Jul 3, 2005

A quick quote for the recent poker etiquette discussion, that I should have remembered almost immediately:

"Yeah, I'm gonna go all in 'cause I don't think you got the spades."

If this somehow isn't familiar, it's from the start of Rounders. Mike is up against Teddy KGB in a no-limit hold'em cash game. Mike has a full house and thinks KGB made a flush on the river. KGB bets $15,000 and Mike raises him all-in for another $33,000 and says the above line. He deliberately misrepresents his hand because he wants as much money as possible. The relevance should be clear enough.

Of course, it turns out that Mike was wrong, KGB quickly calls with a higher full house, and Mike ends up delivering stuff in a truck owned by a guy known as Knish. So say what you want, but make sure you've got the nuts or else you just might get chumped.

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