Folding the river, (censorsed)

[Wolffink]

He made the straight. The extra bit of information seals it.

"Give it to Paulie" could be a bluff. When he adds: "Straight." and its the type of game you describe this would be over the top. "Give it to Paulie" could be a bluff. But "straight" sounds legit to me since he's putting himself on the limb. If you call and he's lying, he looks foolish. But if he's telling the truth and you call, he gains face.

But call anyway. Make a joke about it that you gotta see it or that you saw him bluff once. Or if it's a really friendly game, do a Mike Caro thing and raise him and put it down to advertising.

Pot odds.

[Buzz]

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He made the straight. The extra bit of information seals it.

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Wolf - I agree.

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.... since he's putting himself on the limb

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Yes. In this type of game Button looses the respect of his comrades if he gets caught lying. The risk is too much greater than the possible reward of several hundred dollars.

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But call anyway.

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I'm torn. I want to call here too. But after Button does what everybody in the game thinks is a gentlemanly thing, calling is awkward.

When I first read Tex's post, I tried to think of something to say to soften the awkwardness of a call, but I couldn't think of anything appropriate.

However, the pot odds certainly do merit a call. In a normal casino game this is a "must call" situation or they'll pick you blind.

Buzz