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Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette

patwalshhpatwalshh Member Posts: 772
edited January 2014 in Poker Chat
Firstly, I'd just like to point out that I'm not one to typically post or even comment on such topics. However I am simply dismayed with something I have just experienced with a regular. To avoid a free for all, who 'done' it type arguement, I am going to name and shame the player: *****. 

Background - Me and the individual in question have played around 30-70 hu plo sngs always within the £5-£11 buy-in range, and never any higher. ***** nearly always registers second into the games and I reilliterate, he never plays me higher than £11, even when I'm registered in them. 

I reigster in an £10.50 and a £21 HU SNG. ***** registers me in the £10.50 and we play for around 5-8 minutes, at this point I get disconnected. For a number of minutes I'm away from the game (all the while he blind steals, which fwiw I have no real problem with). 

After he's blinded me down for around 5 minutes I finally get back online, however JUST as I do the £21 HU SNG loads up. And to my amusement ***** had registered in the game solely because I'd disconnected. 

I'm not actually posting this because I lost the games (I actually won both), I just see it as extraordiarily unethic and distasteful. It'd be interesting to see what everyone else makes of the situation.



TL:DR -

Playing HU sng vs regular who never plays me higher than £10.50 buyin
I disconnect for 5 minutes
After around 4 and a half minutes of me being away, play in question registers me at the £21 game which I was still reg'd in
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Edit - removed player alias (Sky Poker)
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  • THEROCK573THEROCK573 Member Posts: 2,550
    edited January 2014
    the 10.50 blind steal i can understand as most do the same dog eat dog so to speak but regging for the 21 game here makes him nothing more than a scummy thief.
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  • rancidrancid Member Posts: 5,947
    edited January 2014
    cut throat
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  • SlipwaterSlipwater Member Posts: 3,664
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    the 10.50 blind steal i can understand as most do the same dog eat dog so to speak but regging for the 21 game here makes him nothing more than a scummy thief.
    Posted by THEROCK573
    I agree with this entirely.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited January 2014

    He's obviously not aware of the unwritten rule that returning away players ALWAYS run amazing if they get back in time.

    Dirty though, I try to 'steal' any edge I possibly can, and even I wouldn't do this.
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  • CrazyBen23CrazyBen23 Member Posts: 865
    edited January 2014
    Guy is obvoiusly an idiot, he should of regged the 21£ game after 30secs
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  • churchy18churchy18 Member Posts: 1,850
    edited January 2014
    i agree i would blind the player out if he is away but i would not reg for the other game hoping the player is still having problems just really low play
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar Member Posts: 1,675
    edited January 2014
    It's a very very low thing to do and hopefully he feels guilty about it but I doubt it.

    Not sure I'm keen on the name and shame either tbh but understand your reasons.
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  • alex1229alex1229 Member Posts: 680
    edited January 2014
    I cant believe it took him 5 mins to Reg in

    what a fish
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  • chicknMeltchicknMelt Member Posts: 1,159
    edited January 2014
    lol, thats a new low. I can understand stealing of the blinds, but to rega  game, just to steal your blinds...what a nice guy.

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  • jordz16jordz16 Member Posts: 2,253
    edited January 2014
    Its completely immoral but that is poker for you..

    blind stealing?
    bum hunting?
    multi-accounting?
    obtaining passwords for games you are not eligible for?


    im sure there are lots of other examples of immoral behavior in poker some more extreme than others, but when its a game ruled by money it will always attract players of that nature
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  • DoubleAAADoubleAAA Member Posts: 954
    edited January 2014
    He faced Karma and lost.
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  • EnutEnut Member Posts: 3,607
    edited January 2014
    Yes I would agree not a very nice thing to do, as pointed out elsewhere Karma got involved and you won both.

    Just out of interest why name and shame? If you are ahead against him why stand the chance of antagonising him into not playing you any more? Surely just enjoy grinding him into the dirt, bleed him dry until he loses all his self respect, possessions, house, wife, children and finally throw a party to celebrate the crushed remnants of his being. Sorry I may have got carried away with the vengence bit there!
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  • SlykllistSlykllist Member Posts: 2,888
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    Guy is obvoiusly an idiot, he should of regged the 21£ game after 30secs
    Posted by CrazyBen23
    ^^ THIS ^^

    But actually..... what THEROCK said, I generally fold the 1st hand then run timer down but steal blinds in the £10.50 game, but regging the higher game just to steal money is pretty low! 
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  • SlipwaterSlipwater Member Posts: 3,664
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    Yes I would agree not a very nice thing to do, as pointed out elsewhere Karma got involved and you won both. Just out of interest why name and shame? If you are ahead against him why stand the chance of antagonising him into not playing you any more? Surely just enjoy grinding him into the dirt, bleed him dry until he loses all his self respect, possessions, house, wife, children and finally throw a party to celebrate the crushed remnants of his being. Sorry I may have got carried away with the vengence bit there!
    Posted by Enut
    Pretty sure I wouldn't want to play him again regardless of any edge I may have.
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  • DAVEYZZDAVEYZZ Member Posts: 1,651
    edited January 2014
    Fwiw...I wouldn't of stolen the blinds either......I also wouldn't of named and shamed....
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  • SlykllistSlykllist Member Posts: 2,888
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    Fwiw...I wouldn't of stolen the blinds either......I also wouldn't of named and shamed....
    Posted by DAVEYZZ
    Actually..... vs a reg that I play a lot I would probably have waited at least 1 level before stealing.
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  • DUNMIDOSHDUNMIDOSH Member Posts: 1,473
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    Fwiw...I wouldn't of stolen the blinds either......I also wouldn't have named and shamed....
    Posted by DAVEYZZ
    I'm not defending regging to steal money.
    but, if there was a reasonable explanation for the action.
    someone has been vilified in public
    which IMO is just as bad
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  • THEROCK573THEROCK573 Member Posts: 2,550
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette : I'm not defending regging to steal money. but, if there was a reasonable explanation for the action. someone has been vilified in public which IMO is just as bad
    Posted by DUNMIDOSH
    he new what he was doing so there is no explanation for the action,hes a thief and deserves to be vilified in public for that.
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  • LARSON7LARSON7 Member Posts: 4,495
    edited January 2014

    Don't think anyone should be named and shamed on a public forum like this.

    OP may well be correct that was what happened, but 2 sides to every story and all that.

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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited January 2014
    In Response to Re: Absurd lack of morality/game etiquette:
    Don't think anyone should be named and shamed on a public forum like this. OP may well be correct that was what happened, but 2 sides to every story and all that.
    Posted by LARSON7
    Correct - we have edited the OP accordingly and the '2 sides' is one of the reasons we dont allow this.
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