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Honestly, returning half the winnings on the spot is the thing that makes me believe no cheating took place. If you did actually have a strategy that you put m
by RC_ITR 4y ago
Honestly, returning half the winnings on the spot is the thing that makes me believe no cheating took place.
If you did actually have a strategy that you put months of effort into, you’d deny deny deny. If they’re asking, they’ll already check for cheating (like they did above) and you planned for that. You knew you had to cover your tracks and you know the train had left the station.
I honestly think this was just bulls*er luck and no-one to cry cheat like a pro male poker player who just got a bad beat against an amateur female player.
- nigamanth 4y agoReturning half could also have been a way of subliminally saying "Shut up, right now, you got your money and don't mess up my strategy."
- googlryas 4y agoExcept that returning money is so rare in professional poker that the act itself raises red flags.
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- gouggoug 4y agoIt could have been Lew recognizing she had been incredibly lucky and feeling bad about it.
- freyr 4y agoThis sums up the problem with the pro-cheating side – the argument boils down to: “This person didn’t behave how I think I would behave in this situation, so she’s probably guilty.” But many people get extremely defensive and indignant when caught cheating or lying. Do returning half the money when cornered by Adelstein is evidence of nothing, either way.
- RC_ITR 4y agoCasino poker is zero sum. The house makes money on a take rate, but the alleged cheaters winnings came directly from other players. There’s no “be chill, I’m trying to get money from the house” aspect here.
- mellosouls 4y agoI think the winnings returning was completely understandable within the frame of a bullied individual caving under the power dynamics that seemed to be at play in this unpleasant situation.