Quote:
Originally Posted by BruhKGB
Somewhat along the lines of OP, was recently in a game where a hand went to the river HU and P1 does the "If I fold will you show?" routine. P2's response was "It'll cost you $X to see it."
Don't remember the specific $ amount but it wasn't anything crazy. Believe it was $50ish into an $80 pot. i.e. "It'll cost you $50 to see it."
Any thoughts on that response in a vacuum? Felt like it may have indicated strength but curious what other's think.
FWIW, P1 folded so didn't get to see any cards.
This is very interesting. It frames the speech play differently. In response to an adversary fishing for a tell, a response such as this takes an imaginary intellectual “high road”.
Player 2 is saying something like:
“I know you are fishing. However, I am simultaneously smarter than you but also more reasonable than you. The information you are asking for has value, whether or not you actually want it. Therefore I offer it to you for X dollars. After all, we are all just poker players here, and we should be reasonable and fair to each other [this is a lie]. So, do you want the information or not?”
Of course, this should only be said by a willing speech player, and the amount asked for can be a tell or counter tell and leveled accordingly.
Did I read that correctly? At a cost of 50 dollars Player 1 could fold and give up a chance to win 80 but have peace of mind about doing so? If that was the actual terms of the offer it just shows how highly irrational humans can be.