What do you say when someone calls you a good player?

[Mr. Curious]

What do you say when someone calls you a good player?

[Rasputin]

You could thank them for the compliment.

[Nigel]

I don't have this problem.

I buy it totally and lose all my money as I have become so more confident of myself.

I have a problem with my constant cynicism. It causes me no end of problems. So, I tend to be wary. Yes, I've had it said to me. Not often! [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

I gauge the sincerity of the alledged compliment by the person it's coming from. If he/she is someone I've seen play, and I respect their play, I'm flattered.

If it's from someone I don't know, I watch them more carefully than I have been and then decide if they were sincere or trying to get inside my head.

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What do you say when someone calls you a good player?

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It depends where it's said. If someone you respect tells you that you're a good player away from the table you just thank him.

If he tells you during a game I think you should try to deflect it by saying you're just getting lucky or something like that. You don't want the other players to become wary of you.

If it's said as a snide remark because I just sucked out in a hand I usually make some idiot remark about how I saw the situation developing in the hand and the more stupid the remark the better.

[Mr. Curious]

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If he tells you during a game I think you should try to deflect it by saying you're just getting lucky or something like that.

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My standard response is always: "I'm just lucky sometimes. The good players are __ and ___", naming the local pros.

[yvesaint]

i move up

[Victor]

if im at the table or if its some regular fish i just say,"ahhh, ive just been hitting cards lately. if its away from the table with someone i respect i just thank them.

[Mr. Curious]

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i move up

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