Is it rude to apologize?

[illunious]

Being a passive by nature, I feel the need to apologize for bad beats in my favor.

Is there anything wrong with an "Ouch" "Sorry man" at an online table?

[AKQJ10]

If it keeps an inferior player coming back to your table because they enjoy playing poker with polite opponents, it sounds like a very good thing. Sometimes i'll make a statement of empathy, like, "Man, that's a rough hand to lose with" while stacking my pot.

I always try to be polite at the table no matter how pissed off i am at getting drawn out on. Sometimes i can't hide my frustration but i still try to force out a "nice hand" to make it clear it's nothing personal.

[MycroftX]

No I do not think it's rude. As far as your average ring game, I do it here and there when I'm witness to someone getting sucked out on a miracle river, and loosing with a monster. If anything it has the negative effect of calming him/her down, instead brewing towards going on tilt. However, I only do it when it was a hand I was not involved in. Some people appreciate it, but again, it's profitable for you when he/she get's pissed/on tilt, and starts calling everything in an attempt to recover the bad beat.

In a NL tournament showing a good attitude can be helpfull. A good example is this... you've just beaten the chip leader on a moderate pot, or he reluctantly folded to you. You yourself are one of the short stacks, being polite here simply keeps him from being hostile towards you, or 'out to get you.' You don't want a big stack pushing you around just becuase he's grumpy.

imho

-MycroftX-

[scott1]

Don't apologize. Even if it is sincere, it tends to ring hollow.

Are you really sorry that the cards fell in such a manner that you won money and they lost?

Sometimes I'll say something like "unlucky, XXXX" or "tough break, XXXX" but not sorry. I'm not sorry.

[wdbaker]

I would agree with scott1 if you had nothing to start with and totally did a runner runner on them, your sorry will sound hollow.

But if you had a hand to start with and it just happen to get improved along the way and you won, then I think its all right and might keep the donor at the table.

One Street at a Time
wdbaker Denver, Co

[AncientPC]

Yes. It's usually when I suck out on someone by catching a set with a smaller PP after going all in.

[jmgambler]

It is not to rude to apologize....but like the other poster says it does ring hollow and are you really sorry? if you were at a B&M game would you give him the money back?

Very often when I get sucked out and the player apologizes I will respond with:

"NEVER be sorry I would do it to you in a heartbeat"

Regards David

[Chris Daddy Cool]

most of the time i dont talk to other players in the chat but from time to time if i do give bad beats i say sorry, tough luck kind of things, especially if i give a bad beat to a bad player so i can confirm his own beliefs that he's playing well just getting unlucky.

[deacsoft]

I know I appreciate it a little in our home games. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[emonrad87]

I only say anything if the other guy says anything.