are you saying you slow rolled him (which is slowly showing your winning cards) which is bad
etiquette or are you saying you slow played your hand ( which is feigning weakness early by
checking, only calling, or making small bets to disguise your strength) which is good strategy,
quite smart, and acceptable etiquette?
Had a guy get pissed at me for slow rolling, I was just trying to maximize my win with a monster hand
Heres a Perfect of example,, of a TRUE Slow Roll,, and this caused a Huge fight at the table,, lol
full ammount in center was 5 grand or so,,, the winner of the hand said this,,, "Ive got 2 pair,,, a pair of jacks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, And ANOTHER PAIR OF JACKS,,
lol,,, that is a slow roll,,,
playing COY,,, is smart poker,,
cheers to you on a big win!
Technically he called his hand wrong and should lose.
I'm no poker pro, but wouldn't the age old saying of the cards speak for themselves apply?
It's possible a novice player could see a flush and it might actually be a straight flush, the dealer should be able to sort it out properly or call over the supervisor to settle the issue if needed, I can't think of the right term to call the poker room headman, not exactly pit boss, nit the equivelant to that.
As to slow playing a monster hand, totally fine, or bluffing or anything short of actually cheating or some type of nefarious activity like team playing and having signals with your partners in crime. That would surprisingly easy for a small team of not so brilliant sc