Matt, this guy was playing for the first time last nightand had had a few drinks, but he was desperate to play and the early winning hands he had boosted his confidence.
But i think we were more than fair by telling him the buyins were capped. To be honest he lost about £30 last night which hopefully wasn't alot of cash to him.
yeah he did have learning difficulties , he told me when i was taking him to the cash line lol. ( No Joke ) i offered to take him before i knew the severity of the situation. to be fair £30 doesnt seem like a lot of money to him cos he lifted some wad.
Were you two playing the same game
The point i was trying to make is that yes we've all seen them playing down the casino, they've had one too many bevvies and they think that they are Phil Ivey's long lost twin brother. In that situation i'd be more than happy to take their money from them as they have come to the casino to gamble. However in a local pub someone could be out just for a bit of social interaction and fun. I was just trying to point out after newmanseye's post that even though i'm a hardened gambler when it comes to poker and i believe that emotion and sentiment has no place at the table that there are boundaries that even i wouldnt cross.
Even monkeys have a conscience and would draw the line at taking money from someone with learning difficulties
Yes, same game.
We did draw the line, but we had to do it without causing offence to the guy, telling him that he could cash in when he doubled up was our first tactic, but he returned and wanted back in. We then had to cap his rebuys. He only got two rebuys, so £15 at the cash game and £10 at the tourney.
We couldn't avoid playing a hand against him, as he was in every hand.
It was a local pub and he was in for a beer and noticed a game was about to start.
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