[Galilee]

As someone who's struggling really hard to improve my game and climb out of the low limits online, and playing some tough live games with some really competitive friends, these kind of posts really get to me - what kind of poker player thinks he's so great he's got to be a martyr and try and lose for the good of the game? If you're so good then take them for every cent they own and enjoy it - you earned it! Play with good grace and it's not your problem if they get miffed at losing. You might not find it so easy though - when I play with my girlfriend and her mum for fun (and I never soft-play them!) I can do everything 'right' and still lose to someone who'll play every hand, only to stop halfway through and ask if you can make a straight from Queen to Three, via the Ace ...