Oct 14,2004, 02:12 PM
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| Flop smasher
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,965
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Chop... in a B&M cash game, if it is folded all the way to the blinds, they will often 'chop'. That means that each of them takes their respective blinds back, and the next hand is dealt.
This is ostensibly meant to cut down on the amount of rake a casino takes. In many casinos, there is no rake taken from the pot if there is no flop dealt. If it's folded to the blinds, and the SB calls, then there will be a flop, which means that there will be a rake.
The important thing to remember is that you should either be a person who chops, or a person who doesn't. (Most do.) You shouldn't be willing to chop if you have garbage, and unwilling to chop if you are dealt a big hand. I am a 'chopper', and because of this I've folded pocket aces in the small blind after asking the big blind if he is a 'chopper' as well. The theory is that in the long run (the very long run) you will save money by not paying a rake in these circumstances.
Also, when a game gets shorthanded (usually 5 players or fewer) most cardrooms will announce that the blinds must play. Chopping is no longer an option.
There is one other meaning to 'chop'--the more obvious one. When a pot is split between two players holding the same hand some people say the pot is 'chopped'.... saying it is 'split' is better, though, as it prevents confusion.
Cheers,
all_aces
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