Vegas pro berated me for this hand...what do you think?

[Rick Nebiolo]

skp,

Maybe you could have checkraised the flop or turn but otherwise everything seems OK to me.

The Vegas pro should have raised BTF and it isn't close. Being an [censored] with the comment on the river is the official call sign of the struggling Vegas pro who generally has 20% of his net worth on the table at any given time. That tends to make them iritable.

~ Rick

[baseball38]

Tell him to go get F***ed. He is just bent because he lost. Heck if his hand was that great he should have raised pre-flop. That is just my opinion.

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[Zeno]

Having someone berate you is not enjoyable. I have been viciously berated at the poker table a few times. I have found that complete silence is best.

In fact, silence speaks much more eloquently than any witty retort that you could come up with, in my opinion.

-Zeno

[CreamPuff]

I think you played this hand post-flop, very very good.

Concerning preflop:

I can't believe the "Pro" didn't raise your limp.

And concerning your limp, Im not sure I like
calling here vs. a "Pro"...I would say it was a
-EV play vs a typical pro, because a pro will
raise with a wide variety of hands...

Maybe you knew this guys tendencies..and know he
doesnt raise so much in this spot..in that case
I'll swing it back to a good call.

And Im assuming he got on your case for your preflop
call..Cause I can't imagine it being anything else.
Of course you'd hate to point out to him how bad
he played his hand preflop...But glad you
stuck it to him on the river.

[inkstain]

[A9suited]

nt

[Tommy Angelo]

"he said "F*ck! keep playing like that buddy...the ATM ain't too far away"...heh"

What happened next? Did you react in any way? And if so, how?



Tommy

[Broyle Dunson]

Hi,this is the first time I havent agreed in whole with an answer of yours.#1 hes probably not a pro or even a good player, but not for the reason you said,in fact your advice of making an antagonistic remark in kind may actually start a problem at the table and bring the game to a stop,with a player about to go on tilt,I want that tilting wanna be to get cards.hes a bad player because of his comment .That in and of itself is indicitive of a lousy player and thats a play that decreases his win rate if he even has one.not a pro in my book.as for playing 15/30 ALOT of 30/60 day players sit in the 15/30 because the games have been SUPER GOOD lately at the Bellagio..Broyle

[bobgreen]

It would be nice if berating and insulting were a little less prevalent. I've responded by asking, with a respectful and sincere demeanor, what I did wrong; how should I have played it. This may awaken the berater to the fact that his comments might improve his opponents' play (I doubt that his type is motivated by altruism). It also may give you a line on his thinking.

[VeryTnA]

"playing like that buddy...the ATM ain't too far away"...heh"
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My reply would have been: COOL....I didn't know you guys have one of the "NEW" ATM's that accept deposits.