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Originally Posted by poskid
I hate this type of angle shoot from regs to obvious noobs. But then again the fish learns a valuable lesson he won't make this mistake again. Too bad the guy next to him didn't say anything I'd personally take the reprimand to show goodwill to a newbie that may come back more because the game seemed friendly to a learning player. You can shear a sheep many times but only skin it once.
Yeah, I always tell people they need to turn over both cards, but with the plexiglass up and not being in the hand it was a little hard to tell what exactly was going on and the dealer instantly pulled in the cards and pushed the pot, didn't say anything to the guy only showing 1 card or anything. The players in the hand were the 1 and 6 seats (playing 6 handed), so they are right next to the dealer and he could easily communicate with them.
As soon as the reg spoke up I knew what was happening. It is true maybe the new guy has learned a valuable lesson, but it is also possible he feels like he got cheated and never comes back. Even after he left I am not sure he truly understood what happened or why he didn't win the pot. Maybe going forward he takes his money to the pits going forward or goes to another casino. The reg will never win another pot off of him, the dealer will never get another tip from him, the poker room will never get any rake from him.
I dunno, the room also has a rule that they make you leave money in the pot if you tried calling a smaller amount or limping in and it was raised prior to that. You can either leave that in and fold, or call the larger amount. Almost all the time (unless a reg that is an ass or someone that is constantly doing it and may be trying something) if it is a pot I am in and I win I try to give them their money back. Just 10 minutes before the hand in question it happened to a guy where he had decided to call a raise instead of leave the limp in. After the hand I tried to give it back, but he didn't want it, so I bought him a beer. It just drives me nuts when regs, dealers, house rules, etc... create an unpleasant experience for inexperienced players. As someone who has played for over 15 years and has seen the decline in people playing I hate chasing away new people.