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kardmania
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07-17-2009, 04:16 AM
Post subject: Sportsmanship your thoughts
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You can go on any poker internet site any day of the week and see the same behaviors and worse from Joe Schmoe from nowhere who has accomplished nothing. Someone takes a bad beat and they can go a little nuts. Someone else bets badly on a poor hand and blames everyone but themselves. You will hear the game is rigged, the site punishes aggressive players, and of course let us not forget the calling players 'Donk' among other colorful names.
It's poker. By definition it is a game. A competitive game but still a game.
If you watched any of the World Series you would have seen some good examples of players that had a right to be upset. They took some pretty bad beats. But most of them, not all, handled themselves with grace and style.
Having four months from getting down to the final nine to when the final table was actually played was really a different idea this year. It was surprising to learn that all nine were coached to behave like ambassadors of the sport during that time.
It is important to learn to accept defeats gracefully and try working on your own game rather than bad-mouthing/name-calling your opponents or calling it all a game of LUCK!
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givememyleg
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07-17-2009, 05:40 AM
Post subject: Re: Sportsmanship your thoughts
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WHO YA GONNA CALL?!??
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Originally Posted by kardmania
If you watched any of the World Series you would have seen some good examples of players that had a right to be upset. They took some pretty bad beats. But most of them, not all, handled themselves with grace and style.
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Like phil hellmuth right?
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Key word...SOME..players..Hellmouth never behaves with grace or style.
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'Act like youve been there before' obv
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Lukie
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07-19-2009, 05:35 AM
Post subject: Re: Sportsmanship your thoughts
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Originally Posted by kardmania
It is important to learn to accept defeats gracefully and try working on your own game rather than bad-mouthing/name-calling your opponents or calling it all a game of LUCK!
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frankly, i'd rather people blame/berate others and call it a game of luck than quit or get better, but thats just me.
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DrButtInski
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[ ] players that had a right to be upset.
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jjbish
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If a fish stays at the tables and keeps redepositing. They can call me a fish, pot mashing retard, etc. All they want.
Just my opinion
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