Why do Maniacs...

[BigBrother]

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The chat box is beneath the fold button isn't it?

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Where's that? I can only see the 'raise' button.

Lagging it up can be fun, and if you pay attention to how the table reacts, you can learn quite a bit to improve your game. (Sure, it CAN suck if you run bad, but hey that's life.)

I think the Maniacs talk about as much as the rest. There are just not as many of them.

[timprov]

Where's Brown Thumb when you need him?

[Wyers]

Agreed. The maniacs are there to GAMBOOL and have a good time - they don't seem to get to worked up about the swings and bad beats. They get a charge out of reraising pots and trying to hit their longshots. I find they are usually good natured and harmless. They know that they don't have a clue - nor do they care.

The loose passives on the other hand LOSE THEIR FREAKIN' MINDS when they take a beat.

[sthief09]

that makes a lot of sense. the maniacs don't care about risk. the loose-passive people are more conservative with their money and don't like losing. I guess that answers the OPs question

[x2ski]

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that makes a lot of sense. the maniacs don't care about risk. the loose-passive people are more conservative with their money and don't like losing. I guess that answers the OPs question

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I believe it does... Thanks wyers [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[LargeCents]

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rarely, if ever, chat during play?

Are they hardcore, die-hard maniacs who must concentrate on their extreme LAG play, or is there something more?

It is common for the table maniac to incur a barrage of insults and expletives during their stay, but most of the time they keep their mouths shut. Why is this?

My theory is that they were originally quite vocal, but had their chat privilages revoked as a result of an "aggressive" vocabulary.

Any other ideas?

I know this is semi-OT, but I was just curious.

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They are too busy betting and/or raising.

They are too stupid/drunk to be able to type.

[Lalit Khajuria]

Their chat is already banned.

[Theodore Donald Kiravatsos]

I am of the opinion that there are two sorts...

1) (less common)
The Action-junkie who has more fun playing when throwing all these bets and raises in. It's all in fun whether they win or lose, and the times they do chat, they seem like they would be "fun" to play with in your home game. This is the sort of person who would share his cards with his buddies watching or to impress some chick. A "lol" that seems cheerful rather than sarcastic when they get a bluff picked off or when they are drawn out on sometimes shows up. Seems like they do not initiate the chat but are nice enough if you start in with jokes or harmless chat instead of insults.

2) (far more common)
The degenerate loser a-hole. This person is the self destructive/pathological gambler who knows what tonight's result will be, but through complusion brings things about quicker than necessary. They are gambling "to get it over with", quite possibly with money that they cannot afford to lose, and it shows up in their demeanor. I identify these very bitter, unpleasant people by the constant cowboy raises and playbacks, coupled with the "ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ" in chat whenever anyone thinks or pauses long enough to come within shouting distance of the timer.


"Your excuses are your own" -- Richard Roma

[belloc]

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Their chat is already banned.

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It's fun saying this in your best Hugo Weaving voice.