tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post610034147136453639..comments2024-03-05T08:25:01.029-05:00Comments on Poker Grump: Another strange rule at Mandalay BayRakewellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-75346957434715099912012-09-15T20:09:59.967-04:002012-09-15T20:09:59.967-04:00OMG you are at a 1/2 table. 9 of 10 people do not...OMG you are at a 1/2 table. 9 of 10 people do not know or care enough about the info.<br /><br />People need to stop doing this. All this does is piss people off. So you have 4 people that are there just for fun and you think protecting what you had is more important than keeping the game happy. LOL Thats just crazy. Be the nice guy at the table and keep people happy while at the same time losing their money.<br />Also when are you going to step up to atleast 2/5. The 1/2 grind sucksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-74337532227365627562012-09-10T06:06:17.719-04:002012-09-10T06:06:17.719-04:00NerveEnding is correct, the M has always handled i...NerveEnding is correct, the M has always handled is as last aggressive action shows first.--Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040554189573573008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-78524077369190505872012-09-09T23:46:59.709-04:002012-09-09T23:46:59.709-04:00From discussions with players dealers from other p...From discussions with players dealers from other parts of the country I do not believe this rule is terribly unusual in the US. I do agree that it not common in Las Vegas.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15453813685418342406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-76523070522156217322012-09-09T17:14:44.838-04:002012-09-09T17:14:44.838-04:001. No, I would not ask to see his cards. I'm c...1. No, I would not ask to see his cards. I'm content with the pot. I don't know MB's rule on that point. <br /><br />2. If he were required to show first and had me beat, yes, my usual practice is to quietly muck and move on to the next hand. No point giving out information unnecessarily. The exception is two-pair hands. With those, it's easy enough to make a hand-reading mistake that I usually turn it face up just to be sure that a momentary confusion doesn't cost me a pot that could be mine. <br /><br />3. Poker is, in large part, an information war. Gathering more information on opponents while giving out as little about oneself as possible is an overarching strategy. <br /><br />4. No standoffs should occur. If all casinos implemented the same, standardized rules, and if all players knew them and followed them, showdowns would never take more than a few seconds. Rakewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-41779830724009318792012-09-09T17:05:46.354-04:002012-09-09T17:05:46.354-04:00So if you had shown and he decided he was beat and...So if you had shown and he decided he was beat and folded his cards would you have asked to see them? Would Mandalay Bay's strange house rules have even allowed you that option? <br /><br />If he showed you the winner would you have tried to muck without showing? How likely do you think it is that he would have asked to see your hand? <br /><br />I guess what I'm getting at is this: Why is it such a big deal who shows first? I'd much prefer a rule that says if a hand goes to a show down all hands must be revealed and then these strange standoffs would cease to exist.JT88Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030012435363552208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36880087.post-16715520676991867172012-09-09T16:15:59.534-04:002012-09-09T16:15:59.534-04:00I haven't been there in a long time, but The M...I haven't been there in a long time, but The M casino does it this way, too, i.e. last aggressor shows first.NerveEndingnoreply@blogger.com