David Pham Chops

[drewjustdrew]

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Here's an idea.

Don't use the f-word or any swear words at the table. It's rude.

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I'm an adult playing a game that requires you to be over 21 to participate, and playing it in a casino. I shouldn't have to watch my language like I was playing in an elementry school.

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If there is a chance that cursing makes fish uncomfortable, why not restrain yourself from doing it? I understand the occasional slip, but grow up.

[shaniac]

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Don't use the f-word or any swear words at the table. It's rude.

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The thing is, the vast majority of the time the F-word is used, it's not meant in any rude way. It's either a gesture of frustartion or a benign colloquialism. Neither use should be grounds for a penalty.

When I was at a Bike final table recently, one of the players said, in a complimentary manner to another player, "See? She don't fck around." We all said "Let it slide" but the floor heard it and he was on the rail for 10 minutes.

I actually like the rule because I don't want to hear that word and especially with ladies present. If the word was aimed anywhere towards me I would take all of his chips while he is sitting on the rail.

[Sykes]

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Here's an idea.

Don't use the f-word or any swear words at the table. It's rude.

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[censored] you. [censored] everyone that thinks this rule is a good one. You have no right to censor anyone, you [censored] nazi.

[censored] is one of the greatest words ever because it can be used in so many ways and still not be offensive.

[player33]

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Here's an idea.

Don't use the f-word or any swear words at the table. It's rude.

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[censored] you. [censored] everyone that thinks this rule is a good one. You have no right to censor anyone, you [censored] nazi.

[censored] is one of the greatest words ever because it can be used in so many ways and still not be offensive.

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Gee, didn't see that coming. You this predictable at the tables as well?

[drewjustdrew]

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I think it started in LA cardrooms, where player and dealer abuse was a big problem and people apparently need rules to inform them that using the "f-word" is often impolite. It was a constant source of nagging at the WSOP 2005.


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I thought it started when all the TV exposure started in an attempt to "clean up" the image of poker. I haven't played in Cali that often, but I first heard of the rule 3 or 4 years ago at the WSOP.

[Temp Hutter]

The F-Bomb rule was a good idea gone bad. The good idea was to try and curtail abuse of dealers and other players at the table. What we got instead was the F-bomb rule which doesn't help the probelm at all. You still have people acting completely out of line towards dealers and other players, but so long as they restrain from the dreaded F-word then they can get away with much more than is appropriate. Floor staff, dealers and players need to step up in situations where someone is out of line. The F-bomb rule does nothing to help anyone.

[WDC]

Try telling them its "F**cked up" and then ask them what you were supposed to say after the stupidist f**cker on the planet rivers a two outer. Saw that happen once. Don't know how long the penalty was because the guy just never came back.

[tpir90036]

I have no evidence one way or the other... but I find it hard to believe that this was "one of the most bizarre conclusions to any poker tournament in history."

The story that followed that lead-in was extremely disappoining compared to what I had cooked up in my mind with both players flopping quads with a fouled deck and the tournament being cancelled in favor of them playing a marathon heads-up chinese poker session for T5 per point (with no bonuses).

[shaniac]

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The story that followed that lead-in was extremely disappoining compared to what I had cooked up in my mind

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When a silly and widely disliked rule forces a player to change his entire strategy and revoke a "no chop" policy, costing him who-knows-how-much EV, it's noteworthy.