Hey- I can see your cards mate

[Pokerversity]

Poker morality is an interesting beast- a few years ago, playing a crazy low stakes tournament at the Gutshot (sigh, I miss the sausage and mash...) the guy next to me was basically exposing his hand every time. I could literally see his cards without making any particular effort. On this occasion, I said to him, actually he was showing me his hand, and he then wised up and sorted it out.

Last year I was playing $2/$5 at the Bellagio and this drunk, loud American kid was sat next to me with a mega-stack. He was also literally showing me every hand. Lets be straight, I wasn't making ANY effort whatsoever to 'peek' at his hand, he was literally lifting the cards off the table right in front of my face. Tbh it was rather nice because he was also trying to bluff every hand. This time, instead of pointing out the obvious, I quietly double and then quadrupled up. Fortunately for him, perhaps, his girlfriend showed up and convinced him there were finer things to do in Vegas then give me his money and off he went.

Wondering what you guys would have done- would you tell somebody if they are unknowingly exposing their hand? Would it depend on who they were? On how high the stakes were? Do you consider it part of the game to take advantage of whatever information somebody chooses to give you, even if that is their exact cards?

There was also a time at the Flamingo where I was playing a local in a 6 or 7 player game of $1/$2. I had seen him lose a hell of a lot over a couple days (I can't remember his name, but he reminded me of the frog from the Budweiser advert- if you've ever met him you'll know instantly what I mean...). He was a nice old guy, and it appeared to me that he shouldn't have been playing. I deliberately did not take a cent of him during the game. I just didn't want his money.

Then there's the infamous Jamie Gold talking his way out of losing 'too much' against AA with KK on high stakes poker (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erNjXtuKawU) LOL at Doyles comment 'we're playing poker here boys'. Interesting what they talk about.. is it masterful pot control by Gold or just begging?

Or Benyamine being given a $1m dollar rebate by Laliberte 'this represents one day in his life.. it represents your life' (Doyle, again lol)

So is a poker player with morals a bad player?

Will
Pokerversity

[Pokerversity]

Second clip is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNMDVHoDNXM

[pleno1]

hi will
pokerversity

i usually remind them 3 times and inform the dealer, usually it does the trick. I also really hate if its a drunk fish because theres basically 0 pc chance they can ever come out with money in the game. I will foten drink with them, get on their good side and give them a jokingly friendly voice everytime they show me their cards to show im not happy or threaten to stop drinking with them. I really really hate the fact that they have a 0pc chance to profit from the game, although the counter argument is of course that they are having a night of entettainment and you generlly lose your money slower and less of when playing poker vs blackjack/roullete.

[Pokerversity]

Hi pleno1,

Don't you just love it when any of the following come up:

- A rich guy from Maccau decides that losing/winning 25k on dice is enough and he'd rather sit and play £1/£2
- Somebody takes down a tournament and decides to waste a couple hours playing cash with his new bankroll
- 45 minutes before the main event people are trying to 'win' their ticket at the cash table (I have always found this one of the most profitable times ever)

Such +EV