Unethical to take advantage of a happy drunk?

[flecks]

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Without readying your post: No, it is not, no matter what the circumstances.

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Exactly. Plus, might have done drunk the favor. His attnention span is shot and anxious to go drunk around some more or starts to come off high, your playing advantage could have ended up much more than his chip advantage. I call this chop a win/win.

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I agree. And screw those other hypocrites. It's not like you need them as friends right?

[SenecaJim]

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Without readying your post: No, it is not, no matter what the circumstances.

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There are lots of ways of taking advantage that would be unethical. (Stealing his chips when he's not looking comes to mind.)

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I would view stealing as an illegal action, not a circumstance. Other circumstance might be cash game and he is literally showing his cards. Not turning your head away or telling him to protect his hand, that is a different circumstance where advantage is still being taken. If he is raising with an Obvious looser cause he is drunk then reraising him is taking advantage. Is that unethical....please. If it is, I'm going to hell.

[CCx]

just because the guy is drunk and you may be concerned about the ethics police doesn't require you to start hating money - nice work... now go get some pussy!

[willie]

f them

if he wanted a better deal he could ask for one.

[AngusThermopyle]

A chop based on stacks would have been $530 - $320. So he gave you $100 in order to save time and in recognition that you had an edge over him, being sober (or maybe just less wasted) and a better player. A bit more than I think he should have given away, but not outrageous.

[haakee]

You offered a deal, he took it. I see nothing wrong with this.

[murellus]

your question is like asking if it's unethical to win a pot off of a drunk guy.....................

[BigBaitsim (milo)]

I would consider it unethical to NOT take advantage of the drunk. Poker is a predatory game, don't be a pussy.

[tonypaladino]

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Without readying your post: No, it is not, no matter what the circumstances.

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There are lots of ways of taking advantage that would be unethical. (Stealing his chips when he's not looking comes to mind.)

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I wouldn't view that as unethical at all. It's illegal and stupid and I wouldn't do it, but not because of ethics.

[jeffraider]

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A chop based on stacks would have been $530 - $320. So he gave you $100 in order to save time and in recognition that you had an edge over him, being sober (or maybe just less wasted) and a better player. A bit more than I think he should have given away, but not outrageous.

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Shouldn't it be $680-$170?