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Originally Posted by DGZack
Weird, I feel like I usually agree with you at the table on most things but I don't agree here. The chips aren't blatantly hidden and it's not at all a secret Alec almost always sits deep. Haven't played a decent amount of cash with him I'm pretty darn confident this is unintentional and I also occasionally set my big chips aside like this without thinking much of it (probably a side effect of mostly playing limit). This is why I almost always ask players in the hand if they have any large chips I'm not seeing, and I think that responsibility still falls to the player on the other side.
The chips are blatantly hidden. His stack forms a wall around his 2 large chips such that only the two players directly next to him could possibly see them. He basically hid them as much as possible to still allow for a sliver of doubt in the event that he gets accused. The only way they could be more hidden is if he formed a complete wall around them... Given his level of experience, this constitutes blatantly hidden.
What do you mean, "it's not at all a secret Alec almost always sits deep."? Are all poker players supposed to be Alec Torelli enthusiasts and know he always sits "deep"? Not even sure why people think this is a reasonable point to bring up and I saw it mentioned by another poster ITT. It wouldn't be unreasonable for another pro to know next to nothing about Torelli, let alone how many bbs he usually buys in for.
Everything about the way Alec handled the situation screams angle and anyone with half a brain and some live poker experience realizes that. After Wolf moves all in he instantly picks up the large chips and asks if Wolf saw them, knowing all along he obviously didn't. It's pretty disgusting to watch him play it off as an honest mistake and then pretty much brag about how he made a genius call.