To set the scene a little, I played a £50 buy in game last night. Blinds were £0.25/£0.50 and walked away with £350 profit. 7 buyins in the space of 4 hours. I think that works out to roughly 175bb/hour. It was a very slow game, probably 25 hands per hour so only 100hands played. This equates to 700bb/100. The game was funny with open raises of £10 into a £0.75 pot. Ill have me some of this.
It was a 9 person game with some regular players and one really drunk bad player. Heres my first moral dilemma.
Picture this guy. The dealer tells him its £14 to call. "£14... ?" (stares blankly for a few secs) "So how much is that then?". Another hand sees him calling all in and putting his cards in the middle rather than his chips. He calls all in on a gutshot straight draw and says "£50? Thats like 8 pence to me." This said not in a show off way but a drunk who has no idea of the value of this money to other people. He is showing his cards accidently to the guys sitting near him. He is smashed.
Now this guy is not a friend. He is a colleague of a friend. He is a real nice guy, not an ass. He just loves to gamble it up and play the social game of poker than we love. But he does it with complete disregard for money and without any thought of strategy.
It is so easy to take money from this guy, its like taking candy from a child. He is completely defenceless to any poker player with a little skill. But is it right to continue?
The poker player in me is trying to get a seat to his left, trying to isolate him in pots and wanting him to rebuy. Im wanting to invite him to bigger games and really take advantage of the huge differential in skill. A huge whale waiting to spew his chips.
The other part of me is thinking that this degrades the skill of the game and its as easy as clubbing a baby seal. This doesnt make me feel like a great player. It doesnt use any brain matter. It is just a padding to my bankroll. These people are friends and friends of friends, they are not random guys at a card club or casino. They are all part of a regular game.
He is happy playing.
He can afford to play like this.
But is it morally right to let him ?
4 comments:
Take him for all he's worth.....
Btw....That was Todd
You are like the devil on my shoulder. :)
It is immoral not to take a sucker's money. As long as he is giving it away, take it.
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