Berating Weak Players At The Poker Table

KenProspero · #1 12-23-2005, 01:05 AM

I had a similar situation in a $2-4 B&M game. There was a know-it-all, who was analyzing everyone's moves.

After an hour or so, I got him in a pretty big pot (maybe 12 BB on the turn) He bet, and all I had was a gutshot draw, but with the pot odds, it was a clear call. Anywho, of course I sucked out (had the nuts) and dented pretty bad his stack when he wouldn't give up on the pot on the river. When he saw my cards -- Vesuvius erupts -- he's on my tail thereafter (which is major +ev, since I'm getting everyone's sympathy and throwing him on tilt).

A short while later after his chips had become my chips, I couldn't help myself and said -- "You know, if you're as good as you think you are, you wouldn't be playing $2-4", which set off the Volcano again. The ultimate justice then occurred as the poker room manager called the gendarmes to escort him from the casino.

chesspain · #2 12-23-2005, 01:16 AM

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I had a similar situation in a $2-4 B&M game...Anywho, of course I sucked out (had the nuts) and dented pretty bad his stack when he wouldn't give up on the pot on the river.

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LOL...you dented his stack by taking an extra $12 bucks from him?

surfinillini · #3 12-23-2005, 03:52 AM

there is no point in berating the fish in a limit game lower than 15/30 b/c the chance of you taking lots of money off him is pretty low.

in a deep 5/10NL game it might put the fish on tilt which is more understandable since he could in essence dump his stack to you for thousands...

KenProspero · #4 12-23-2005, 01:55 PM

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LOL...you dented his stack by taking an extra $12 bucks from him?

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No, we were heads up, so the three-bet cap was off. I think grabbed an extra $28 from him on the river. (which can dent a stack in a 2-4 game).

As I said, I determined that I had the nuts -- and I stopped and rechecked as each of us kept raising. So, I was determined to re-raise until he checked or I ran out of chips.

SNOWBALL138 · #5 12-23-2005, 11:30 PM

I berated a weak player today online, and he ended up leaving the table. I didn't make fun of him for sucking out on me. I made fun of him for getting so brutally outplayed by me. It made me feel better, but I had to leave the table afterwards because there weren't enough weak players.

I almost never do this.

#6 12-24-2005, 12:26 AM

I need to chill out with berating the players. Today I was multitabling 50NL, 2 tables at once. I took a brutal beat on one of my tables got beat on the river by a 5 outer. I got so mad and left the table. Then 5 minutes later on the other table some guy bluffed all-in on an open ended straight draw on the turn. I had top pair and a flush draw and he caught his 6 outer on the river. I went nuts and told him how much of an underdog he was, etc and told him that hes a piece of [censored], cock sucker, etc.

I NEVER do this when I play live. I am not that type of person. There is something about online play that makes me do this sometimes. I try not to, its a problem. When I play live I am often friendly and chatty and I find people don't play back at me much because of this. Mabye I should try friendly conversation online?

Any advice? I am not a mean person but I just get so mad when I get sucked out on for my whole stack. I am trying to moveup limits and I take it personally when these ppl suckout on me and fawkup my goal

bobman0330 · #7 12-24-2005, 03:52 PM

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Any advice? I am not a mean person but I just get so mad when I get sucked out on for my whole stack. I am trying to moveup limits and I take it personally when these ppl suckout on me and fawkup my goal

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You need advice on not typing mean things in the chat box? How about... not typing mean things in the chat box? It's a conscious act. Just don't do it.

Depending on the limit, it can also be really effective to deprecate the stakes you're playing for. "Oh no, a hundred dollar pot, now you're going to have to get a second job!" It embarrasses the abuser and gets everyone thinking about the game the way you want--a fun diversion for an insignificant amount of money.

raze · #8 12-24-2005, 04:24 PM

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I berated a weak player today online, and he ended up leaving the table. I didn't make fun of him for sucking out on me. I made fun of him for getting so brutally outplayed by me. It made me feel better, but I had to leave the table afterwards because there weren't enough weak players.

I almost never do this.

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Think about what you are doing. Frankly, you have to be a complete idiot to drive away your source of income.