Im gonna have to argue that absolutely you should try to beat them senseless early. That is the only time you have ANY chips to make moves with, and those moves compound your skill edge. Plus they'll be paying less attention earlier on, when it doesnt cost so much to play (if they're anything like the home STT's I play) and you can really punish them.

I wholeheartedly agree with lorinda's post as well. Try one time to lighten up... no insult intended, I do this too, but try to make it as robotic as "raptor pushbotting" $11 sng's, I think it'll help in the long run.

hope that rambling post helped.