Blinds - When to chop? Also funny bad-beat.

[Talking Poker]

I'm in the SB. You're in the BB. Everyone folds to me. Rather than us fight it out head to head over blind money, I say, "Chop?" If you nod, we pull back our blinds and the next hand gets dealt. In theory, we should do this before looking at our cards.

That's what he's talking about.

[JDMcNugent7]

I cannot beleive people do that. It's freakin $6. Can't they just play ?

I'm glad theres no dumb rule where you can do that on the internet.

[Zybomb]

Its just a polite way of letting the action go on.... there is no money besides the blinds in the pot, so you dont stand to win much often, which is why people will do it

I agree though no shot Id chop here...., the situation comes up twice, he raises my blind, then the third time looks at his cards and asks to chop? Crazy.......

[JDMcNugent7]

this is limit or NL where they are talkin about the chop ?
If limit i guess i can understand if NL i still think its just stupid.

[Zybomb]

It works in both NL and Limit. Think about it though...even in NL we'll assume 3 6 blinds.... we'll go with a typical online structure, though it isnt this way in casinos, and say everyone has an average of 600 on the table. Its folded to the blinds...if the SB calls theres 12 in the pot. (roughly 1/50th of a players stack) The flop comes... are you really gunna bluff at such a small pot? Most likely someone takes a stab and takes it down, as its not worth playing back at a stab because you have nothing invested and the pot is so small. Its unlikely to have much action.... so its jus like a thing amoungst players so it can go on and the action can be found.... obviously in a case where a player looks at his cards and raises 2x then the third time looks againa nd says hey lets chop, its ridiculous

[JDMcNugent7]

ya i guess it makes sense now. I didnt understand it because Ive never played in a casino.
On the internet you can win a whole players stack though even if just heads up. In live play i can see where this would be much more difficult.

[Zybomb]

right -- and that all goes back to the point that

1. Although there are plenty of fish in casinos, it will never be equivilant to those online. and

2. Pressing a button on your computer that says call if a hell of a lot easier than putting a 100 dollar bill (or a chip you paid 100 dollars for) into the pot