Dont know how to think of this..!!

[Shogun112]

Last weekend at the APAT, I managed to get moved quite a few times, eventually sitting at 6 tables...  On my 5th table, we were down to maybe 45 players in total.  Sat opposite me was a guy I recognised from photos on the APAT site, (dont know whether I should name and shame YET??..!!)...

it was maybe 10pm ish so we had played like 8.5 hours of poker.  For 1 hour while I was at his table he had between 7k and 9k chips so was pretty low compared to average.  he was playing very solid, meaning that he was not playing anything at all unless it was mega premium.  Then 1 particular hand while he was UTG, he went all-in with his 9k...5 people fold, I also fold, and then the SB to my left pondered...  As he was pondering, the guy who went all-in said whileplaying with his mobile phone, just like he had just had a text message, "Sorry, I have to go now, I have not looked at my cards"...

The guy on the SB, he asked him if he had really not looked at them and then continued to tell us that every day, he would play his hole cards on the internet..  He called eventually...  SB turns over  and the original raiser turned over  ...  SB was astonished and said, did you really play that blind?  To which he got a reply, no, I looked...    doubled up to 18k and SB took a sizeable hit..

The thing is, I saw him look at his cards, but at the time that he announced he had not looked, I had folded so as I was not in the hand any more, it was not my place to respond by saying, B**lox I saw you looking...

In my eyes this move was not good..  I have to be honest and say that I do not know if it is within the laws or not to say things like that, but nevertheless, it was a LOW LOW thing to do in my eyes...

[TheChipPrince]

I wasnt there, and havent a clue who the player in question is, but i dont like it one bit...

[ripple11]

Yeh, that Tikay he'll try anything to get an edge......







.....and no dont like that sort of "play" either.

[scotty2hatty]

Bluffed.

[kinboshi]

Wasn't me then.  One I was already out.  Two I didn't have QQ all weekend.  Three I would have folded QQ...

Seriously though, did the caller actually believe him when he said he hadn't looked?  Also, if you saw him look at his hole cards - the caller had every opportunity to see him as well.  If it's not cheating, then it's fine in my book.  Not something I'd necessarily pull - but no different to any other speech play that is intended to get the opponent to do what you want them to do.

Just re-read the OP.  The player shouldn't have been using his phone during a hand.  I know there aren't any 'standardised' rules, but in many cases isn't the player's hand dead if he's using his phone during a hand?

[Shogun112]

Was not you fella..!!

[kinboshi]

Was not you fella..!!

Oh I know that - for reasons 1 & 2 (3 is obviously a lie.....I would have flat called).

[Ironside]

wasnt me either

1) i never had QQ
2) i was never aslow as 9k
3) i never made any moves although i wouldnt of tried this one

you were correct in not saying anything at the time though as you werent in the hand

during a hand at my first table the dealer made an error in how much a person could raise but as i wasnt in the hand i couldnt say anything untill after the hand and neither of the players invovled said a word it was left as was

[Eck]

EXTRA EXTRA

[Ironside]

EXTRA EXTRA

i didnt know kev had his own paper

[kinboshi]

EXTRA EXTRA

i didnt know kev had his own paper

I didn't know Kev could read...

[Pelham Boy]

Only one thing to do here......












wait for him in the car park!!!!

[AdamM]

not funny

[AlexMartin]

Dont know why you didnt feel it wasnt your place to say anything the next time he did it, people must speak up loud and clear when something wrong is happening imho. He's an arse and angle shooting like that is used by bastards up and down the country until they are sufficiently embarassed enough to stop doing it.

[Karabiner]

Well it couldn't have been Tighty, he folds QQ UTG, mind you if he hadn't looked...........