Re: [ba-poker] Ethical guidance needed

[Rodney Chen <rchen(deleted the rest)>]

I've had no problem or objections in B&M casinos to having a friend sit 
behind me and I'd flash him what I was dealt.  I thought it would be a 
good way for someone to understand the starting hands I played in Holdem, 
and Omaha Hi/Lo.  I'd say it'd be more detrimental to my cause because he 
could give a tell about how good or bad my hand is, but it brings another 
player past the intimidation of just going in and sitting at a poker 
table.  Some of us have seen the gf/wife sitting behind the player for 
hours.

I'd be inclined to do the same online, if they wanted to understand the 
hand better, I'd pull up the hand history and review the hand with them 
afterwards, but not get them involved during the hand.

Rodney

On another note, is it me or has there been more rude player vs. player 
behavior?  I've been in situations recently where a player threatened 
to kill another player at the table, and one other egging a player to take 
it outside.