string bet???? (1 Viewer)

[sonofneeway]

picture this....

A player announces raise, has 6 chips in their hand, reaches out over the bet line and drops them slowly one by one, counting all 6 chips as they drop.

They don't reach back for more nor did they declare a dollar amount prior to the forward motion.

thanks

 

[DrStrange]

Seems a bit overly dramatic, but I don't see any problem. Was anyone confused? Or fooled?

No need to make this harder than it needs to be. Villain bet what he/she wanted, and no one seemed to be harmed.

Sometimes players do weird stuff that isn't intended to take advantage or angle shoot.

 

[Jimulacrum]

In a cutthroat competitive game, I could see this being called a string bet. It falls squarely within the meaning of that term (dragging out your bet into multiple stages in a way that allows you to gauge people's reactions to assist your decision).

In a home game with people you know, let the player get his intention clear and then ask him politely to perform his bet in one motion moving forward. Expect to have to remind this player multiple times. Some people just enjoy betting in silly/quirky ways, and it's relatively harmless unless it becomes the norm. No need to declare it a foul and limit his intended action.

 

[LotsOfChips]

I don't see any problem. Was anyone confused? Or fooled?

I'm curious. What would your answer be if:

• the bettor did the same thing, but only dropped 2 (or 4) chips?
• the bettor grabbed their entire stack and started dropping chips one at a time?
• the bettor closely watched the reactions of other players and stopped putting in chips when he saw an opponent making a move to call or shove?

Not saying I totally disagree with your perspective, but it sounds like it could get pretty angle-shooty pretty fast.

 

[Frogzilla]

I would expect that gets ruled as a raise to the first chip dropped (or a minraise if that first chip is not a legal raise)

 

[Jimulacrum]

I'm curious. What would your answer be if:

• the bettor did the same thing, but only dropped 2 (or 4) chips?
• the bettor grabbed their entire stack and started dropping chips one at a time?
• the bettor closely watched the reactions of other players and stopped putting in chips when he saw an opponent making a move to call or shove?

Not saying I totally disagree with your perspective, but it sounds like it could get pretty angle-shooty pretty fast.

Could get angle-shooty, but is it? Hard to judge on just one example.

Show me the same player doing the same sketchy thing a couple times, though—or even two or more different potential angles—and I'm going to be hyper-alert and constantly suspicious of everything out of the norm. And if I'm the host I'm probably going to draw the line.

 

[Kentucky]

Depends.

As described I can see the chips dropped slowly, one at a time, but in a continuous, rhythmic action. This would be merely annoying.

But If the player was making a big deal of the “ooooooo - will he won’t he? - THREE!” drop another with very long pauses and (even jokingly) trying to ramp up the tension that would be more of an angle for me.

 

[Rhodeman77]

How many of the chips did it take to make a legal raise? 1? 2? All 6?

If 1 chip was enough for a raise and the player slowly dropped the rest to gauge reaction then it could definitely be considered a string bet. If this player has done this in the past and not bet all of the chips he took past the betting line then it is even more likely to be an angle shoot. If the player has always put all of the chips brought forward into the pot then I wouldn’t consider an angle shoot but someone being dramatic. Context is important and more information is needed than OP provided.

 

[WedgeRock]

Maybe not an angle shoot among friends, but it might be an attempt to get under someone's skin...

 

[Natskule]

picture this....

A player announces raise, has 6 chips in their hand, reaches out over the bet line and drops them slowly one by one, counting all 6 chips as they drop.

They don't reach back for more nor did they declare a dollar amount prior to the forward motion.

thanks

I wouldn't call it a string bet just an annoying action by an asshole.

 

[drdr]

There's a bet line. So have players do their counting/drama behind the line. Then push chips over the line.

 

[Deucekies]

I would've been more concerned if the player *didn't* bet all the chips he had in his hand. I believe most places I've played at, the rule is if you cross the betting line with chips, everything in your hand is the bet.

 

[ValueTown]

No, considering it's a friendly game and the experience level of the player.

They didn't reach back for more chips. But I would ask them to announce raise, then an amount. That way if they did have 9 chips in hand, meant to raise 4 of them and drops 6...the 6 would be the raise amount. Can't pick them back up.

 

[ekricket]

picture this....

A player announces raise, has 6 chips in their hand, reaches out over the bet line and drops them slowly one by one, counting all 6 chips as they drop.

They don't reach back for more nor did they declare a dollar amount prior to the forward motion.

thanks

The conversation would go something like this

“Wow bro, did you see that on tv”? You are like a pro, doing chip tricks like that. I bet everyone here was on the edge of their seat, wondering if you were going to bet $.50 or $2.50, and because we call anything it doesn’t matter anyway.”
“Can you do that “chip on the nose” trick too?”

 

[WedgeRock]

I believe most places I've played at, the rule is if you cross the betting line with chips, everything in your hand is the bet.

Not the WSOP.

Post in thread 'Angle shot at The Lodge' https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/angle-shot-at-the-lodge.129465/post-2647770

 

[Deucekies]

Not the WSOP.

Post in thread 'Angle shot at The Lodge' https://www.pokerchipforum.com/threads/angle-shot-at-the-lodge.129465/post-2647770

The WSOP doesn't have a betting line, does it? (I haven't watched in recent years.)

 

[Taghkanic]

Was anyone confused? Or fooled? […] Villain bet what he/she wanted, and no one seemed to be harmed.

As a host, I’m not interested in having to sort out nonsense like that.

Don’t have the time or patience or inclination to stop and determine how everyone in the hand felt about it.

I’d make a firm and clear ruling, and trust that it sends a message to both the player and the room to be more careful.

Adults should be able to learn rules and play by them. As host I am not there to be a kindergarten teacher telling kids not to bite each other.