What Is Slow Rolling In Texas Holdem
The world is warming, and there’s heated debate over what to do about it, or if it’s even warming at all. (Hint: It is.) Amidst this debate, some opponents of government regulations and environmental policy have taken up protest by retrofitting their diesel trucks to spew billowing clouds of black, noxious smoke. When the soot gets blasted, it’s called “rolling coal.” Some save the move for those special moments when they’re in front of a Prius, then post the video online.
Or will you slow-play with a call, setting a trap for your opponent? Situations like this will happen pretty much anytime you play a session of poker. If you want to walk away from the table with as many chips as possible, you need to know how to choose between fast-playing and slow. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
The practice is illegal under federal legislation, but apparently not so hard to get away with in Texas. The state’s transportation code prohibits excessive smoke from a vehicle, but that code includes a handful of exceptions for diesel engines, saysTom Vinger, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
“[Diesel engines] will smoke during acceleration, gear changes, some travel conditions, vehicle loading, and those exceptions are covered under the law,” Vinger said.
There are several ways to make your truck “roll coal,” ranging from removing factory-installed emissions regulators to reprograming the small computer that coordinates fuel injection.
But according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act, it is illegal “to manufacture, sell, or install a part for a motor vehicle that bypasses, defeats, or renders inoperative any emission control device.”
Reprogramming of emissions equipment is hard to detect in state inspections since Texas does not require emissions testing for diesel engines. There is a visual test that looks for a proper exhaust system. One mechanic told StateImpact Texas that an inspector would easily notice if required factory parts were removed from a truck.
On online diesel forums, some owners have reported that it can be easy to pass inspection with a truck customized to roll coal. One user on the Dodge diesel website CumminsForum.com claimed to have removed several emissions parts from his truck and said “I believe [my truck] is also supposed to pass a visual inspection [of emissions system] but as impressed with the sound of the truck as my inspector was, he let the visual slide.”
“Rolling coal” likely gets its namesake from the deep black color of the smoke from a diesel exhaust. According to Neil Carman Clean Air Program Director with the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter, that’s troubling.
“When you see any kind of smoke, you’re going to find some level of carcinogens,” said Carman. “But the soot indicates that you’re also getting a high volume of unburned diesel fuel – unburned diesel vapor.”
Vaporized diesel in the air is “very bad,” said Carman, who also spent 12 years inspecting industrial plant emissions for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Fuel that burns completely will be reduced to pure carbon dioxide and water vapor, but when it doesn’t it’s components can reunite in the air to form large toxic molecular rings called PAHs, the topic of a recent Austin study. Carman calls them a “super carcinogen.”
Slow Roll Poker – Have You Heard of it?
You may have heard this phrase at your local casino or your friend mentioning it. It’s an old poker move that is hated more than the dreaded check raise, but with good reason. A slow roll in poker is an incredibly unethical and distasteful move to employ. It is when a player has the best hand and takes an inordinate amount of time to call and show the winning hand. It is one of the most disliked moves in poker.
Why Would Anyone Slow Roll?
A player will typically slow roll his opponent with the intention to frustrate his opponent and possibly get them on tilt. But at what cost? You have lost that opponent’s respect and the other players at the table too.
A player may also just be a mean spirited individual and just do it for his own amusement. Whatever the reason, it’s very uncool and won’t win you any favours with your fellow poker players. Texas Hold’em Questions is opposed to slow rolls and something we ask our students not to do.
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What Is Slow Rolling In Texas Holdem Game
A slow roll is quite easy to detect in live play at the casino. The way your opponent reveals the cards and their facial expression are usually a dead giveaway as to whether they are intentionally slow rolling you.
It’s important to note the player in the hand as you need to be careful not to misinterpret the behaviour of a beginner player or a forgetful elderly individual. They may just be slow or not realise the strength of their hand. A beginner may not know he has the nut flush and think he’s playing a one pair hand when he slowly calls on the river. If he has the nuts and isn’t re raising you, it’s a pretty clear indication he isn’t slow rolling intentionally as a good player will always try to get more chips in the pot if at all possible.
Slowrolling Online
It is harder to detect a slow roll online. A delayed call could just mean a poor internet connection. The player might be answering the door or in a key hand on another table so don’t just to judgement. Be careful before you curse your opponent online.
On the other hand, if the player slow rolls and does a winky face in the chat, you know you’ve just been slow rolled. It might be worth taking a note of that player. Lets face it, the kind of player to slow roll is the same type of player to make irrational bluffs and show you after. There is strategic value to knowing who the slow rollers are.
Next time you play, make sure you don’t slow roll! You’ll find yourself with a big target on your back and lose a lot of respect too.
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Check out the hand below where Sheik slow rolls Gus Hansen, uncool.