Predator314
02-16-2005, 10:35 AM
I'm not one to do much trash talking at the poker table. I spent my adolescent days hustling pool halls and fighting my way out the door many nights. I learned one thing during those times. Getting punched in the face hurts. Also, punching someone in the face hurts. Fighting just plain hurts.
So, I'm the quiet guy at the poker table. I don't want to scare off the fish. I play my game and keep to myself. Soemtimes I will chat it up with a friend if he's sitting beside me.
So I'm at a live tournament this past Saturday. It's a monthly no limit tournament at a fraternal lodge. I'd say the average age in this tournament is around 60 years old. I'm 27. The tournament is pretty much a limp fest. I'm not very well liked because I don't limp much. Here's one hand where I did limp:
I'm on the button with TJs. There are 2 limpers in front of me, so I limp as well. Small blind calls, big blind checks. 5 of us see a flop of:
10,J,x
The two blinds check, first limper bets, 2nd limper folds, I raise it making him commit about 3/4 of his stack if he wants to play. The two blinds fold. The initial better immediately pushes all in. I had to call at this point. He flips over pocket Aces and the turn nor river helped him. The guy was out and this was the 3rd time in the past 4 tournaments I've eliminated this guy.
That was the last hand before the 2nd break. During the break, he comes up to me belly aching about the bad beat he just took from me. I try to ignore him and eat my sandwich, but he kept going on and on and on. Finally, I just said "Listen, had you raised before the flop, I would have never been in that hand". He said "I wanted action on those aces!". I said "well, you got it, now go eat your $150 sandwich you just paid for". I walked off. The dude was really steaming. Sometimes it just feels good get that crap off your chest.
Any of you all have a good way of responding to these jerks? Especially in a live game.
So, I'm the quiet guy at the poker table. I don't want to scare off the fish. I play my game and keep to myself. Soemtimes I will chat it up with a friend if he's sitting beside me.
So I'm at a live tournament this past Saturday. It's a monthly no limit tournament at a fraternal lodge. I'd say the average age in this tournament is around 60 years old. I'm 27. The tournament is pretty much a limp fest. I'm not very well liked because I don't limp much. Here's one hand where I did limp:
I'm on the button with TJs. There are 2 limpers in front of me, so I limp as well. Small blind calls, big blind checks. 5 of us see a flop of:
10,J,x
The two blinds check, first limper bets, 2nd limper folds, I raise it making him commit about 3/4 of his stack if he wants to play. The two blinds fold. The initial better immediately pushes all in. I had to call at this point. He flips over pocket Aces and the turn nor river helped him. The guy was out and this was the 3rd time in the past 4 tournaments I've eliminated this guy.
That was the last hand before the 2nd break. During the break, he comes up to me belly aching about the bad beat he just took from me. I try to ignore him and eat my sandwich, but he kept going on and on and on. Finally, I just said "Listen, had you raised before the flop, I would have never been in that hand". He said "I wanted action on those aces!". I said "well, you got it, now go eat your $150 sandwich you just paid for". I walked off. The dude was really steaming. Sometimes it just feels good get that crap off your chest.
Any of you all have a good way of responding to these jerks? Especially in a live game.