I feel terrible when I win money from somebody because...

[Sitting Bull]

[Dave in Cali]

What ARE you saying here? I'm not winning due to my own Stuper-Magoo-ness? My own sheer brilliance is not the sole and only source of my own perception of my own Stuper-Magnanimous-ness? Please don't go confusing us with the TRUTH now! We can't handle the truth! I wouldn't want the bubble of us Stupor-Geniuses to be busted, forcing to face the reality that own own magnificent-ness is NOT the REAL source of our own ability to eek out some sort of profit from this game!

;-)

gotcha Al!

Dave in Cali (aka kiddsaroundalottocus magoo-icus)

Seriously, though I goof around, Al is right. He is basically saying the same thing I said: if you can't handle the truth behind the reasons we win at poker, take up another game. And you can't handle the truth if you can't handle winning off other people's mistakes. It's the only way to win, and every good player accepts this. If you're worrying about such things, you can't possibly be focused on what it REALLY takes to win.

Dave in Cali

[Ryan_21]

You should take his advice and realize that it is the truth. Like he said if you really feel this way, you should find something else to do.

Ryan_21

[cardshark]

I didn’t have the chance to read all the replies, but Al, you hit the nail right in the head.

The opposite would be like the cat feeling bad for the poor little mouse.