showing a bluff/rude or not?

[frankinstein]

i was at a play money ring game today.
it was a 6 seat table with 2 people i know,
and 3 strangers to me.
now i felt 3 of the strangers were cold if not rude.
there bets were kinda pushy.you know 3or4 all ins in a row.
so when i had a chance and the cards fell right
a made a big move on a big pot and got them to fold.
then showed 72 off.no pairs no str8 no flush...nada!!

was it rude to show them..
i felt i was given back what they were dishin out.
but i kinda felt bad right after i did it.
kinda mentioned it to at the table, that i would make a thread.
so here it is...was i rude? please speak plain!!

[Arezzo]

....how is that rude???...it is impossible to be "rude" to the ignorant...they wouldn't understand anyway....lol

[scgirl]

Very...very rude...Bad boy..7/2 ahh man...
Nah, just kiddin'......I think it's funny, cause I wasn't the one that got bluffed out. (that time, anyway)
BTW..ever heard the sayin' "what goes around, comes around"?

[frankinstein]

lol sc... ur right,i get bluffed all the time and when they show it,
i laugh,when its my friend anyway.

[scgirl]

LoL...I get bluffed out more than anyone...I swear. But everytime I try to do it, I get caught. I just don't do it.....

[chipjones]

thanks for that info sc i now know you dont bluff. frank i will sometimes show a bluff just to get under the other persons skin, now they dont know do i have it or is it a bluff. is it rude no it's part of the game

[SweeneyTodd6]

Well you know how I feel about it mike, if its done to you its ok to do it back, but to do it to a friend its rude thats unless he did it first.

[SweeneyTodd6]

Part2, Showing a bluff to a friend who has not done it to you its kind of showing that player/friend up. GREAT THREAD. LOL

[scgirl]

Chip, LoL..I never bluff...or do I?

[chuckster66]

I like it when they show.helps me figure out how to play them!

[Amber30]

I was told that it's a good move to show a bluff sometimes because you are more likely to get called when you have a good hand.Also it can make your opponent get riled and try to get their own back, which can lead them to make silly moves. I agree with Sweeney though that it's not good to make a friend feel that they've been had.Use with caution lol

[theguvnor]

i dont have a problem with it friend or not, as stated before it can help later on when you do have a hand.To be fair i dont show that often when i bluff ,but when you are down to 3 or 4 players left it can be used as a tactic to put your opponents off their stride, after all arent we all playing to win ?

[akatiger]

seems 2 me m8 u were just returnin the favour,nothing wrong with that.
u played the table and wot wos gettin done 2 u.
me personally i dont bluff (cough cough)lmfao

[outlaw1966]

If you want me to be totally honest m8....well played , bluffing is a big part of the game and if u a player on ur table who likes to push if they have a hand or not u need to show them that u can out play them so they will be a bit more hesitive the next time they try to bluff u.

[SternSwiss]

Showing cards is before all a matter of manipulating table image and information. So it has to be done intelligently, in tune with a game plan.

You disclose some information for free, so it has to serve a purpose.

Personally, I never felt insulted by anyone showing cards.

[keithpe]

they should be shot at dawn

[flip29a]

lmao keith, what happened to "hanging".. xx

[flip29a]

you play whatever way you want Frank.... bluff??? go for it and show... i can't bluff, cause someone always raises and has better hand.... I have gd hand i raise, they raise higher, I fold, they bluff.... one day the two will meet and i might start winning again.... lol. good luck anyway frank xxxx oh and btw.... Frank Rude???? never xxx

[symbolon]

Frank if you felt it was the right thing at the time to do, then it would be the right thing to do believe me. A gentleman like you are few and far between, however, there on one or two guys who come close lol.

good luck on the tables!

xxsymxx

[keithpe]

you must be talking about me ty sym :P