Support from the rail - When is it cheating? more integrity needed in the game

[mouth]

Wow.

1900 friends? Really?

Just checked - 2096.

Although about 34 of them are fake profiles set up by Gary Gilbo, do they count?

The mad thing is, I've met the majority of my FB friends, they're not totally random adds, although the Cougar surname does attract some wierdos. I tend to go for the "ten mutal friends or more" rule before accepting!

[ ] Can confirm sure did meet me before adding me.... I had to explain to my girlfriend, tyvm.

Lol! Please explain to your girlfriend I add any Blonde members - you weren't special

Don't lie to yourself in public... its embarrasing!

ISIT!!!!!!

ok ok I'll add you to the personal one now and really drop you in it - ISIT!

[pleno1]

Wtf they should all be snap banned from dtd. The signalling is bad but treating you like that is awful.

Really felt for you reading that post and would hate you would be put off from workin I. The future because of intimidation.

[celtic]

Wow.

1900 friends? Really?

Just checked - 2096.

That is just nuts, I don't get all these people that have so many 'friends' its just nonsense if you ask me, why do you even want all these people on there being nosey at your life?

I don't, that's why I have my personal facebook account in my real name.

May seem a bit up myself, but i tend to get loads of requests, mainly I suppose because I work in poker so meet loads of players. So I keep the Cougar FB as poker only, and my private life goes on my personal FB. The only poker players on there are people I know well, like and respect, and see as real friends rather than poker buddies. The Cougar FB tends to be updated purely with music if I'm playing poker online, or joke statuses usually nicked from Sikipedia.

What? I thought we were friends

[CHIPPYMAN]

Wow.

1900 friends? Really?

Just checked - 2096.

That is just nuts, I don't get all these people that have so many 'friends' its just nonsense if you ask me, why do you even want all these people on there being nosey at your life?

I don't, that's why I have my personal facebook account in my real name.

May seem a bit up myself, but i tend to get loads of requests, mainly I suppose because I work in poker so meet loads of players. So I keep the Cougar FB as poker only, and my private life goes on my personal FB. The only poker players on there are people I know well, like and respect, and see as real friends rather than poker buddies. The Cougar FB tends to be updated purely with music if I'm playing poker online, or joke statuses usually nicked from Sikipedia.

Why not ring RASTAFISH to help u Caroline ?
I thought he's ur BF .....

[MANTIS01]

Banned when you talk about a deal but just a word in the ear if you signal to a mate at the table? DTD need to flip reverse that strat imo. Onus being on the player to protect his cards is something another player says. If numerous people in the club are aware a player is exposing cards the house should pick up on it and inform the member. Drunken yobs roaming round and suspiscions of cheating is not a good look, makes it sound like the wild west or something. The club will want to stamp this moody shit out quick smart imo. From a player's point of view I would just tell the fella to mind his hand.

[smashedagain]

Ffs Caroline. Having spoke to you already it never crossed my mind that the signaller was him. Guess its a waste of time sending my C.V. off now as mates are for life and all that. It seems to be one thing after another.

I feel a "save the mouths house" thread coming on

[CHIPPYMAN]

I really hope that DTD will investigate and punished the culprits .
Poker doesn't want to end like this and I really felt it for jack.
Everyone that play poker wants to win, but hopefully not in this way.
This make poker suck!!!

[jakally]

The 'it's the players responsibility to protect their hand' isn't as straightforward in this situation.

It's relatively easy to look at two cards, without letting other players to the side of you see them.
It's much more difficult to achieve that with people standing behind, looking over your shoulder. I'm ultra paranoid if I know that players at the table have friends stood directly behind me, and will adjust how I look at my cards.

[RickBFA]

I really hope that DTD will investigate and punished the culprits .
Poker doesn't want to end like this and I really felt it for jack.
Everyone that play poker wants to win, but hopefully not in this way.
This make poker suck!!!

Difficult to disagree with this.

Ofcourse the player should have protected his cards, but IF information was being passed it's bang out of order.

[c4ught]

Dont DTD usually have barriers up stopping players getting to close to the Final Table?

[TightEnd]

Barriers were up, as normal, from the update pics.

[rfgqqabc]

Knowing the people in question i can imagine, just how uncomfortable the entire situation would have been. I don't know exactly what went on in regards to you or him, but ithink you probably handled it fairly well. I snapped on one of the people there at a tourney up here, when he celebrated my knock out. Whilst not saying there attitude is excusable, a lot has gone on here previous to DTD and combined with the alcohol, it was always going to be a sticky situation.

AFAIK Jack put his cards on his head, and there is 0% chance Mark folds here anyway.

[blueace]

tbf, I dnt think he flatted the 3b pre with JJ and a psb left to fold, esp on the driest flop possible...

I'm all for integrity; but there was no way that hand was being played any other way, and proving someone relayed 'AK' to the winner is nigh on impossible.

[MTT DESTROYER]

[  ] Waving frantically with your arms above your head is a great way to try and signal your mate conspicuously.

If it was planned it would've been more subtle.  If he decided to do it as a spur of the moment thing as he caught a glimpse of the AK, how would the player know what waving frantically meant, call or fold?

Sounds like the guy was actually excited about the the big pot and wanted his mates to watch by the sound of it.

[MANTIS01]

[  ] Waving frantically with your arms above your head is a great way to try and signal your mate conspicuously.

If it was planned it would've been more subtle.  If he decided to do it as a spur of the moment thing as he caught a glimpse of the AK, how would the player know what waving frantically meant, call or fold?

Sounds like the guy was actually excited about the the big pot and wanted his mates to watch by the sound of it.

Nah, if you're excited about a big pot and want to attract the attention of your mates sound would come out of your mouth. You would shout "DAVE...BIG FECKING POT DAVE...DAVIDDDDD". You would deffo be doing this if you were some loud excited drunk. Don't think you would wave arms around like John McCririck in a silent movie, especially if friends wont see in time. Anyway Mouth says TD told the individual not to signal.

Prob not planned but even so people want a clean, safe & fair place to play cards. There is no evidence to blame the player but if railing members of the club are trying to interfere with the game those members should be asked to leave imo.