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Originally Posted by Badreg2017
In a hypothetical situation where he opened to $12 and I saw a card, that’s what I have often done in the past. Here, given that I thought his hand was already face up as JJ/QQ/KK, and given the SPR, I didn’t want to punish myself for his mistake. I’m not entirely sure if that’s just a rationalization though.
I also posted this because I think shove or flat both have merit.
YES! And it's not "just a rationalization".
Poker is a game of information. When people give it away, you take it and use it in the most advantageous way possible. There's no "ethics" here unless the guy has MS or got his fingers blown off in 'nam, or something like that. Protect your hand or suffer the consequences.
I *never* say anything in these situations. I'd put my shades on and see how many more hands I can catch a glimpse of. If I'm sitting still, in my own seat, and not doing anything that appears like an obvious attempt to look at cards, then I'm not the problem.
There have been times I've seen more than a dozen hands from a player next to me in a single session. You would be surprised how un-helpful it actually is. Spots like the OP are exceedingly rare. Usually the only information you learn is innocuous like "Oh, he folds 94o too" or "He's got AK and put in a raise, I've got Q4o and don't give a ****"