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Originally Posted by Discretion
There is an old guy in my room that repeatedly does this. When he has a monster preflop, he will pretend to watch TV while covering up his cards with his hand. Normally, this will induce someone to act out of turn and start a chain reaction. If that person raises and there's calls, he'll wait until the action completes then he'll say something about him not having acted yet. He'll then limp (so action doesn't change) then jam. If the next person doesn't raise, he'll speak up immediately and raise.
Is this just a stupid angle that requires very observant dealers and players to combat?
Yes, an angle.
I'm depending on dealers to control the game. First time action goes around the table and back to a skipped player, I'm expecting the dealer to call the floor. TBH, I'm expecting the floor to rule the hand dead after significant action had occurred.
If the dealer doesn't call the floor, or declare the hand dead, I'm requesting clarification.
I've also been known to ask players who sometimes hide cards/big chips, if they have cards/big chips. The goal is to get them not to keep hiding cards/big chips, as well as to alert the dealer and table that they are hiding cards/big chips. Some people don't know, others are angling.