P. Gordon on Matusow on LFTP

[SoftcoreRevolt]

Mike's "berating" of other people's play is done in such a sarcastic joking manner that anyone who takes him seriously is as big of a donkey as he says they are.

90% of what he says is quite hilarious, maybe 10% could be taken as mean spirited, and it is usually deserved due to people being total douche bags.

And who cares if he says F---? Poker rooms were built for drinking, smoking, and saying F---. Playing cards came later.

[two0crew]

Also, they made a good point in the fact that poker players are always mic'ed up unlike other sports. No one makes a big deal about Tiger Woods swearing when he hits a bad shot, or all the trash talk Micheal Jordan or an NFL player gives during a game. Mike is just competetive, and maybe goes overboard once in awhile but its no different from many athletes (not saying he is one btw..).

[SoftcoreRevolt]

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Also, they made a good point in the fact that poker players are always mic'ed up unlike other sports. No one makes a big deal about Tiger Woods swearing when he hits a bad shot, or all the trash talk Micheal Jordan or an NFL player gives during a game. Mike is just competetive, and maybe goes overboard once in awhile but its no different from many athletes (not saying he is one btw..).

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And yet we still must listen to ESPN's idiots bitch about Mike... le' sigh. And now, we must here people in the Norman Chad of the 2+2 forums quote that stuff.

The only problem I have with Mike Matusow and others like him is that they encourage berating bad play. People who play too many hands online should not have to endure constant insults from douchebags who saw Mike/Phil H./whoever do it on TV. It's bad for the game.

[villafan]

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People who play too many hands online should not have to endure constant insults from douchebags who saw Mike/Phil H./whoever do it on TV. It's bad for the game.

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AMEN!