Hit And Run

[erac22 0]

I play shorthanded and HU nlhe a fair amount, and when i take a big pot off of someone, I'll never just get up and leave. I'l usually play for at least an hour more. I have increasingly found that my opponents do not pay me the same respect, as they;ll win a big pot and leave immediately. Is this sort of behavior now acceptable in poker, and specifiaclly online poker? SHould i not even bother worrying about treating my opponents with that sort of respect, as I can assume it will never come back? Kinda dissapointing i guess...erac

[Abe Froman 0]

Online poker is not your friendly home game. Although I'm not a fan of the hit and run technique, whether taking or donating, it's fair game. Part of the reason that 'hit & running' is frowned upon in live games is because of the lack of a chance to get your money back, or better said, 'money leaving the game'. This is not the case online, as you can always find a game. Don't feal obligated to stay around if you feel like 'hit & running' and don't get mad when it happens too you.... just my 2 cents.

[the_stein 0]

yep what abe said... sometimes people are on their grind and you gotta do what you gotta do

[erac22 0]

lol, guess honor is a lost art. Thanks for the replies.erac

[Jeepster80125 0]

lol, guess honor is a lost art. Thanks for the replies.erac

Honor? It's online poker. I think you are expecting too much.

[erac22 0]

Honor? It's online poker. I think you are expecting too much.

Yeah, you're probably right. I just figured that at mid-higher stakes, people would act with some more class in general, not just in terms of hitting and running. I guess gambling brings out the worst in people.

[Jeepster80125 0]

Yeah, you're probably right. I just figured that at mid-higher stakes, people would act with some more class in general, not just in terms of hitting and running. I guess gambling brings out the worst in people.

Online is different than live. I wouldn't hit and run live, but I don't have a problem doing it online. Screw them.

[James D 0]

Yeah, you're probably right. I just figured that at mid-higher stakes, people would act with some more class in general, not just in terms of hitting and running. I guess gambling brings out the worst in people.

People act differently online. Period.You must have noticed that, if only from this forum.

[pokerfan1080 0]

Play your game using your ideals.Do not ever allow the morally inept arseholes to dictate your values.

[nutzbuster 7]

When you have determined the/a game is no longer profitable, bail.You do not know these people and they most likely would do the same to you.Now, if you are a regular at a B & M game, or a home game...completely different story.GL

[Dogpatch 2]

I'm not a fan of it, but the reasons against it live are to keep money in the game and give you a chance to win your money back. Online there's always gonna be another player sit down within seconds to donate more.

[mtdesmoines 3]

I play shorthanded and HU nlhe a fair amount, and when i take a big pot off of someone, I'll never just get up and leave. I'l usually play for at least an hour more. I have increasingly found that my opponents do not pay me the same respect, as they;ll win a big pot and leave immediately. Is this sort of behavior now acceptable in poker, and specifiaclly online poker? SHould i not even bother worrying about treating my opponents with that sort of respect, as I can assume it will never come back? Kinda dissapointing i guess...erac

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[omahahilo 0]

People act differently online. Period.You must have noticed that, if only from this forum.

Bingo. There have been 100 theads like this. People feel that because you can't see them that they can do anything they want. Although they're really not that hidden are they? But that's a topic for another day. Let's face it though. People are pricks. If laws wern't enforced I truely believe the vast marjority of people would just go around stealing/killing. People haven't evolved. Law enforcement has.

[crocd99 0]

first i would like to say that i do not hit in run. i do sometimes leave after a big pot if the table sucks. but even though i dont do it i dont understand all this talk about it being bad for someone else to do it. to each his own. you all must remember that this is a cash game and you can leave when ever you want no questions asked whether it be the internet or b&m. so dont get made the person isnt being a **** or anything he is just following and playing with in the RULES. i also find if funny that the only time someone says this is if they are the ones that lost a huge pot and the guy up and leaves. no one ever says damn i just took a huge pot of this guy and he left with out trying to win he money back.

[Socrates 0]

The rules of the game state that you can leave when you want. Just for discussion, would you feel better if you played for hours and hours and then lost two huge pots and the players you lost to got up and left because they had been playing for 8 hours? What's the difference between that and someone beating you and leaving after only sitting 5 minutes? Either way you don't have a chance to get your money back. My advice would be to not lose big pots and you won't have to worry about it.Besides, online always has a game with a big stack at the table, why do you have to get your money back from the guy you lost it to, get it from someone else, its still money.

[nutzbuster 7]

first i would like to say that i do not hit in run. i do sometimes leave after a big pot if the table sucks. but even though i dont do it i dont understand all this talk about it being bad for someone else to do it. to each his own. you all must remember that this is a cash game and you can leave when ever you want no questions asked whether it be the internet or b&m. so dont get made the person isnt being a **** or anything he is just following and playing with in the RULES. i also find if funny that the only time someone says this is if they are the ones that lost a huge pot and the guy up and leaves. no one ever says damn i just took a huge pot of this guy and he left with out trying to win he money back.

Shouldn't you be cramming for the bar???

[DoinSublime 0]

first i would like to say that i do not hit in run. i do sometimes leave after a big pot if the table sucks.

:D

[Mikey Ravioli 0]

Some people play poker as their primary source of income. My brother has a crappy job and used to bust his *** to bring home between $500 and $600 per week. He was a decent player so he set himself up to play online 5 days a week and to try to win $150 to $200 per session. Allowing for variance he would be able to make around the same money. He played lower limits and would stay out of huge pots unless he had a monster hand. His goal was to hit a $25 to $50 dollar pot once an hour or so. Sometimes he made his goal and sometimes he didn't. More often not and he gave up and got a real job again.When he did sometimes it would take him 4 hours playing good and sometimes 10 hours grinding it out. If a player like that comes in and hits a big pot, he's out of there. Take the rest of the night "off". I know there are a lot of players out there like this. Both online and at the tables in Vegas. I was playing at the Excalibur with a few locals that gave up their day jobs as cab drivers or line cooks whose goal was to profit between $100 and $200 a day at the low limit tables as their primary source of income. So its not always poor etiquette, sometimes its just punching out.

[Zach6668 513]

You guys know that hitting and running doesn't matter right?So what if you are down to one guy, it won't affect your overall rate.If you had an endless string of guys with the same skill level, whom you are better than, and they all try to hit and run, you will still come out a winner in the long run. (Essentially the case in the online world.)

[Eric Smith 0]

Some people play poker as their primary source of income. My brother has a crappy job and used to bust his *** to bring home between $500 and $600 per week. He was a decent player so he set himself up to play online 5 days a week and to try to win $150 to $200 per session. Allowing for variance he would be able to make around the same money. He played lower limits and would stay out of huge pots unless he had a monster hand. His goal was to hit a $25 to $50 dollar pot once an hour or so. Sometimes he made his goal and sometimes he didn't. More often not and he gave up and got a real job again.When he did sometimes it would take him 4 hours playing good and sometimes 10 hours grinding it out. If a player like that comes in and hits a big pot, he's out of there. Take the rest of the night "off". I know there are a lot of players out there like this. Both online and at the tables in Vegas. I was playing at the Excalibur with a few locals that gave up their day jobs as cab drivers or line cooks whose goal was to profit between $100 and $200 a day at the low limit tables as their primary source of income. So its not always poor etiquette, sometimes its just punching out.

play hours not results

[mentallyretardedpear 0]

and here i thought this was going to be a post about shieky... dumb me

[navybuttons 15]

You guys know that hitting and running doesn't matter right?So what if you are down to one guy, it won't affect your overall rate.If you had an endless string of guys with the same skill level, whom you are better than, and they all try to hit and run, you will still come out a winner in the long run. (Essentially the case in the online world.)

thank you so much. now i don't have to type that all. be unflappable.

[stealfromblind 0]

You guys know that hitting and running doesn't matter right?So what if you are down to one guy, it won't affect your overall rate.If you had an endless string of guys with the same skill level, whom you are better than, and they all try to hit and run, you will still come out a winner in the long run. (Essentially the case in the online world.)

meh...about 90% of the players who normally hit and run are the hyper aggressive type. they sit down shorthanded/hu and look to get all their money in within a few rotations with any marginal hand. playing with this type of player in the SHORT RUN is nothing more than flipping coins. saying that your edge is the same in this scenario is being optimistic at best. anyone who sits HU with <= half the max buy in is probably going to hit and run on you. imo these charachters are easy to pick out so if you don't want them doing it just take a few small pots then sit out, they will leave.

[AcesUp46 0]

I concur with Zach's post 100%. Don't flinch and move on to the next game.On a side note, when I first started playing, I used to be a hit and run artist myself. I'd do it when I am tilting from bad beats and think to myself "f this sh1t. I'll just gambool and play higher". I'll deposit the rest of my bankroll to get like 1/4 buyin at like 3/6NL or 5/10NL and just go all-in until either I doubled up or busto. Then I discovered poker books and strategy and have been a tight nit since.