"Check out"

[HentaiGaijin]

"Check out" - Is this the term for folding without a bet in front of you? I.e.: Action is on you, you can check but fold instead?

[stabn]

Yes.

[tek]

Is this action to advertise that you are a rock, but then start stealing with LAG hands?

[other1]

I almost never think it makes any sense. I will only every very rarely do it if for instance I was the bb with 27o and the flop comes something like say AKT. There is NO way I am winning that hand and its just a waste of time to stay in.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

"check-out" is the layman's term for ...

"*BLEEP*, this BLEEPITY friggin' dealer screwed me the BLEEP over once again with some piece of BLEEP bullcrap hand, and now this BLEEP BLEEP BLEE-BLEE-BLEEP has the BLEEPing indecency to add insult to injury by putting that unbelievably BLEEPITY BLEEP flop out there, I might as well just BLEEP myself in the BLEEPING BLEEP rather than continue to play at this BLEEPITY BLEEP friggin' BLEEP of a table, cuz I ain't winnin' a BLEEP BLEEP thing here, it's pre-ordained, etched in stone from cradle to BLEEPING grave."

Just thought I'd clear you up on that.

al

[CrashPat]

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"check-out" is the layman's term for ...

"*BLEEP*, this BLEEPITY friggin' dealer screwed me the BLEEP over once again with some piece of BLEEP bullcrap hand, and now this BLEEP BLEEP BLEE-BLEE-BLEEP has the BLEEPing indecency to add insult to injury by putting that unbelievably BLEEPITY BLEEP flop out there, I might as well just BLEEP myself in the BLEEPING BLEEP rather than continue to play at this BLEEPITY BLEEP friggin' BLEEP of a table, cuz I ain't winnin' a BLEEP BLEEP thing here, it's pre-ordained, etched in stone from cradle to BLEEPING grave."

Just thought I'd clear you up on that.

al

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One correction though, it isn't the dealer that got you, it is the deck. Stupid deck. I've checked out in the past and will in the future too.. in BB with 72o in an unraised pot with AKJ on the flop the only hope is to try to steal on the turn or fold.. or catch runner runner dueces, checking out allows me to ogle the cocktail waitress for an extra 20 seconds.

[stabn]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
"check-out" is the layman's term for ...

"*BLEEP*, this BLEEPITY friggin' dealer screwed me the BLEEP over once again with some piece of BLEEP bullcrap hand, and now this BLEEP BLEEP BLEE-BLEE-BLEEP has the BLEEPing indecency to add insult to injury by putting that unbelievably BLEEPITY BLEEP flop out there, I might as well just BLEEP myself in the BLEEPING BLEEP rather than continue to play at this BLEEPITY BLEEP friggin' BLEEP of a table, cuz I ain't winnin' a BLEEP BLEEP thing here, it's pre-ordained, etched in stone from cradle to BLEEPING grave."

Just thought I'd clear you up on that.

al

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One correction though, it isn't the dealer that got you, it is the deck. Stupid deck. I've checked out in the past and will in the future too.. in BB with 72o in an unraised pot with AKJ on the flop the only hope is to try to steal on the turn or fold.. or catch runner runner dueces, checking out allows me to ogle the cocktail waitress for an extra 20 seconds.

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No al's right on about how the typical player that checks out on the flop thinks.

[The Goober]

Do you know of any card rooms where this is considered illegal, even if rarely enfored? It seems to me that its somewhat akin to folding out of turn, but not as bad since it doesn't tend to cause so mass confusion.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

checking out is illegal in all cardrooms (that I have ever heard of), but is virtually never enforced, except perhaps at the very highest level games.

al

[neotope]

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checking out is illegal in all cardrooms (that I have ever heard of), but is virtually never enforced, except perhaps at the very highest level games.


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I fail to see why it would be illegal. If you check out on the flop you are at best speeding up the game.

Please explain?