Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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I didn't say anything out loud, and I mumbled something under my breath about his action, and was thinking "WTF? you're an a-hole," as I glared at him.



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at a charity event?? this seems like a complete waste of your time and energy

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the players there aren't too difficult. the rake goes towards the charity, you keep what you win.

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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chopping is all about saving rake, but if you think you have the advantage at your table, then chopping is EV-.


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Hey Granny

Isn't chopping by definition EV neutral, regardless of any advantage you may have?

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i smell a trap.

Granny passes.

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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i smell a trap.

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I'd point out folding AA UTG is EV neutral as well...

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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Here lies my problem.

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Poor table selection? Seriously, two chops in two orbits is too many.

(If you were playing high limit, I take this back.)

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Here lies my problem.

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Poor table selection? Seriously, two chops in two orbits is too many.

(If you were playing high limit, I take this back.)

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meh, 5/10 only. and there were only 2 tables running 5/10 all night (we had to play orbits short-handed). From what I heard from other players, they had to elminate their 10/20 game.

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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I had a situation once where I was the SB and I held KK, it was folded to me and the BB asked If i wanted to chop. I said no and I raised. This really upset the BB who called me a greedy Son of A B*** and he would teach me a lesson.


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There is nothing wrong with this--unless you had chopped previously or stated previously that you do chop--in which case you would now be a doucebag.

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

I don't understand the action here. One hand you're in SB and villain is in BB. A player then sits between you two. In the next hand villain is in the SB, and the new player is the BB and they chop.

I'm not saying this is fabricated (because it's obviously not), but please clarify this.

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I don't understand the action here. One hand you're in SB and villain is in BB. A player then sits between you two. In the next hand villain is in the SB, and the new player is the BB and they chop.

I'm not saying this is fabricated (because it's obviously not), but please clarify this.

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You're correct here. This happened a few orbits later, though. The player that sat between the villain and I was on the button, thus putting the villain in the SB.

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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I didn't say anything out loud, and I mumbled something under my breath about his action, and was thinking "WTF? you're an a-hole," as I glared at him.



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at a charity event?? this seems like a complete waste of your time and energy

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the players there aren't too difficult. the rake goes towards the charity, you keep what you win.

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Yeah its a good thing you're chopping, that damn charity would get all your money. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Re: Concept of Chopping Blinds
 

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I had a situation once where I was the SB and I held KK, it was folded to me and the BB asked If i wanted to chop. I said no and I raised. This really upset the BB who called me a greedy Son of A B*** and he would teach me a lesson.
He 3 bet and I capped.

To make a long story short I flopped 3 K's and he flopped 2 pair. We got into a raisng war and I dragged down a $300 pot.

About an hour later he got a seat change and the same situation came up again and I was dealt something like 94o and I asked if the BB wanted to chop, he said ok and sure enough I was glared at and called a couple of names by the other player who I was in a blind war with earlier.



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You were in the wrong.

You either chop 100% of the time or you play 100% of the time. You don't cherrypick the situation AFTER looking at your cards and seeing that you have KK or 94o.