Nate's rules for chopping

[Durs522]

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5. Always chop time pots, regardless of rules #1-#4.


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Why time pots? It would seem that a time collection would influence you more to play since everyone is "paying" for that pot rather than the winner.

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Most times you just see a flop, someone bets, and the other guy folds. Its worth it in the long run to chop here and move to the next hand where you'll get more action.

Durs

[TheMetetron]

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5. Always chop time pots, regardless of rules #1-#4.


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Why time pots? It would seem that a time collection would influence you more to play since everyone is "paying" for that pot rather than the winner.

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Time pots, not games with a time collection. Big difference.

[brettbrettr]

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Time pots, not games with a time collection. Big difference.

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Mind splaining it for the uninitiated?

[chesspain]

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3. Always play if the game is 5-handed or less, regardless of rules #1 and #2.


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What does the number of players at the table have to do with whether you chop when it is down to the two blinds?

[Evan]

As the table gets shorter and shorter 2 things happen. The rake decreases and it is folded to the blinds more frequently. As this happens it makes less sense to chop.

[thirddan]

when its down to 5/6 and the blidns chop then the action pretty much dies, plus most casinos will cut the rake so that factor is slightly reduced...

[sthief09]

if someone "always chops" you have the right to force him to play, right? I have never done this but if someone to my left never chops and someone to my right always chops that's just not fair

[brettbrettr]

I could be way off but if someone to your right wants to chop and you don't would make snese that he either has to complete or fold.

[BluffTHIS!]

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It costs me some chips to learn that the guy next to me said he didn't chop only because he had a large pocket pair at the time, and after that was chopping left and right. What a cock.

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I too have run into this in live play with strangers, and then adopt the position of always refusing to chop with this player again at that table or in the future, while still chopping with the player on the other side of me, and regardless of whether that player is on my left thus meaning I often might have to just give him my small blind. I also then might look for an occasional opportunity even it costs money, to bet into this player when on a draw on the turn knowing that another player behind us will raise.

BTW, in live play, when I still played limit rather than exclusively big bet like I do now which often has 3 blinds which prevents this situation, I adopted all of Nate's rules plus the 6th the other poster added.

[jacki]

What about not using your hand to determine whether you'll chop or not?
I hate it when people look at their cards before deciding to chop. ick.