Manners At The Poker Table.

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Manners At The Poker Table.

SlyChipper 06-27-2006, 3:40 PM
I play online and at an out of state casino monthly and what I see alot of online more than in a real casino is players compliaining about flops,betting and lets not forget the unknown rule of assigned seating?
In an online pokerroom there's no seating rule in a SnG or Tourneys Private or Public I talked to a Buddy of mine who works at a local Casino in New Jersey and he plays online and sees this stuff in the chatbox all of the time.
The Flops are by the computer no hexes or spells and Betting is up to the players and theirs styles-some just suck!
As far as a chip and a chair it's better to leave a game if some player is whiney about position-it's not worth the headache-They will most likely bustout before the break anyway.

There's no crying in Baseball or Poker.

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NELLOB 07-01-2006, 11:19 AM
Hey Sly. You hit the nail right on the head. I've been playing online poker since January of this year and I've yet to play in a trny where someone isn't whining for some dumb reason or another. Another thing I am noticing in the forums is that whoever is posting regarding the play of others, he or she is an expert poker player and all others are dondeys or suck outs, etc. etc. As you say, the best thing to do is ignore them and just play your game. I think more posts like yours might smarten up some of these whiners and complainers. Good Job.

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skinroy 07-05-2006, 2:00 PM
i dont think anything will help out the crybaby's.Another reason it happens online is if you start that crap in a casino either someone at the table will knock you one or security will be helpin you on your way out.online there is no immediate action(such as blockin chat,etc)esecially with the crack support team at absolute.i think most of these people cryin would never try any of that crap with people in front of him instaed of there moms monitor.butt whatever i usually get a giggle or two out of it anyways

i'm a little fish lookin to be eaten by a shark

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Knudi 07-06-2006, 5:21 PM
Actually skinroy at AP you can block peoples images and block they in the chat. I use to do that to all the crapy whining players. and then it's sudenly just nice guys which is speaking Big Smile [:D]

Try that

It works for me.

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Ole_is_Alice 07-18-2006, 3:11 PM
Agreed Knudi, block the image and the chat. It just feels like you're playing against the computer that way. Poker is poker. If you've seen poker tournaments on TV with the professionals, they too end up with bad beats. It drives me nuts when people blame the site they're playing on. Seriously, it's poker. Plain and simple. When I play in a live game, I don't win every hand that I play. I suppose I should blame the host of the tourney. Poker. Plain and simple. Gambling. Plain and simple. A beat's a beat. Get over it. If you can't handle it, don't play. Better yet, if you can't handle the whine bags, turn off the chat and block the image. Plain and simple.

You should see my other half

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NELLOB 07-18-2006, 3:58 PM
Hey Alice!!

Well spoken, very true. Couldn't have put it in better terms myself.

Please allow me to reiterate, thank you. All you moaners and groaners out there who eventually blame others for your losses, and, then become abusive, get lost. Go complain somewhere else. Try pulling the same antics at a live Casino, see how far you would get. Just shut up, play your game as best you can and enjoy it while you can. If you can't do this, take up another hobby. You guys should'nt be playing poker.

Whew, was nice to get that off my chest! Thanks again, Alice, for your valid comments and for letting me vent my feelings too.

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QUADLADY 07-26-2006, 6:35 PM
I do not believe that the seating is random with Ap. Reason being when I am in a tourney with eyecall he is always seated next to me and if lilly2 is in it she is on the other side of me. When there is 60 or more people in the tourney every time....odds are it is assigned seating.
Just my thoughts.

~BELL

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NELLOB 07-26-2006, 7:31 PM
Hey Quad.

Funny that you should mention being seated at the same table often with some of the same people at Absolute Poker. Also at AP, it happens to me every game. Minimum two up to maximum four of the same people in every tourney, at least for fifteen to twenty minutes into the game.

However, Quad, I don't think it's done purposely. I may be wrong, but, my feeling is that AP, first split all the entrants into two halves. Then each half is seated alphabetically, one picked from the start, the next one picked from the end. Sounds plausible, but, it's only my theory. Anyone half other ideas??

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Arjonius 08-04-2006, 3:14 PM
In general, I don't pay any attention to the online whiners. It's an unfortunate part of online poker that the internet provides a degree of anonimity that some people hide behind to act in ways they wouldn't in live games. Of course, some people are lame both online and live, but the proportion is probably a fair bit higher online.

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talkpkr2me 11-03-2006, 3:34 PM
I try to and generally succeed at just ignoring them...If you notice,its the same people every time...Its the sites fault,the other players suck,or plain bad luck,on and on,they have an endless supply of excuses...The trashtalk and demeaning other players is what I find the hardest to tolerate...Can you imagine watching a table with lets say Brunson,Negraneau,Ivey,etc.....talking like that to each other......lol....I listened to an interview with Howard Lederer and his sister Annie Duke once,they both agreed that if they were able to change anything about online poker it would be the trashtalk at the tables..........But like I said,if you notice,its the same ole' people every game....

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LDJ1s 01-22-2007, 12:46 PM
I hate the whiners too, but I won't block their chat as I have caught too many people colluding via the chat box. In one tourney I was in 2 players, when in a hand together against a 3rd all-in player, would actually compare hands and chip stacks and decide who would take down the pot. "I have JJ".... "I have trips but you need the pot more".... or when in a pot heads up "You need some chips call my next bet and then bet out after the flop and I will fold"

This was at AP and AP did nothing to the other players even after I complained. In fact, APs support staff would not even vonfirm to me if that sort of behaviour was agains tthe rules as it would "violate the other players' privacy" What?

Anyways, if you dont like another players chat, note them... complain if necessary, never play them again... but I would never mute their chat.

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forgot2wipe 01-26-2007, 4:21 PM
I agree... as much as these people irritate me, I can't bring myself to mute their chat.

As for colluding / sharing info with another player... I witnessed this once at Wingows, but it HAD to be an accident to post it in the table-chat... lol. Wingows software brings the table to the front when action is on YOU, sometimes entering chat to the table when it was MEANT for a private message. I assume this guy was looking down at his keyboard while typing out the cards he was dealt, then pressing "enter" before realizing he typed it in table-chat. He did this at least 3 times.

Did that make sense?

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LDJ1s 01-27-2007, 9:51 AM
yep that makes sense

well, your explanation made sense... cheating does not

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skinroy 01-27-2007, 4:58 PM

forgot2wipe wrote:
I agree... as much as these people irritate me, I can't bring myself to mute their chat.

As for colluding / sharing info with another player... I witnessed this once at Wingows, but it HAD to be an accident to post it in the table-chat... lol. Wingows software brings the table to the front when action is on YOU, sometimes entering chat to the table when it was MEANT for a private message. I assume this guy was looking down at his keyboard while typing out the cards he was dealt, then pressing "enter" before realizing he typed it in table-chat. He did this at least 3 times.

Did that make sense?

did you report them???i would of just because he was to stupid to be careful and should get both of those accounts froze...

i'm a little fish lookin to be eaten by a shark

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forgot2wipe 02-02-2007, 6:21 PM
No... I didn't report em. I've just recently started taking snapshots / posting names at forums and such. I DID report a few recently at Vegas, including a photo with the email. I made sure to capture the part where he says, "They'll never ban me. I spend too much money at this site". LOL I haven't seen his name in any games since then, when before he was everywhere I turned.
I'm guessing only a few sites will actually do anything about this. Jungle / OKUSA is worthless when it comes to help / support. Vegas, on the other hand, seems to be concerned with anything I send em'.

Lemme stress something while here.... I'm not totally against trash-talking. I have no problem with creative, original insults. I've never backed down from a battle of wits and don't plan on doing so anytime soon. However, profanity laced mama-jokes are NOT WITTY.

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