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Poker Etiquette

The $500 Muck: A Wild Poker Tale of Justice or Villainy?

Imagine this: a 1/3 game, a player shoving blind for his last $500. You make the call with a junk hand for the story. At showdown, he refuses to table his cards, demanding the dealer do it for "superstition." After a cringey standoff, he tells you, "Sure, you can table them for me." What do you d...

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In for $4k, Out for $0: The Brutal Honesty of a Poker Beatdown

There's a certain kind of quiet that follows a big loss at the poker table. It's the sound of an empty chip tray, the hollow echo of bad beats replaying in your mind on the lonely walk to the car. One player recently shared their tale of turning a $4,000 buy-in into exactly zero dollars, and the ...