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The_OG_Rocco
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09-09-2008, 09:11 AM
Post subject: Do you wear sunglasses/shades when playing?
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Do you wear sunglasses/shades when playing poker?
Please Explain.
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pgil
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Guys wearing sunglasses at friendly live games are douchebags IMO. I play at $200NL and noone there is watching your eyes, and they wouldn't know what to do with the information if they saw it. They are only wearing them because they think they should because they see it on TV.
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Muzzard
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I take a pair just in case, but uually don't wear them unless someone is giving me trouble - and yeah IMO douches wear them, including me
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WillburForce
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in my friendly games we all wear them - and stupid shirts and hats, plus cigars and bourbon. But thats because we're all sad f*ckers who think its funny.
I wouldn't wear them at a proper cardroom or casino - I'd feel too much of a cock.
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oskar
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At a local cardroom where I sometimes play, donks are also referred to as "caps" or "shades" - even if they don't wear them.
Take it for what it's worth.
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The_OG_Rocco
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Originally Posted by pgil
Guys wearing sunglasses at friendly live games are douchebags IMO. .
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Hmmmmm. So in your opinion I am a douche then. Gee, thanks. 
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tom
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I don't wear sunglasses inside period
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oskar
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Originally Posted by The_OG_Rocco
Hmmmmm. So in your opinion I am a douche then. Gee, thanks. |
Don't take it personal. He's thinking purely scientifically. In a card room the probability of douchebagery is directly proportional to the number of cranium accessories. This does not mean that you are guilty of douchebagerism, just that you are statistically more likely to be one.
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The_OG_Rocco
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Originally Posted by oskar
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Originally Posted by The_OG_Rocco
Hmmmmm. So in your opinion I am a douche then. Gee, thanks. |
Don't take it personal. He's thinking purely scientifically. In a card room the probability of douchebagery is directly proportional to the number of cranium accessories. This does not mean that you are guilty of douchebagerism, just that you are statistically more likely to be one. |
So then poker players like Sammy Farha, Chris jesus Ferguson, Hoyt Corkins, Stuey Ungar and many others who wear shades at the poker tables are statistically more likely to be lacking in cranium accesories?
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oskar
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I don't think it's good sportsmanship, no matter who does it. Of those you listed Chris is the only one who always wears shades.
Also the tells you conceive are miniscule. Chris and Hoyt got their body language under control. Your average shade wearing donk shakes like a pig on death row when he hits his draw and his head disappears between his shoulders when he feels uncomfortable, not even a burka could save them from themselves.
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The_OG_Rocco
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Originally Posted by oskar
I don't think it's good sportsmanship, no matter who does it. Of those you listed Chris is the only one who always wears shades.
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BZZZZZZZZZZZZ! Wrong!! They all still wear sunglasses at the poker tables except for Stuey Ungar, he's dead now. 
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oskar
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You should brush up on your reading comprehension I said "who always wear shades" Sammy and Stu only wear/wore tainted glasses - and not always. It's not like these guys can't conceive their tells. It's more of a style thing than anything else.
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The_OG_Rocco
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Originally Posted by oskar
You should brush up on your reading comprehension I said "who always wear shades" Sammy and Stu only wear/wore tainted glasses - and not always. It's not like these guys can't conceive their tells. It's more of a style thing than anything else.
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Tinted not 'tainted' glasses are still shades/sunglasses with just less tint. But they are still referred to as 'shades' or 'sunglasses'. Plus my reading comprehension is just fine thanks.
Maybe you should brush up on your 'spelling'. 
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oskar
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Well you wear shades and you're obviously a douche.
pgil 1 - rocco 0
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Xianti
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I used to wear shades when I was a n00b. Now, I only wear them in casinos if I'm playing stoned and feeling self-conscious about the bloodshot eyes.
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The_OG_Rocco
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Originally Posted by oskar
Well you wear shades and you're obviously a douche.
pgil 1 - rocco 0
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Very mature. 
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cowboyardee
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More interesting question for those of you who sometimes wear shades: What does this do for your table image when sitting down at your average 1/2 game? At bigger money games? Do you find this useful?
I always sorta thought wearing shades makes the biggest of fish, the table ATMs and such, tighten up against you at 1/2, which is exactly the opposite of what I want to have happen. But I don't wear em.
Anyone else experience something different?
Maybe at higher levels? And wearing ridiculous hats or something maybe?
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thizzSantaCruz
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I rock sunglasses at the casino sometimes, no particular reason except I always used to do it when I was a noob. Friendly games I usually dont. Never felt like it affected my action, allthough a couple time it made me misread a board and cost me big pots.
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Chopper
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nah. but, i do show up with a partypoker hat, pokerstars hoodie (which i pull over my head when in a hand), and when i win, i...
go "wakka wakka wakka" with my little shark marker right in the face of the loser.
i think if i wore shades, they would think i watch poker on tv and am therefore good or something. i likes to fly under the radar.
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LHE is a game where your skill keeps you breakeven until you hit your rush of random BS.
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pgil
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Originally Posted by Xianti
I used to wear shades when I was a n00b. Now, I only wear them in casinos if I'm playing stoned and feeling self-conscious about the bloodshot eyes.
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both very legitimate reasons to wear them.
I am heading to my local room now, so will look and see what type of people wear them, what effect, if any, it has on their action, and if they are in fact, douchebags......
I expect that they will have little impact on action as people at 1/2 play cards, not people. I also expect that it will be mostly douches, or at least people with douchey tendencies (making the obvious exceptions for new players, and the stoned/paranoid).
I will most likely forget all about this by the time an hour has passed at the tables though, so take this for what it's worth.
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boburke
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I totally agree with that they hide your eyes and make you harder to read and I also agree with that they allow you to read other players better.
However, I have yet to wear them because I think everyone will think I'm a douche bag.
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BankItDrew
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douchebags imo
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boburke
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Ok so during my session last night there was one man wearing them and I also saw one guy with them on hand at the table.
I hate to say it but the guy screamed I'm a douche nozzle.
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STHollywood
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sunglasses are ridiculous imo unless you use them like ISF...he went to a 10/20 game in the wynn and wore blantent women's sunglasses. He said, "imagine how tilted you would get if you were leveled by a guy wearing these sunglasses?"
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ISF while watching me play: "Wow, you're really butchering this."
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The_OG_Rocco
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Originally Posted by BankItDrew
douchebags imo
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Well, Chris Jesus Ferguson would tell you that opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.
So please STFU allready you douche.
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kingnat
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Jesus
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Halle-motha-fucking-lujah, mirite?
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BankItDrew
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lol
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dranger7070
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Honestly, I've worn sunglasses once while playing poker and only for about 5 minutes cuz I did feel pretty dumb. I try to avoid wearing anything on my head when I play. No hat, sunglasses, etc. I dunno why, but when I have something on my head or face I feel like I'm focusing more on that than the game. Maybe that's just me. I got no problem with people wearing them at the table, I'm not gonna judge them. Let them do their thing. That's just my 2 cents.
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jdubs
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I've worn the FTR hoodie live, but mostly because it was freezing in the card room. Sunglasses arent me, so I don't wear them except outside. I don't really have an opinion on those who do, I've seen donks and good players both wearing them in a casino.
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nope.
i would wear them if i could find nice gold-rimmed aviators though.
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I don't wear them in ring games, but did used to wear them in the occaisional larger buy-in tournament. Even then, I would sometimes plan on wearing them and decide not to, or take them off after a few minutes if it felt too douchey that day, the room wasn't well lit, etc.
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flomo
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i wear shades and shuffle my chips noisely, even when online
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nonodz
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for me good players don't need sunglass and also good actor but players who are nervous must have sunglass, for me i don't need any only because at the table like negreanu I love talking to much. So others players can't read my hand!!!
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nonodz
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for me good players don't need sunglass and also good actor but players who are nervous must have sunglass, for me i don't need any only because at the table like negreanu I love talking to much. So others players can't read my hand!!!
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