Re: Calling other players \"fish\", \"rookie\", \"amateur\", etc.
 

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When average-bad players berate my ultra-bad-fish-buddies I nearly always stick up for my fish buddies and make fun of the average-bad players (plus defend my ultra-fish-buds)

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Same here.

Also I have also noticed an increase in rudeness.

One question, what do you normally say to defend them? I usually say something like, "Losers always try to tell the winners how to play."

Any better ones?

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I like "TableCoach is giving free poker lessons. And they're worth it."

Re: Calling other players \"fish\", \"rookie\", \"amateur\", etc.
 

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When average-bad players berate my ultra-bad-fish-buddies I nearly always stick up for my fish buddies and make fun of the average-bad players (plus defend my ultra-fish-buds)

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Same here.

Also I have also noticed an increase in rudeness.

One question, what do you normally say to defend them? I usually say something like, "Losers always try to tell the winners how to play."

Any better ones?

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I agree. I will sometimes defend them by saying something like "well, he is winning" or "you seem to know alot to be losing so often".

Since few of them know much, if any, about real strategy I sometimes throw in statements like "Q-4 offsuite is my favorite hand, it always wins for me". I figure it may help them to identify and see me as a total newbie.

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I always come to the defense of the ultra-fish at the table. I do my best to direct the other guy's anger on me. I've actually had the ultra-fish thank me, which is always a good sign.

Usually, something like, "Sorry...he can't hear you over the sound of putting your chips in his stack" or attacking the angry guy's play is enough to draw the fire away from the fish.

Nothing is better than seeing permutations of "**** u fagot" being typed out repeatedly because sore loser has a vocabulary of about three words.