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Originally Posted by youtalkfunny
Post #31 ITT: My opponent wants to negotiate in the middle of the hand. Should I go along?
Posts 32-34: THIS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED!
Me: Why not? If no other players are affected by the decision, who has standing to object?
Post 34 ... Never gave an opinion on whether it should be allowed or not. Just that in a regulated casino it 'should not' happen.
There are constant posts in the forums where we are more protective of tournament Players than cash Players due to the ripple effects it can have. IMO I'm not so sure that we shouldn't also protect cash Players. Granted everyone who is affected is probably present and could object if they wanted. But without the presence of a Player drawing dead we don't know where those chips are going to go yet and every pot has an affect on future hands whether Players want to admit it or not.
Big stack goes on tilt due to suck out. Whale sucks out and 'more easily' distributes those chips to other Players on the table in future hands.
This may sound like an objection, but it's not. I've seen plenty of deal making at home games and respect the operators right to allow them no matter the reason.
What I look for is consistency at each venue. And to have 'some' Dealers allow this type of spot to occur only to have others prevent it is not good for the long term. No disrespect to YTF (and I know that he can handle the heat should it come up later) but it opens up the door to the newbie Dealer getting put in a bad spot the next time around. GL