From: abostick@netcom.com (Alan Bostick)
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 23:27:40 -0700 (PDT)
To: jimbell@pacifier.com
Subject: [Yadda Yadda] Poker (was Re: [NOISE] [Wager: Seeming Resolution])
In-Reply-To: <m0uC7oO-00092NC@pacifier.com>
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In article <m0uC7oO-00092NC@pacifier.com>,
jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com> wrote:
> What "kill"?  Unicorn claimed a few days ago that he THOUGHT that his 
> challenge would never be accepted, ostensibly because of haggling by me.  I 
> interpret this as unwillingness to bargain in good faith (sandbagging), 
> which is reasonable given Unicorn's track record.  Given this thinly-veiled 
> warning of dishonesty, it is only realistic that I would not want to accept 
> his challenge.  

Jim Bell's ignorance apparently knows no boundaries.  That's not what 
"sandbagging" means.

In poker, to sandbag is to raise a bet after having opened that betting
round by checking.  It's frowned upon in some poker games, but completely
acceptable in others - check the house rules before trying it.

Try as I might, I can't see how Black Unicorn's statements qualify as
sandbagging.  He certainly didn't open the betting by checking!

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