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Peoria cube action #2 - OTB

Posted By: Matt Cohn-Geier
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 12:00 a.m.

In Response To: Peoria cube action #2 (Matt Cohn-Geier)

Larry had been steadily improving his position over the past 10 rolls, missing many double-outs, and finally cubed me here. No RO but it is TG. He cubed here and I went into the tank.

I have heard something (I think from Kit) that as soon as you know you are taking or dropping you should just act. However rules have their exceptions and I had my reasons for deliberating here:

1) I knew I was passing
2) I really didn't want him to cube me early at -2 -3
3) The position has been pretty involatile (he just lifted his blot on the 3 pt, but I was pretty much passing in any case)
4) If I pass immediately he will realize that I would have passed on the previous rolls
5) Given that he will probably realize that even if he didn't think it was a cube I would still have passed
6) If I pass quickly there is a good chance he will cube me earlier at -2 -3.

The only real decision I had over the past few rolls is how long I was going to think about the cube and how I was going to convince him I was actually thinking about taking. I decided I was going to think about it for about 15 seconds and move my hand to the checkers on the 9pt since they didn't seem to fit into any set pattern.

Did I act unethically or do I deserve an Oscar?

Messages In This Thread

• Peoria cube action #2
  Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 5:26 a.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 6:52 a.m.
    • Peoria cube action #2
      David Kettler -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 10:12 p.m.
      • Peoria cube action #2
        neilkaz -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 10:48 p.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    Max Urban -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 9:49 a.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    Havard Raddum -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 11:59 a.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    neilkaz -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:01 p.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    David -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 4:34 p.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    Coolrey -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 6:16 p.m.
    • Peoria cube action #2
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 6:21 p.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2
    Martin -- Tuesday, 13 October 2009, at 9:45 p.m.
  • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 12:00 a.m.
    • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
      neilkaz -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 12:09 a.m.
      • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 12:11 a.m.
        • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
          neilkaz -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 12:20 a.m.
    • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
      adambulldog -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 12:36 a.m.
      • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
        Coolrey -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 9:44 p.m.
    • Peoria cube action #2 - OTB
      Sam Pottle -- Wednesday, 14 October 2009, at 8:05 a.m.
    • View from the bleechers
      Chuck Bower -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 4:41 p.m.
      • View from the bleechers
        Jason Lee -- Friday, 16 October 2009, at 5:00 p.m.