Table talk

[rfsch]

Recently a UTG player "checked in the dark" after the flop. Turns out he had 4 of a kind at that point and was signaling that anyone with a possible draw to a better hand should stay with him for a possible bad beat jackpot.
Is this a broadly understood signal? Could he have also simply announced he had 4 at that time and if so, would the house have honored a bad beat with a jackpot? Just wondering about norms and protocol. Anyone have any info to share on this?

[flatline]

The bad-beat jackpot can usually be invalidated if a player discloses his hand to others. I'm not aware of this signal, though, and I don't imagine it would be against the rules as long as he didn't overtly communicate what he had.

[Jeebus]

or he was a)claiming to check in the dark in ordr to get someone to bet so he could raise/call/anyhthing but fold
b)actually checking in the dark

I use this all the time when I know a guy down from me is crazy aggressive and if I hit a hand I know this will make him bet and I can get a few in between for a raise. It is somewhat unethical to say check inthe dark if you have both looked at your hole cards and seen the cards you are checking on.

If you read the rules for the pot (posted somewhere in the room), you'll usually find something about players discussing their hands invalidating their win. Can't quote exactly, but I know I've read it.

Sometimes you'll see a table of regulars "playing for the pot" when it gets very high. Everyone knows what they're doing. Don't know if a table like that ever hit or what mgmt. would do about it if they did.