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If I was the dealer at that table, I would have probably stared at him for a minute and then laughed in his face. Okay, I wouldn't have done that, but I would have loved to. I just made a post in the last topic 'out-of-turn action' about this being a mental game as well as a skill-involved one. If this moron is going to try and take advantage of you because he knows you are on the verge of folding, I'd say you have every right to throw it right back in his face. It was not only correct and completely fair what you were doing, but I'm glad you stuck it to the whining brat. He's going to try and take advantage of you and then complain when he gets lured in and taken advantage of instead? Stick it to the hypocrit. I say congrats on your play. That's what the game is about.

EDIT: Also, that was not an angle shot, to the best of my knowledge. It is a common tell that he interpreted without knowing that you were purposely trying to lure him out. In the 'book of tells' it gives tons of examples of different mannarisms and the percentage that the tell is correct. It also mentions that good players know these tells backwards and forwards and will even purposely make some of them as to throw off other players to what they were holding. In my opinion, you pulled it off and I think you are a better poker player for it. If this guy is going to complain about getting lured out, maybe he shouldn't be trying to raise and bluff with a crappy hand, thinking you will fold. That's his fault for being lured out.

seanof30306 wrote:

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It always amazes me that so many people will play a game where deception is so valued, then scream in outrage when they're decieved. It's like the pishers on Survivor, who play a game whose motto is "Outwit, Outlast, Outplay", then vilify the person who outwitted, outlasted, and outplayed them.

Amen to that.