I Almost Got My Arse Kicked...

[Tiltinagain 973]

Since you asked the guy to stop and he didn't and you asked the dealer to tell him to stop and he didn't, and the guy continued to be an *** for the sake of being an *** he got what was coming to him. You could have called the floor to tell him to stop, but in no way is it your responsibility.You were breaching ethics, but in reality his hand should have been declared dead anyhow because he had deliberately shown it to another guy.He lost. You won.

vnh sir, finally a voice of reason You didn't say much else about the guy but I wouldn't be surprised if he was a regular that, at least this particular dealer, was intimidated by which is why he didn't say anything. I've played with enough obnoxious asses bullying there way around the table that I would have done exactly what you did. Proper etiquete? Probably not but the guy deserved it. And probably won't be showing his hand during play anytime soon.

[dapokerbum 0]

You know what. You should of just told your brother to call. That way he doesn't know that you saw his cards and he is broke and goes away anyway. No one gets hurt and that's that. Of course I am a Pacifist so that would be my reasoning.No need to stoop to his level. Although I have seen jokers like that and I always wanted somebody to do something like that so it is a pretty funny story.

[Bubba83 0]

You know what. You should of just told your brother to call. That way he doesn't know that you saw his cards and he is broke and goes away anyway. No one gets hurt and that's that. Of course I am a Pacifist so that would be my reasoning.No need to stoop to his level. Although I have seen jokers like that and I always wanted somebody to do something like that so it is a pretty funny story.

That would breach the one player per hand rule, can't help others with their decisions.

[FIREonICE 0]

you're brother should've bought him a dinner plate from HG with the pot he won, i'm sure the fatty would've been happy. they have pretty decent food there

[DB10-2 0]

That would breach the one player per hand rule, can't help others with their decisions.

sure, but the other guy had already shown his hand to someone, thus violating the same rule. was he looking for the guy's read? who knows.

[blakheart 3]

Big guy was out of line, but your action was worse. There is no justification for broadcasting a players hand. Even though he may have gotten some information from his friends discards, the information you provided was far more valuable. There is no justification I can see for your action. You should have insisted on either the dealer or the floor taking control of the game.

[aadams_22 3]

Last weekend i was on business in Long Beach, CA, and hooked up with my brother who lives down there, and who i haven't seen in two years. We decided to head over to Hawaiian Gardens Casino, where we played 100 NL. I was in seat ten and there was one player sitting in seat two, who kept showing his hand to the guy in seat one and whispering while the hand was still in play. I told the dealer about it twice, but he did nothing. On one particular hand, it was heads up preflop between my brother and seat two. The flop came 5s-6s-8s.Both checked. the turn was the 3s My brother bet out $10, and seat two raised all in for about $60. I saw seat two making his familiar move to show his cards to seat one...but this time he lifted them too high and I spotted red 7-9 for the made straight. I just blurted out what he had, and my brother called turning over Ad 10s for a flush. the dude went berserk and got out of his seat yelling. Luckily for me the floor guy was literally five feet away, to stop the guy from bashing my head in. The guy started complaing to the floor,and after all involved explained what happened, the floor awarded my brother the pot, invoking the show one show all rule that i had been harping on the dealer for the last hour about. Well, the retard was broke now, so he got up but didn't leave the room. I suspected he was waiting for us to leave, so he could catch us on the way out (he was about 6'3 250 or so, not a small guy). After about two hours however he apparently lost interest and left. Now, after all that worthless blabbering, i gots one question... Would You Have Done What I Did?

Was what you did wrong? yesWas what you did bad etiquette? yesWas was what you did funny as hell? hell yes :DI probably would have done the same thing. I am one of those people that has a mouth and isn't afraid to open it. If I saw the dealer not doing anything and I didn't see the floor man anywhere around then I probably would have blurted out his cards as well...serves him right. Besides most casino's have security that are more than willing to give you an escort to the cage and to your vehicle if you feel threatened.

[FourFlusher 0]

True, you can be escorted out to your car.But, all the time the villian was at the rail/bar/smoking section, whatever, he was telling every body that would listen what a collaborating jerk you are. He no doubt told them you and your brother were cheats, you don't wash your hands after you pee, and that you don't love Jesus.Watch for dirty looks next time you go in there.

[aadams_22 3]

True, you can be escorted out to your car.But, all the time the villian was at the rail/bar/smoking section, whatever, he was telling every body that would listen what a collaborating jerk you are. He no doubt told them you and your brother were cheats, you don't wash your hands after you pee, and that you don't love Jesus.Watch for dirty looks next time you go in there.

which I would probably reply...look at the source and show them the pissed off railbird still on Tilt, and let them decide

[FourFlusher 0]

Yeah, but you don't get to reply...you aren't part of the conversation...they are talking about you, not to you.If the guy has a reputation of being a butthead, nobody will listen, probably. If he is a regular with friends, his friends now think you are scum. His friends will tell their friends. You know that parlor game where you whisper something in a persons ear, they whisper to the next, and by the time it comes around it's not the same statement anymore? That's what will happen here...in no time he will be a cheating POS.Yeah, but you don't get to reply...you aren't part of the conversation...they are talking about you, not to you.If the guy has a reputation of being a butthead, nobody will listen, probably. If he is a regular with friends, his friends now think you are scum. His friends will tell their friends. You know that parlour game where you whisper something in a persons ear, they whisper to the next, and by the time it comes around it's not the same statement anymore? That's what will happen here...in no time he will be a cheating POS.

[srblan 0]

sure, but the other guy had already shown his hand to someone, thus violating the same rule. was he looking for the guy's read? who knows.

Showing your hand doesn't violate the rule. If the other guy had seen it before and helped with the decision, it would.

[chrozzo 19]

i would have done the same thing

[The Lorax 0]

If it were my bro or a good friend in the hand, and I had exited the hand. I would have blurted it out. However, if i were still in the hand and was fixing to put a beat on the guy. I would have kept my mouth shut and allow him to flash cards for the rest of the game.