According to Twitter users, poker players are unethical

If Twitter is to be believed, poker players lack ethics. A very unscientific poll was conducted by British poker player and Twitter user Patrick Leonard that showed some incredible results. If the poll is correct, poker players cannot be trusted.

The first question asked, “You’re playing heads up in a tournament, your opponent disconnects, what do you do and comment why if you feel strongly either way.” The only two options for responses were “Sit out and wait” or “Actively steal the blinds.”

Out of the 7,531 responses, 83% indicated that they would steal the blinds. The results astonished even Mike Matusow, who commented, “This just shows how disgraceful so many people in our poker community are. There is no way that I wouldn’t sit out to wait for person to comeback. any other decision is flat out stealing.”

Some decided to respond and justify their reactions. One person said, “It’s online — pillage the blinds!” and another asserted, “It’s part of the game. Unless I knew it was a reg that would wait for me, I’m blinding them out.”