Seeing your neighbour's cards.

[madasahatstand]

It is not my intension to suggest or imply that you or anyone else that disagrees with my comments are cheats, however my opinion is that i personally view this as cheating even if it is in the rules somewhere that it is not cheating to view another players hole cards.

I'm not even close to understanding your point here. How can accidently viewing someone's cards in any way be cheating?

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards? I would have to say something because thats the sporting thing to do and although you want the upper hand,  saying nothing is not sporting. I would feel like a cheat too if I sat there knowing their cards and said nothing about it. Maybe it would be  laugh in a home game and one to share with the table but in any other game I would feel the responsibility to own up unless I was folding in which case I'd wait til the end of the hand before saying 'look mate, you fancy not flashing your cards to me in future'

[Card_Shark]

It is not my intension to suggest or imply that you or anyone else that disagrees with my comments are cheats, however my opinion is that i personally view this as cheating even if it is in the rules somewhere that it is not cheating to view another players hole cards.

I'm not even close to understanding your point here. How can accidently viewing someone's cards in any way be cheating?

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards? I would have to say something because thats the sporting thing to do and although you want the upper hand,  saying nothing is not sporting. I would feel like a cheat too if I sat there knowing their cards and said nothing about it. Maybe it would be  laugh in a home game and one to share with the table but in any other game I would feel the responsibility to own up unless I was folding in which case I'd wait til the end of the hand before saying 'look mate, you fancy not flashing your cards to me in future'

My point exactly, very good post well explained.

[gatso]

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards?
 

 

how can I possibly have a responsibility to not do something accidentally?

pretty sure that if we ever get a standardised rule book that one won't be in it

[MANTIS01]

I know what Mad is saying. To be clear, I don't WANT to see my oppo's cards. It would spoil the ethos of the game for me, and I certainly wouldn't be performing acrobatics to try and sneek a peek. But when it's his turn to act I will look at what he's doing....and if he exposes his cards I will undoubtedly see them. To be so careless at the table is idiotic and this guy needs to learn his lesson. I wouldn't say anything because his blundering would annoy me. He needs to be thrown into the deep end on this and take his medicine because swimming with sharks isn't recommended if you can't swim at all.

I think it's more sporting to bust his ass then tell him why! It will do him more good than breast-feeding him poker basics.

[madasahatstand]

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards?
 

 

how can I possibly have a responsibility to not do something accidentally?

pretty sure that if we ever get a standardised rule book that one won't be in it

My second sentance explained it. Say you see the cards by accident, it's not sporting to use that info. It's just not cricket!

[Card_Shark]

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards?
 

 

how can I possibly have a responsibility to not do something accidentally?

pretty sure that if we ever get a standardised rule book that one won't be in it

My second sentance explained it. Say you see the cards by accident, it's not sporting to use that info. It's just not cricket!

Next post "but this is poker not cricket"....LOL

[madasahatstand]

I know what Mad is saying. To be clear, I don't WANT to see my oppo's cards. It would spoil the ethos of the game for me, and I certainly wouldn't be performing acrobatics to try and sneek a peek. But when it's his turn to act I will look at what he's doing....and if he exposes his cards I will undoubtedly see them. To be so careless at the table is idiotic and this guy needs to learn his lesson. I wouldn't say anything because his blundering would annoy me. He needs to be thrown into the deep end on this and take his medicine because swimming with sharks isn't recommended if you can't swim at all.

I think it's more sporting to bust his ass then tell him why! It will do him more good than breast-feeding him poker basics.

Nah, it's more sporting to give him the heads up than to knowingly, step by step, take his money in the knowledge that you have seen his cards. It just doesnt sit right with me and theres nothing better I like to do that win chips:)

[madasahatstand]

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards?
 

 

how can I possibly have a responsibility to not do something accidentally?

pretty sure that if we ever get a standardised rule book that one won't be in it

My second sentance explained it. Say you see the cards by accident, it's not sporting to use that info. It's just not cricket!

Next post "but this is poker not cricket"....LOL

LOL, Most likely!! Some folk just can't help themselves:)

[Ironside]

but it just aint croquet

[madasahatstand]

but it just aint croquet

Thanks Iron, it's always good to have backup when I make a point:)

[Card_Shark]

Maybe because you have the responsibility to behave in a sporting way by not accidentally looking at your neighbours cards?
 

 

how can I possibly have a responsibility to not do something accidentally?

pretty sure that if we ever get a standardised rule book that one won't be in it

My second sentance explained it. Say you see the cards by accident, it's not sporting to use that info. It's just not cricket!

Next post "but this is poker not cricket"....LOL

LOL, Most likely!! Some folk just can't help themselves:)

but it just aint croquet

Told ya, some people just can't help themselves...LOL.
Well i suppose you either get it or you don't so i'm all done trying to explain myself any further.

[Card_Shark]

Mad u fancy a game of snooker? i don't want to play with cheats......LOL

[tikay]

Mad u fancy a game of snooker? i don't want to play with cheats......LOL

Steve - STOP DIGGING!

[totalise]

It is not my intension to suggest or imply that you or anyone else that disagrees with my comments are cheats

really?

[Card_Shark]

Mad u fancy a game of snooker? i don't want to play with cheats......LOL

Steve - STOP DIGGING!

Sorry just my sarcastic sense of humour coming out, lowest form of whit and all that.... :-)