Poker's a weird game (content)

[DavidC]

I try to play this game like a gentleman. I tell people if they consistently show me their cards, if I accidentally annouce a raise size, put too few chips in, and no one notices, I'll give the player the money if I lose, etc.

And I try not to let the dealer screw up if I'm making the decision in this example

Even though I do this, I still realize that we're out here to profit, so I don't hold back in any poker decisions. I just try to make sure that hte game is fair.

What are your thoughts on this approach to playing?

If you guys were the one with the weak hand in the example, would you have just sat there and let it happen?

--Dave.

[reubenf]

*pats DavidC on the back*

Now, you don't deserve a pat on the back--anything less than a fair approach to the game is disgusting--but I'm giving it to you anyway because your approach to the game is to be ecouraged.

I think it could be argued that your approach to the game is not merely moral (and some might claim that it's merely not immoral), but is in fact rational. But that's requires a somewhat unorthodox analysis of a massive prisoner's dilemma or the so-called tragedy of the commons.

[PayTheSnucka]

If someone inadvertantly shows me their cards, I tell them but I only tell them once. One warning is fair game, IMO.