I will sometimes want to leave after winning a significantly large pot. I will always stay til the blinds come around to me at least once then leave before the BB hits me a 2nd time. Leaving immediately just seems like bad ettiquette, so I will stay for an orbit or 2 after.
muse713 said:
It is the point of any cash game that you can sit at a table and leave whenever you want.
However, if I know that a player consistently hits-and-runs then I won't give him any action because I won't get a chance to get my money back if I lose the hand.
Good luck !
we can not always criticize that kind of actions sometimes they just want to steal the pot and someone has something better sometimes you have a strong hand but not so strong example if you have 7-7 bets 3 bet and they make you a re-raise of 12 bet I think it's okay to run is telling you that you probably have a better opening hand like JJ or QQ up to AK this I read recently it is better to make a mistake to lose fewer chips before the flop than to commit a big one after the flop and lose a lot of chips good luck greetings:deal:
It bothers me when player doubles up on me then leaves. But that is poker. I would have like to get another chance to win it back however It’s his right to leave anytime. But bother me more is if I see him seat another table right after rather than leaving the casino. Means he’s too afraid to continue playing poker deeper stack with the table
Online I think, its just part of the game, that people can leave, whenever they want, and for whatever reason. Also why does it even matter? Online there are always other tables running and other people playing, so players being "stuck" have plenty of chances to win their money back.
In live poker I would personally be hesitant to make a "hit-and-run", if I though, it would be ill received, and I might come back to play with them another time. I think, if you are a professional or semi-professional live player, you need to treat the weaker players in your game like your customers, and try to make them happy.
I can still see situations, where I might do it though. If for instance I am sitting with a big stack, and some wild maniac is deep stacked as well, that might force me to play outside my bankroll and comfort zone, and I see no reason, why I should accept this. So in that situation I would just make some excuse, that my wife texted me, and our son is sick, so I have to go home.
In live poker I would personally be hesitant to make a "hit-and-run", if I though, it would be ill received, and I might come back to play with them another time. I think, if you are a professional or semi-professional live player, you need to treat the weaker players in your game like your customers, and try to make them happy.
I can still see situations, where I might do it though. If for instance I am sitting with a big stack, and some wild maniac is deep stacked as well, that might force me to play outside my bankroll and comfort zone, and I see no reason, why I should accept this. So in that situation I would just make some excuse, that my wife texted me, and our son is sick, so I have to go home.
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I've never understood all these debates about poker etiquette. I get why hit and run might be annoying to other players at the table, but if its not against the rules of the poker room or casino, players can do whatever they want. If someone wins a big pot and wants to leave the game its their prerogative.
I've done it once. Playing a 1/2 NL and had $130 on the table. 3 people shoved before me and I looked down at Q4 suited. Based on the play I realized I was at least live, which I was. Two had AK and one had AJ. Flopped a 4 and rivered a 4. scooped and had to leave since I went there with a bunch of people.
muse713 said:
You are definitely not the only person doing that, in my opinion the majority of poker players are irritated what it happens to them even though they do it themselves sometimes. I think the reason is that people regard the person who makes a profit and quickly leaves the table as a weak player and feel he would have made mistakes if he stayed longer, and if that rationale is correct, then the person is making the best decision for himself to leave the table with his winnings. After all, that was the reason he sat down at the table in the first place, to make money off the other players, not vice versa.
