Do fish realize they are fish?

They absolutely do not know that they are fish. They don't know the odds or understand the game. I know because I used to be a fish. I didn't even know that there were odds to hit a flush/straight. I just knew that I would hit it sometimes.

[benkahuna]

Haha, the subject line made me laugh. Are fish self aware? Maybe it's just me.


(I can already predict the reply, "It's just you.")

[dogmeat]

The real question should be, do they care if they are weaker players than all you great 2+2 players.

Ever play something you aren't that great at just becaue it's fun? (bowling, baseball, craps, scrabble etc.) Not everybody really expects to win at poker anymore than the average casino player really expects to win at the slot machines..........

Sure, they hope to win, and might even have a "system," but thank goodness they are just there to have fun. I've played against doctors, lawyers, stock traders, even celebs like Bill Cosby. They all thought they could win, they all were dogs in the game, and they all made more than every pro on the table combined.

Enjoy the "fish" while you can. Eventually you will get to a limit where the only fish on the game is you.

Dogmeat [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

RE: the Nice Hand.

You know, quads is a nice hand. So is aces full of kinds, etc... All of those hands are really great and when I see quads or a straight flush I am liable to think "nice hand" and "wish I had that right now."

The stupid part is when someone replies with "ty" like they had something to do with it. The thankyou part is what has always bugged me. Most quads (not all, of course) result in a tiny pot unless some unwitting victim catches a high pockets and thinks he has a monster full house. I think that the person who had the quads should say, "yes..nh indeed."

In fact, that is what I am saying from now on.

[Python49]

A buncha guys at my college think they're good when they're actually fishes... those are the types that don't know they're fish.

[benkahuna]

It's common courtesy when someone says something nice to thank them. It's not necessarily the person thinking they made something happen. Being cordial generally has a positive impact on a game and your own play, especially to weaker players.

[maybedinero]

nh when someone gets a big full house or quads is just one of those things that keeps the atmosphere in the online poker room friendly, I don't think what Slotboom's saying applies in the same way to net poker.

I would never type "nh", as I type out actual complete words. I might well type "nice hand", or "nice", or some such thing when someone ends up with quads, not as a compliment, but because quads are a damn nice hand to end up with.

[Jeff P]

Mushu,

This post made me laugh out loud and I nearly fell out of my chair.

Thank you.

[capone0]

it's called courtesy. someone says something nice about you or your hand, you thank them. i guess you think it's obnoxious, but I see nothing wrong with it.