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Originally Posted by callipygian
So what you're saying is that you agree keeping thepot is a scumbag move and unethical, but you're going to do it anyway.
That's fine if you want to admit it, but "everyone else does it" is a really childish excuse.
Not at all... ****, I actually found a wallet 2 weeks ago with over $600 in it and went out of my way to track the guy down online and return it to him with all the cash in it and refused to take a reward. I consider myself pretty high on the ethical scale, that being said, I just think it's funny that the forum is ripping this guy to shreds when the hand was tabled, the dealer and 8 other people on the table didn't notice, and he didn't realize til way after the cards were mucked and chips were shipped that he might not have had the winning hand (for the record, I'm not 100% convinced he read the hand right himself, but that's another story)
But, my point was, I've played poker for almost 15 years, and let's be honest, if there's a shady group of people, poker players usually are that. Just think it's hilarious that all of you high and mighty people are all over the boards here, ripping this guy to shreds, yet I very rarely see any kind of "ethical behavior" when I play live. I've played about 15 years, and while I'm not saying I never see anything nice, or poker players do anything nice, it's usually about a 50-1 to on the scummy side vs. going out of their way to do something nice side. That was all I was pointing out. Everyone says hypothetically if they found a bag full of a million dollars on the side of the road they'd turn it to the authorities, but how many actually would if you they really did, and thought no one would ever find out. That's what this thread reminds me of... And while this is a small example, pretty sure if this was a $3,000 pot, and no one notices, and you didn't notice til after the cards were mucked and you were stacking your chips, most of you probably are not saying anything either. It's a lot easier to be "ethical" when you stand to lose $26. or whatever it was... would be interested to see an undercover investigation where they played something like this out and see how many players said something.. My guess would be it would be under 10%.