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The cream rises to the top and SirWatts was dancing on it!!!

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  1. PDI88 PDI88 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 4:52pm)

    I played in the $100K Guarantee/$100 rebuy on FTP last night. After getting knocked out in 15th (because I am a donk), I watched the FT. With 5 people left, Sir Watts was in a big hand with PreshaDroppa. Post Flop, there was about 280K in the pot and Sir Watts had a remaining stack of about 500K. The action was on Presha when he lost connection. Instead of betting to win the pot, SirWatts checked it, knowing his hand was beat.

    We hear alot about multiple accounts, collusion, etc. It was very nice to see someone rise above it all and play as ethically as possible. SirWatts wound up taking 4th for $12.8K instead of a likely first place price of $36K. Thanks for setting a standard we can try to live up to.
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  2. seanwal23 seanwal23 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 4:57pm) in reply to PDI88

    umm i dont get it...its not unethical to bet there, i mean you have to play to win there are no friends in poker tournys
  3. Do_Wha Do_Wha is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 5:03pm) in reply to seanwal23

    you missed the brag seanwal.

    and cool for nice guys -- i think people are pretty divided on this and always will be.
  4. Silent Storm Silent Storm is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 5:48pm) in reply to PDI88

    Awww isn't that sweet! Soon as he lost connection and didn't reconnect I would have insta-shoved just to make it completely obv what I was doing.
    Hmmm 12K or 36K??? Money talks BS walks! Call it what u want..
  5. fjgotgame24 fjgotgame24 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 5:56pm) in reply to PDI88

    Hes rich...
     
  6. Randinho Randinho is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:16pm) in reply to PDI88

    Classy move, but as was already said this is a hot topic where everyone is divided.
  7. the_snail03 the_snail03 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:18pm) in reply to Randinho

    If fate takes it upon themselves to intervene during the hand, then who am I to argue with it??
     
  8. jtown1010 jtown1010 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:18pm) in reply to Silent Storm

     
    Originally Posted by Silent Storm View Post

    Awww isn't that sweet! Soon as he lost connection and didn't reconnect I would have insta-shoved just to make it completely obv what I was doing.
    Hmmm 12K or 36K??? Money talks bullshit runs the marathon! Call it what u want..

    Classy move by SirWatts for real, I doubt many people would do that in that situation.
  9. gboro780 gboro780 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:21pm) in reply to jtown1010

    baller move, i'm a fan
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  10. tiltyjoker tiltyjoker is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:26pm) in reply to gboro780

    i'd bet ;/
     
  11. Silent Storm Silent Storm is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:29pm) in reply to the_snail03

     
    Originally Posted by the_snail03 View Post

    If fate takes it upon themselves to intervene during the hand, then who am I to argue with it??

    Lol, well said.
  12. andressoprano andressoprano is offline whaddya think of my game?

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:32pm) in reply to gboro780

     
    Originally Posted by gboro780 View Post

    baller move, i'm a fan

    Me too. WP
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  13. TiltinShoes TiltinShoes is online now

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 6:35pm) in reply to andressoprano

    great stuff
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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 7:22pm) in reply to PDI88

    Sirwatts: The classiest nit in poker. Seriously though, dudes the fucking man.
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  15. Gtrain24 Gtrain24 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 7:30pm) in reply to Bond18

    Without a doubt a very classy guy - however it seems obvious who does what doesn't it?

    Villain A - Bankroll - 1K: Shoves straight away.

    Villain B - Bankroll - 4.5M: Meh, whatever, check.
  16. ImSoMucked ImSoMucked is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 7:30pm) in reply to PDI88

    seems like a good spot to bluff
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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 8:50pm) in reply to PDI88

    Goes right up there with the guy who turned himself in at Q-School for using an illegal ball.......honesty and class will get you to the top. Karma runs better than anyone.....well, maybe not better than djk123.
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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 8:51pm) in reply to ImSoMucked

    Recently i was in a hand in one of the majors and i had AA at 300/600. Stacks were just right to flat there was a bet and a 3bet before me i think and i was BB (3better was SB). I knew hed have to go w/ any flop but wasnt sure if hed call pre. Anyway flop comes J x x and he disconnects. Knowing hed go w/ any flop i time banked waiting for him to get back. I had to check the flop to see if he was back or not (it would auto check if he wasnt) and he ends up taking a lil and checking. I finally bet and he reshoves JJ and i bust. Not exactly the same situation but i thought this was a rather strange story.
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  19. Daut44 Daut44 is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 9:00pm) in reply to doubledave22

    props to mike for doing that but i would have to be pretty good friends with someone to check there. you have to protect yourself and i think its usually silly to assume someone wouldnt take advantage of the situation if they were in your spot. if its someone you trust i understand it and totally agree that should be the standard
     
  20. B_O_K_E B_O_K_E is offline

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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 9:30pm) in reply to PDI88

    Classy move. I bet.
     
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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 9:35pm) in reply to B_O_K_E

    I mean, I respect him a lot for doing so, but i don't see how you can look down on anybody who would bet there. Just because he knew he had the worst hand doesn't mean he would have lost the hand had his opponent been connected. Pretty sure betting here and winning the pot is 100% ethical. Sucks when you're the guy who got disconnected but that's what Verizon cards are for.
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    Nov 20th, 2008 (11/20/2008 11:48pm) in reply to candida

    Positive vibes ftw...thats how a professional should act!
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    Nov 21st, 2008 (11/21/2008 12:00am) in reply to PDI88

    good to see class if that's all that is, but fwiw 97% of the time someone discons on ftp they get back in the allotted time, and anything more than virtually a minbet bluff could be pretty detrimental to your stack if he comes back and calls.. and i didn't see the hand itself but if he had any kind of showdown value a minbet turns his hand face up and allows his opponent to shove 100% of his range if he returns, so not folding in this spot could easily be -ev. this really is nothing like waiting for people to return when disconnected in a HU match.

    and you don't "have to protect yourself since he might not do the same for you", thats the dumbest damn attitude. for example, my mate just won the APPT manila and traded %s with a couple of his friends who he is obviously lightyears better than at poker. He didn't feel the need to 'protect his ev advantage' by taking a higher % or not doing it, he was happy to simply make his friends happy if he did well. it's not an endeering attribute in life to be always just thinking about yourself. i mean sure that's your friends not an online player etc etc watever i dont feel like getting into this again lol
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  24. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Nov 21st, 2008 (11/21/2008 1:14am) in reply to Andy McLEOD

    When you ship live mtts for 1m and have huge stack in 1k on AP you can do this kind of honorable stuff :) Nice guy tho fo sho.
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