Commenting on other people's play

mormank · 18-12-2006 06:37AM #1

I just cant understand it. There always seems to be one player at the table in cash games (live) who feels the need to comment on how you played your hand wrond "can't believe you raised from the small blind with ace queen" etc.. These type of players get on my nerves and i find that alot of the time these self professed pros can be losing players themselves. Am i wrong??? Should I just play by the book all the time?? Problem is, i find this to be no fun. Also i find that when i raise with these marginal hands from questionable positions if i hit, especially in omaha, i claim the biggest pots!!! Is it me that is wrong? And what are your opinions on these type of players at your tables???

Sinfonia · 18-12-2006 06:50AM

There was a guy at my table last week sitting next to me who was giving me advice on hands, but he was talking quietly just to me, and offering constructive advice. I still felt a little uppity kind of like "hey I don't need your charity man, I'm the greatest player at this table!"

But it was a hell of a lot nicer than some asshat loudly announcing their disgust at how you could possibly consider calling that bet when you're a 49% dog.

It's even worse when there's two of them, and they're speaking to each other about every hand...
And especially anyone who chastises a fish/noob/whatever should be banned for life...from...poker.

Hectorjelly · 18-12-2006 07:07AM

people play such bad poker though, its almost criminal to let some people go un-abused.

Daithio · 18-12-2006 07:49AM

Hectorjelly wrote:

people play such bad poker though, its almost criminal to let some people go un-abused.

As Oscar says though, 'don't tap the aquarium'. If they're bad you want them to continue to play badly and don't want to scare them away from the game, which is what happens. Nothing annoys me more than some muppet making comments like this. Not out of sympathy for the bad player, but because it's either going to make him better or scare him away from the table.

Spiritus · 18-12-2006 08:03AM

I cannot believe you brought this up.

Hectorjelly · 18-12-2006 08:13AM

I like to abuse winning players, obv not the fish. I told some american guy earlier that I hoped some of his friends or family would die in iraq. Worked a treat! (allthough I got my chat banned for a while

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Daithio · 18-12-2006 08:24AM

Hectorjelly wrote:

I like to abuse winning players, obv not the fish. I told some american guy earlier that I hoped some of his friends or family would die in iraq. Worked a treat! (allthough I got my chat banned for a while )

That's a good one, pity you can't tell where they're from on full tilt. I'll defo try it on stars next time.

BigCityBanker · 18-12-2006 08:58AM

Hector, from reading board this morning I can see that you have had a long night. Now would be a good time to go to bed.

Hectorjelly · 18-12-2006 09:19AM

But im winning! Ive had a bad few days and have managed in the last few hours, playing only one table, to make back everything I lost and am nearly up enough to buy myself a new LCD moniter! My posts havent been that bad have they? Im playing very well, which is vstrange considering how long its been since ive got some sleep.

I didnt really hope that guys family had died in iraq, we got in a stupid argument after I won some meaningless hand. He got it into his head that I was gay and kept going on and on about it, so I let him have the full force of my wrath. I hate stupid people who are homophobic almost as much as beggars.

LuckyLloyd · 18-12-2006 09:21AM

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smurph · 18-12-2006 02:53PM

Glad your getting into the Christmas spirit HJ, keep up the good work. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

califano · 18-12-2006 03:07PM

mormank wrote:

Is it me that is wrong?

Yes

bohsman · 18-12-2006 03:11PM

smurph wrote:

Glad your getting into the Christmas spirit HJ, keep up the good work. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Hes talking about buying an LCD monitor, how much more into the christmas spirit can you get? Spend, spend spend.

mormank · 18-12-2006 04:07PM

glad u cleared that right up for me rounders!!!! point is, when i play live i like to have some fun... hence y i dont play by the book. Plus most people who play by the book are easy enough to read

ianmc38 · 18-12-2006 04:11PM

Hectorjelly wrote:

I hate stupid people who are homophobic almost as much as beggars.

Lol.

mormank · 18-12-2006 04:11PM

Spiritus wrote:

I cannot believe you brought this up.

i think it is long overdue!!

5starpool · 18-12-2006 04:25PM

mormank wrote:

i think it is long overdue!!

Either you are missing the humour in Spiritus' post or else I am missing you getting his humour, and missing the humour in your reply.

It is Monday after all.

Samba · 18-12-2006 04:27PM

You should always let a bad player know how bad he played a hand, that way they will want to improve their game and then it will be tougher in the future to get their chips.

It makes sense

bops · 18-12-2006 06:22PM

mormank wrote:

... when i play live i like to have some fun... hence y i dont play by the book. Plus most people who play by the book are easy enough to read

My thinking exactly - live poker should be fun, people who play by the book are often easy pickings

btw: never tell someone how bad they played - ignorance is bliss

I have decided to wear my MP3 player fulltime at the cash tables now. This is due to the amount of abuse i'm getting lately for playing MY cards the way I want with MY money...it's gone to the stage that I can't listen to the ****e anymore.

..altho i do have the volume low - i think its important to hear as well as see what going on around me. It just helps me ignore the bs remarks.

mormank · 18-12-2006 06:46PM

course i see the humour in spiritus post.. like u said, its monday and i jus didnt have the energy to reply ne other way.. maybe i could have said something like... dammit still nothing...

mormank · 18-12-2006 06:51PM

yes it should be fun.. other thing that annoys me is, the other night i commented on another guy's play and he got very nasty with me!!! This was a guy who always looks "shocked" at how i play my hands and comments on it all

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