a little problem

How can you prevent yourself from making it PERSONAL when you are involved with the person at the table, that you can't stand the least bit? And you are playing a hand out with him.

You just play your game as you would and think of him as no more than just another player -- then if you take him down (especially a nice catch on the river, provided you can call till then), have a nice smug look on your face and that'll piss him off and put him tilt (hopefully)! Then you can watch him lose all his chips! If you don't win, or have to fold, take pride in that...you didn't give him the chance to do the above -- and if he bluffed you...so be it...you will get him in the long run /images/smile.gif

irrelevant to the way you play the hand. That doesn't mean you can't enjoy it more when you win and hate it more when you lose!

It seems like a maturity issue to me.