Re: A Few Points and Wisdom from Ray Zee
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A few points:
- It's unethical for the reasons stated by others.
- If a player does this he is hurting others (by not protecting other players action).
- A player who routinely folds out of turn is giving off information, IOW, when he doesn't do this a very observant player will know he has a hand he will potentially call or checkraise. Now the very observant opponent acting last may check down a very marginal value bet or not bluff off a bust. So the player is hurting himself as well as others in the hand.~ Rick
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Have to disagree with you here Rick. As several others have said, no matter WHAT action a person takes in turn, it is additional information for those who act behind him. The argument that checking out is unethical (or bad etiquette) because it gives someone more information is simply illogical.
It may be frustrating to others in the hand, but MANY legal actions are frustrating to other players in the hand.
When someone comments to me about checking out in turn, I let them have it - in a respectful manner of course, but it usually includes the word brainwashed.
Sparks
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