rather than betting. Why anyone would do such a thing is beyond me, particularly when so many at the table seemed so willing to pay off with second-best or worse (JT vs T6 on a 987 flop, for instance).

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1. Yes, this is pretty common, especially among the elderly.

2. You play poker??!?!?!?!???

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These people were not elderly. And yes, I play poker.

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people just show the nuts (AK on a QJT rainbow flop is one I remember) rather than betting

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I would think this would be against the rules. Then again, it's a session fee game, isn't it?

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Why the hell are these people playing poker?

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To get out of the house and have some fun. Hang out and chat with some friends. It's either the poker room or the local bar for them.

My first trip to a Florida poker room at a greyhound track had me scratching my head (and building a massive pyramid of those grubby white chips), but it's a fun break from online poker. Imagine a table with 8 middle age or older people that show up with the idea that they will lose $X and go home - they have no intention of winning, 1 kid with sunglasses shuffling his chips, and you. It's downright hilarious.

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My first trip to a Florida poker room at a greyhound track had me scratching my head (and building a massive pyramid of those grubby white chips), but it's a fun break from online poker. Imagine a table with 8 middle age or older people that show up with the idea that they will lose $X and go home - they have no intention of winning, 1 kid with sunglasses shuffling his chips, and you. It's downright hilarious.

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I know what you mean. When I got up, I asked where to cash out and I swear one the regulars looked at and said he had no idea.

Where in FL was this? Miami? Flagler dog track?