Do you " Chop" at a poker tourney??.... I usually offer or agree to it

[Dante]

last night im at my buddies 15 people 20$ buy in rebuys 20$ until half tourney...


I had the 2nd place guy out chipped by like 7grand first place paid 340$ second paid 220$ ... so we chopped $280 each.... I think it was pretty fair..... I could have won it as I was on a roll but it was late and we were pretty even

do you poker players ever chop if your close in chips?

 

[Enfuego]

Got down to 6 in a tourney last Monday. Total pot was around $1,300. I asked the chip leader if he'd take $400 and the rest would split evenly and he (and the rest agreed). Anytime you can put in $20 and make around $180 it's a good day.

 

[KillaRSox]

I'll just about always chop. Can't say no to a profit.

 

[Enfuego]

I'll just about always chop. Can't say no to a profit.

This is the best answer. Making profit is good in my book.

 

[Defying]

I use to not. I wanted the experience of playing down. At the time, I was very new to playing poker seriously and viewed it as an opportunity to get better. I was the guy that wouldn't agree to the chop. It has cost me way more than it won me. I use to not even chop the blinds..... I always chop now.

 

[jonnyangel]

we chop almost every game, if the number is off we do 1 hand blind for the spare change, love the chop

 

[Dante]

This is the best answer. Making profit is good in my book.

agree...

 

[Dante]

I use to not. I wanted the experience of playing down. At the time, I was very new to playing poker seriously and viewed it as an opportunity to get better. I was the guy that wouldn't agree to the chop. It has cost me way more than it won me. I use to not even chop the blinds..... I always chop now.

you win tourneys Sir?? ;o)

 

[DeathEatsaCracker]

Yesterday I was playing in a 10k guarantee deep stacks tourney and we were down to 12 people and I'm sitting on 25k in chips with 1500/3000 blinds and 500 ante, and we were playing 6 handed so my stack was degrading fast. I was shocked when someone from the other table asked if we wanted to chop for $800 each. There were 3 people with over 75k in chips and everyone else was short stacked, so this was a very generous offer.

What is interesting is that they bring out "chop cards" so there is a blind vote to determine if the chop occurs so that if someone doesn't want to no one will know who it is and they can't pressure him.

On the few occasions that I was chip leader when a chop was called, I would usually ask for 2nd place money and everyone else split evenly which was agreed to every time if I remember correctly.

 

[asweproceed]

^ You got a good deal. I never chop as I usually have an edge on people.

 

[JAKEPEAVY21]

I think the decision is based on many factors..depends on the situation

 

[quantumleap]

Yesterday I was playing in a 10k guarantee deep stacks tourney and we were down to 12 people and I'm sitting on 25k in chips with 1500/3000 blinds and 500 ante, and we were playing 6 handed so my stack was degrading fast. I was shocked when someone from the other table asked if we wanted to chop for $800 each. There were 3 people with over 75k in chips and everyone else was short stacked, so this was a very generous offer.

What is interesting is that they bring out "chop cards" so there is a blind vote to determine if the chop occurs so that if someone doesn't want to no one will know who it is and they can't pressure him.

On the few occasions that I was chip leader when a chop was called, I would usually ask for 2nd place money and everyone else split evenly which was agreed to every time if I remember correctly.

Yeah, it depends on how many chips I am up by in 1st if I want to chop. I was at a guy's house and he had about 60% of the pot and I had 40% and he offered to chop so I took it. But then again it was 1am and we were both drunk so I guess that's the easy way out.

I don't think I would offer if I had 70% of the pot.

 

[JakeT.]

Depends how broke I am. I don't want to sound like a badass or anything but I am hitting 100% on my last 1 poker tournament. You guys are lucky I don't play in the RX league.

 

[Dante]

Yesterday I was playing in a 10k guarantee deep stacks tourney and we were down to 12 people and I'm sitting on 25k in chips with 1500/3000 blinds and 500 ante, and we were playing 6 handed so my stack was degrading fast. I was shocked when someone from the other table asked if we wanted to chop for $800 each. There were 3 people with over 75k in chips and everyone else was short stacked, so this was a very generous offer.

What is interesting is that they bring out "chop cards" so there is a blind vote to determine if the chop occurs so that if someone doesn't want to no one will know who it is and they can't pressure him.

On the few occasions that I was chip leader when a chop was called, I would usually ask for 2nd place money and everyone else split evenly which was agreed to every time if I remember correctly.

so how much did you cash out from the tourney?

 

[DeathEatsaCracker]

so how much did you cash out from the tourney?

$800, which was equal to 3rd place money for everyone. Buy-in was $130.

 

[Stylez]

Depends how broke I am. I don't want to sound like a badass or anything but I am hitting 100% on my last 1 poker tournament. You guys are lucky I don't play in the RX league.

Your money is always welcome in our games

 

[Scoops]

I think the decision is based on many factors..depends on the situation

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[LLXC13]

If it's close, chop, sure. Otherwise, you can scale to remaining chip stack.

 

[Dante]

Your money is always welcome in our games

I have seen JakeT play poker.... the word yikes comes to mind ;o)

 

[awmllc2000]

It depends on the situation. But I like to agree to a chip chop.