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Maybe Just a Wrong Interpretation of His Action
Hello,
I regularly play with some friends. In one of our games, an argument about the move of a certain player at the table came up.
At some point, only two of us were left in the hand. I remember I’ve stated that I was all in. Other player then tossed over his cards to show what he had. I figured then out that maybe he finally folded and so I flipped my cards over and started gathering the chips. I saw him then having a peek at my hand. Consequently, he called my all-in. He then said his intention was to think for a while if he would call or not. However, for me his gesture really meant he finally folded. Any thoughts? Who should take home the pot?
Thank you.
Regards,
Joe Darwins
Joe,
This move has been very common in the past. It is done for the player to gague the reaction to the other player and try to pick up some tell to help them determine whether to call or not. The World Series of Poker has outlawed this move because it is considered as influencing action. Some casinos have followed suit, but some still allow a heads up hand between an all-in opponent and another opponent to unfold like this.
In this case, if he had the better hand, he wins. Sorry.
Tags: all in, call, cards, casinos, hand, heads up, peek, tell, World Series of Poker
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