Re: Moral Dilemma
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dude, the fact you are even contemplaiting this question raises serious red flags about your mental capacity as a poker player.
The answer is B
You can put me down on record as saying anyone who says A in this thread, or even thinks about saying A in this thread, is a complete moron
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Successful poker players recognize their own limitations and account for them. They don't routinely put themselves in situations where they cannot succeed because of their own weaknesses. In some sense this is the only trait that a winning player absolutely cannot do without.
Winning poker players are not robots devoid of human emotions. It can be hard for many players to constantly exploit the weak without paying a price. Trying to be the perfect robot can backfire badly in the long run. Doing this little altruistic thing for one of many thousands of online opponents has virtually no impact on EV in the long run. If harmless little social gestures like this one allow a player to feel better about himself and remain productive over a long period of time, then they are well worth it.
OP really should do whatever he wants and not worry about it. He doesn't owe this player anything. Equally well he doesn't owe it to us to keep this guy in the dark. It's his choice and I advise him not to overthink it. Do what comes naturally and move on.
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