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Originally Posted by psandman
Why do you think this. What advantage do you think you gain by one over the other. If the rule is known that OOT action is not binding then you have not conveyed that "you have bet" because the skipped player knows that your action is no more binding then if you had just picked up chips.
Because one action (grabbing my chips) is NEVER an actual action. By putting in a bet I either am cheating/angleshooting because I know it isn't my turn, or doing something that is going to be binding on me - betting in turn.
Like I said, it's the same difference between sighing and shaking my head when someone looks like they are going to call my river bet or saying "good call, I missed - oh wait, you didn't call???" One is attempting to communicate information, the other is trying to trick people as to what the action in the hand is.
Another comparison is when my bluff is called on the river, tabling my 7 high in a way that may communicate a good hand versus announcing "straight".
Do you think it should be acceptable for me to bet out of turn as a "tell" or do you think I should get warned/punished for doing so?