Dealing with a table critic

[Jim Easton]

How'd I do?

Jerk: lucky bastard
(after Jerk's 93o in the BB lost to A3s on an A-3-3 flop)

Unskilled player: dont call me names you sore looser

Jerk: sheesh, the fish are sucking out big time tonight

Jerk: thats two hands in a row

Jerk: well, the first one wasnt really a suckout (the 93o hand)

Jerk: but that one was

Jerk: dude, if your man enough to play poker, be man enough not to get your panties in a bunch when someone complains about a bad beat (unskilled player)

Jim: how about if you be man enough to not get your panties in a bunch after a bad beat?

Jerk: i dont begrudge anyone the right to complain when they get beat

Jim: If you want better opponents there are plenty of 15/30 tables

Unskilled player: thanks (Jim)

Jim: np

Jim: most of us are here to have fun

Unskilled player: yes

[JohnShaft]

How'd I do?

He shut up = Mission accomplished

[Poker Jet]

WTG Jim, if more ppl stand up to loud mouth idiots on the tables, the fish would remain longer for us to snack on ;-)

Clearly a nice +EV move, keep it up!

[Jim Kuhn]

Nice job Jim! I try to do the same thing. I usually ask the jerk if all of the lessons are free.

[Jim Easton]

He hasn't said another word (at least 30 minutes), and the other player singled me out to say later when he left.