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I generally play short handed NL with a guy, Brett, with a history of trying to argue his way to win pots. Just the other day, a guy put him all in out of turn. He showed me king ten and commented that the play was out of turn. with the opponent's chips still in the pot he said 'call.' When his opponent showed his hand Brett claimed that he was only calling the big blind and did not want to call the rest of the bet because the other player played out of turn.
This is Brett's history. What i care about the most is that when he was playing at my house he had another problem. Before the game he asked if the deck was full. I told him i was not sure but that he could count it if he wanted. He rejected this offer and we played. As we played aces were hot so he decided to check the aces. They were right so we moved on. At the end of the game he was way down so he finally decided to count the deck. I started to freak out because i knew that he would complain without end if it was not full and probably ask for money back. He told me "don't worry" but did not deny the accusation that he would ask for money back if the deck was not full. luckily it was. So the question becomes, what should i do with this guy and how should i handle playing with him in the future? Jake |
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Do not invite him to play at your house.
Always count the deck before beginning play. If you do continue to play with him, make it very clear that you will not tolerate any bullshxt from him. |
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If someone tried the all-in move at my house, I'd tell him he has two choices -- 1. push all his chips to the center and take his chances or 2. call the big blind and cash out as soon as the hand is over, win or lose. If he tried this or anything similar a second time, he'd only get the second choice.
IMO, someone can count the cards at any time (ONCE), if the deck is wrong the current hand is dead. All completed hands are final. |
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almost all of you have told me that Brett is a douche-bag and a guy that, if i had a choice, should not be playing with. The problem is that he is one of the few people in my community that plays at high enough limits to make a game interesting to me and my connection to a couple games for higher stakes in the surrounding area.
If i lose my relationship with him i lose absolutely all of my action. I was hoping to take a less hostile action, or at least one that after i take it i will still be able to play interesting home poker for reasonable stakes. thanks for all of the responses, Jake |
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where in illinois are you? post here, and say you need a home game. i'm in chicago and get plenty of home games to play in.
you don't need to play with this guy. |
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I find it unpleasant when someone tries to angle shoot like Brett does.
However I find it very pleasant when I'm a better player than someone who will give me action -- i.e., I can win a lot of his money. If the +ev of having him in the game is worth the grief you have to put up with when he craps all over your game like this then go for it. I suppose you could try talking with him on the side, and ask him to lighten up a bit. Otherwise, you know what you're in for, and only you can decide whether it's worth it. |
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I've never seen anyone do this at a home game, probably for good reason. A whiny little brat that doesn't come prepared to lose money and then whines about a faulty deck is going to get beaten.
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Don't let him play. He's obviously a whiny little b##$@#$, and unless he's family he doesn't need to be there.
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Brett is a big tool
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Brett is a gigantic tool that I would never play with again. [/ QUOTE ] |
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