Angle Shooting Argument on Live at the Bike

At what point in a run-it-twice bet can you change your mind? That’s the question dividing poker players this week after Live at the Bike regular Harry pissed off his entire table, after agreeing to run the turn and river twice – then changing his mind after he saw his top pair/shit kicker, was seriously outgunned by trips!

The2+2 forum were quick off the mark to alert people to the “pretty shady move”, OP kneehall explaining the action:

“Basically, Harry over-jams the flop and gets snapped by middle set. They agree to run it twice before the cards are exposed. Once he sees his hand he says, 'No, I only want to run it once' and goes runner-runner to hit a flush.”

What that looks like in practice was shared on YouTube in a couple of edited versions, the first showing the alleged angleshoot…

…and it’s pretty clear that they agree to run it twice, but when exactly does Harry change his mind? And does it matter?

Listen closely and remember what our Bicycle Casino regular says – and then compare it to what he argues in the extended version which joethepokerpro shared on YouTube…

Nobody is very impressed with ‘angle-Harry’s’ attempts to snag the entire pot with his ‘timely’ change of mind – but as Harry says a hundred times:

“It doesn’t matter! I can change my mind!”

Well, Harry was the focus of a pretty hilarious and interesting Doug Polk video late last year, in which he showed one card pre-flop and proceeded to not only play the hand, but also bluff with everyone knowing half of what he had!

So, an interesting guy is Harry and he has his defenders, the Polk video not meeting with universal approval…

…but seriously, whether Harry is right or not that he can change his mind before the turn peels, even after seeing his opponent’s hand, it’s a bad move in my book – and with the floor ruling no more running it twice, he screwed it up for the rest of the table. BooHissHarry!