Re: Is checking out \"unethical\"?
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I don't think this play is any different than being on the button, looking down to see crap like 72o and quickly running to the bathroom before waiting until it's your action, which gives you more time to "go" and a better chance at missing fewer hands. I rarely see anyone complain about that. Can someone who thinks this is different please explain howso to me?
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A lot of people would place the running away from the table out of turn in the same catagory. I think it is slightly different because there are most likely other players in the pot and the most common preflop action is folding, so it is nothing unexpected. On the river there are fewer players and your presence in the pot represents a serious threat to players that are thinking of bluffing.
The real quesiton is what are your options when not facing a bet; are they to check or bet or are they to check bet or fold. I would say that folding when not facing a bet is not an option.
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