No one here better be doing this

[bigspenda73]

/Start vent

Earlier tonight I was playing some $25PLO HU against a total noob/maniac. He was opening every pot PF and calling every limp/raise of mine. Before other players started joining I had already taken two stacks off of him in about 20 hands. He keeps reloading and it's like profitmania.

Anyways, to my point. Two retards sit with their huge $10 stacks (every pot is getting raised and re-raised between spwetard and me to like $4.25 PF) and start flaming this guy in the chat. Guess what happens...spewtard leaves. Yea, probably 2-3 more stacks in profit down the drain because two fucking noobies couldn't keep their mouths shut.

DO NOT BERATE THE BAD PLAYERS. I don't care how bad they suck out on you or how bad they play. I hope none of us do that kind of shit here. If you do, please stop, you're ruining the game for all of us.

/end Vent

[martypalin]

lol cryingaboutmissedprofitsaments

get over it

[Halv]

Marty, you better done your flameproof suit pretty fast.

I like to berate the regulars sometimes, if I think they are prone to tilt. Berating the fish is stupid and should be punished with waxing of the anoos.

[donkbee]

When people curse at fish after they've been bad beated, I always report them. People who do shit like that are complete dumbasses.

[bigspenda73]

Marty, you better done your flameproof suit pretty fast.

For those holding their breath it's going to be OK. Im over dealing with those posts.

It's just now that the fishies are slowly decreasing it is becoming more and more rare that someone drunk at night will just donate 3-4 stacks to you before realizing what they did in the morning.

I like to berate the regulars sometimes

I like to do this as well. Especially if I made a thin call and got lucky.

[dsmrolla06]

Marty is probly one of the dumbasses that does this.

[zook]

One of the 1/2 regulars I've played a lot of hands with started berating a whale I was sitting to the left of the other night. The guy was a goldmine, running 92/22 over 100+ hands, min-donkbetting every flop and folding to every raise. I couldn't fucking believe the regular was stupid enough to say anything except "nh" or "tough luck" to him. But instead he kept telling him how bad he was and challenging him to a HU match. I was so pissed. I think it might have been b/c he knew I was in the best seat and he was jealous? As soon as the whale left I let him have it and left too. You'd think a regular would know better...

[martypalin]

Marty, you better done your flameproof suit pretty fast.

For those holding their breath it's going to be OK. Im over dealing with those posts.

I can understand why you would get flamed for having an opinion

I guess it is ok to take money off the fishes but BY GOD you cant call them a fish unless they leave?

I dont get that, and dsmrolla06 i take money off fish so no I'm not one of the 'dumbasses' no

[dsmrolla06]

No, if you have a fish at the table, you do not call them a fish. Why do you want them to think they are playing bad, and then start playing tighter, or worse, leave.

[martypalin]

No, if you have a fish at the table, you do not call them a fish. Why do you want them to think they are playing bad, and then start playing tighter, or worse, leave.

I just said I dont do that, my point is insults dont bother anyone online, everyone knows what to expect when they play online poker. They probably realised they were losing money as opposed to getting emotionally drained by being called a nOOb or a fish

[donkbee]

Don't ever ever EVER call a fish a fish. Don't tell him he sucks. Don't tell him he's bad at poker. Don't tell him his call was bad, his push was bad, his anything was bad. If you wanna talk, say "nh" when he wins. Otherwise, STFU. Anyone who does otherwise is a moron and hates money.

[swiggidy]

Marty, you're an idiot. Stop talking now before you make yourself look worse.

[drmcboy]

good post.

about the only thing I ever type in chat is "Don't tap glass please". But I usually don't bother, because it's one weak tight fish yelling at the loose passive fish.

[martypalin]

Marty, you're an idiot. Stop talking now before you make yourself look worse.

what have i said that is bad and what is making me look worse, or is it just the fact I'm not kissing a regualr posters ass that has annoyed you

please elaborate as eloquently as before

[Halv]

I used to go with the "dont tap the glass" but that's really also telling the fish that I think he's a fish. So now I tell the berater to fuck off and STFU. That helps accomplish both my goals; make the fish feel welcome and make the wannabe shark more upset/tilted/shut up.

Edit:

I guess it is ok to take money off the fishes but BY GOD you cant call them a fish unless they leave?

That is excactly right. Unless you have a reason for berating them other than to make you feel good about yourself.

1. Buy a bad beat squeeze ball or something
2. make the fish feel welcome at the table
3. ???
4. profit

[Ash256]

This is why buddylist comes in handy.

[zook]

Marty, I'm surprised this isn't obvious but...

1. Most people don't like people coaching or insulting them. Why risk scaring away a fish by doing either? Fish are often there just to gamble and have a good time. Telling them how bad they are doesn't help them do the latter.

2. When I first started playing online, I thought I was good. But I wasn't. I donated for a few sessions before I realized it wasn't due to bad luck. If players had been berating after bad plays during those first few sessions, I probably would have figured it out quicker.

[martypalin]

Marty, I'm surprised this isn't obvious but...

1. Most people don't like people coaching or insulting them. Why risk scaring away a fish by doing either? Fish are often there just to gamble and have a good time. Telling them how bad they are doesn't help them do the latter.

2. When I first started playing online, I thought I was good. But I wasn't. I donated for a few sessions before I realized it wasn't due to bad luck. If players had been berating after bad plays during those first few sessions, I probably would have figured it out quicker.

AAAAARRGGGGHHHHHHH

i just sid I dont do any of this and dont condone it, all i ever said was insults wont get rid of people on the internet as it is part of internet culture and the guy probably left as he was dropping so many buy-ins!

thats all I ever said!!

[Halv]

He probably did. But one time out of five, ten, fifty or a hundred he left because that asshole was giving him the speech. Or worse, he decided to read up on strategy. The point being that there is nothing to gain by berating them but potentially a lot to lose.

Since there is really nothing left to be said here I'm gonna click *Stop watching this topic*. Peace.

[Chopper]

c'mon guys. we all know better. we also know how hard it can be to keep our mouths shut, and i suspect we all make a boo-boo now and again.

but we should be ENCOURAGING the fish to stay, not driving them off. make the table fun. be light, witty, funny. congratulate him when he sucks out with "man, that took balls, i could never do that" while inside you are laughing your ass off.

i read an article i may try to find, but i suspect we've all read it, by daniel negreanu stating that he made most of his bankroll in toronto by playing with doctors and lawyers. they came for the FUN, not the "you are so stupid" that they found in the casinos. daniel, and a couple of friends, made sure that the fish came back, and actually let them win some hands, because they KNEW this was their bread and butter, and they had a hard enough time finding profitable players as it was.

news flash...it can be even tougher online. players move in and out of tables so quickly. and with the US regs, less are able to redeposit when they go busto.

please, like everyone else has said...KEEP YOUR BIG AUTHORITATIVE MOUTHS SHUT.

shhhhh, i'm hunting wabbit.

[Pelion]

Some loose passive fish stacked another loose passive fish yesterday at one of my tables after he made a set against the other guys top pair.

Fish1 goes allin on the river.

Fish2 thinks and calls with TPMK

Fish 1 rakes a tasty pot before saying "Lol you suck. Youre so *^$$. What a moron etc etc for about 3 minutes.

Fish 2 clicks sit out.

Fish 1 says "dont come back".

Fish 2 leaves.


why...?

[Chopper]

lol. problem is the "coach" or "belligerent" will often come out of someone, too, and he will say, "what the hell are you chastising that guy for...YOU SUCK, TOO!!"

then they both leave.

[swiggidy]

FWIW, I also use "shut up <insert name>, don't be an a$$". I want to say it's 75% effective.

Marty, you're an idiot. Stop talking now before you make yourself look worse.

what have i said that is bad and what is making me look worse, or is it just the fact I'm not kissing a regualr posters ass that has annoyed you

It's not about kissing a regulars ass. It's about not being a prick. People like FTR because of the laid back community style. We don't encourage random flaming, especially when it isn't warranted.

I really didn't want to do this, but...

I guess it is ok to take money off the fishes but BY GOD you cant call them a fish unless they leave?

No because it's -eV. This has been beat to death, not only in this thread, but countless others. Not to mention several books by many excellent poker playing authors (e.g. SS, HOH, Ace on the River, everything Sklansky has written).

I just said I dont do that, my point is insults dont bother anyone online

This is an ignorant opinion. One that leads to problems that we generally avoid here at FTR. Insults do bother some people. Why introduce negative feelings into an environment where people are trying to have fun, especially if that person's fun includes giving you money.

everyone knows what to expect when they play online poker.

No they don't. They are often learning the game, or experiencing it for the first time. They are paying for entertainment, which doesn't generally include being ridiculed.

They probably realised they were losing money as opposed to getting emotionally drained by being called a nOOb or a fish

I'm sure this is true sometimes, but if there is a 1% chance that insulting a fish scares it away then it's a -eV decision.

please elaborate as eloquently as before

[martypalin]

i would reply as you have taken most of my quotes out of context but the post would look like some sort of treasure map and I might have to start using bold again.

lets just leave it and say we were both right or both wrong, whatever floats your boat

[Pelion]

or we could say that you were wrong and everyone else was right

[littleogre]

Marty is probly one of the dumbasses that does this.

exactly what i was thinking.

[martypalin]

Marty is probly one of the dumbasses that does this.

exactly what i was thinking.

do you know what I'm thinking? that you cant read or choose not to, try reading the posts and get back to everyone with your apology.

you people that just read the last post do my head in

[drmcboy]

pls lock this so I stop reading it

[zook]

{locked}

Excellent idea.