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Freakakanus

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Why do sites block chat when a player is all in? I find this very annoying since if I could get the person to talk it would help me make a decision on if I want to call or not. Is there a good reason for this anyway?
 
Egon Towst

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I`ve never noticed that, Freak. Which sites do you have in mind ?
 
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Freakakanus

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Ub and Stars both block chat when someone is all in.
 
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pokerstars do it, I think its more of a protection against collusion and such more than anything else.
 
Egon Towst

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Interesting. I don`t play Stars, but I`ve spent a lot of time on UB and never even noticed. When I`ve got that kind of decision to make, I would usually spend the few seconds I`ve got reviewing my player notes on the guy and/or thinking about his betting pattern.

In real-world play, you`d make some remark and look for a reaction but, online, I wouldn`t think you`d get a response in time to be useful.
 
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Usually you don't get a response in time but I like to try anyway. I like to call his hand and see if he'd show.
 
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Uncle/Aunt Zinny has it right as usual Freak.
 
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if you make your decisions based on the other persons chat you should try another game.
 
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Yeah its to stop people chatting that they folded or are playing a hand that can,t be beaten so as to make it fair for the person making the call if that make sense i,e collusion like ZIN said.
 
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if you make your decisions based on the other persons chat you should try another game.
Any suggestions? Why wouldn't or shouldn't you use ALL the information available to you to make your decision?
 
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Just a person who like all of us need to improve thier game. I disagree with his statement, but people trust other types of reads more than others.
 
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