Chopping
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November 26th, 2022 at 4:48:32 PM
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I won a poker tournament while in Vegas this week!
It was the $75 Bally’s 8 pm tournament. 36 people. 1st paid just over $700.
Anyway, people kept making offers to chop once we were down to final 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. I just kept saying no and I was the only one who said no.
The offers were fair enough, and I probably could have negotiated to get a little more if I had really wanted.
But I kind of just wanted to win even though I knew it wasn’t a guarantee.
My question is, is it rude to not chop when everyone else wants to?
It was the $75 Bally’s 8 pm tournament. 36 people. 1st paid just over $700.
Anyway, people kept making offers to chop once we were down to final 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. I just kept saying no and I was the only one who said no.
The offers were fair enough, and I probably could have negotiated to get a little more if I had really wanted.
But I kind of just wanted to win even though I knew it wasn’t a guarantee.
My question is, is it rude to not chop when everyone else wants to?
November 26th, 2022 at 5:12:16 PM
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Not rude at all. You paid $75 for a chance to win $700. My answer ( regardless of how few or how many chips I have ) is always " If you want to concede me 1st, you can split the other money any way you want to! "
November 26th, 2022 at 6:17:12 PM
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Not rude at all. They were probably pissed but my response to that would be get over it lol. You’re never obligated to chop.
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November 26th, 2022 at 9:12:29 PM
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Nope. Not rude. You may have ruffled some feathers with the staff, but that’s because they would like to get that table closed and reopened as a cash game which generates a rake.
The very first tournament I ever played was a $30+$10 tourney at O’Sheas in Vegas about 20 years ago. There were only 10 players, but since it was a regular scheduled tournament, they paid 10% of the field. One winner took it all. $300.
When it got down to heads up, I had a monster chip stack. The other player asked “want to chop?” I didn’t even know what chopping meant but I quickly figured it out when he followed up with “$140/$160?“ had he offered something more reasonable, like $100/$200, I may have agreed. Instead, I said it was my first tournament, and it may be a mistake, but I kinda wanna see how it plays out.
About 5 hands later, I had the entire $300. 😁
The very first tournament I ever played was a $30+$10 tourney at O’Sheas in Vegas about 20 years ago. There were only 10 players, but since it was a regular scheduled tournament, they paid 10% of the field. One winner took it all. $300.
When it got down to heads up, I had a monster chip stack. The other player asked “want to chop?” I didn’t even know what chopping meant but I quickly figured it out when he followed up with “$140/$160?“ had he offered something more reasonable, like $100/$200, I may have agreed. Instead, I said it was my first tournament, and it may be a mistake, but I kinda wanna see how it plays out.
About 5 hands later, I had the entire $300. 😁
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November 26th, 2022 at 9:34:14 PM
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Not rude at all, and congratulations to Finsrule and DJ on your outright victories.
The tournament design, rules, and format exist for good reasons. It would be rude to become indignant that a winning player might choose to adhere to them.
The tournament design, rules, and format exist for good reasons. It would be rude to become indignant that a winning player might choose to adhere to them.
"I suppose I was mad. Every great genius is mad upon the subject in which he is greatest. The unsuccessful madman is disgraced and called a lunatic." Fitz-James O'Brien, The Diamond Lens (1858)
November 27th, 2022 at 5:49:20 AM
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Quote: FinsRuleI won a poker tournament while in Vegas this week!
It was the $75 Bally’s 8 pm tournament. 36 people. 1st paid just over $700.
Anyway, people kept making offers to chop once we were down to final 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. I just kept saying no and I was the only one who said no.
The offers were fair enough, and I probably could have negotiated to get a little more if I had really wanted.
But I kind of just wanted to win even though I knew it wasn’t a guarantee.
My question is, is it rude to not chop when everyone else wants to?
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Good for you, not only did you stick up for yourself but you won.
I would tell them that they could chop if they wanted but I am taking no less than first place money. They can chop up 2 through 6th place.
At my age, a "Life In Prison" sentence is not much of a deterrent.
