Live game etiquette...what would you do?

[ifm]

name and shame

[TightEnd]

name and shame

no, I'm not a fan of that. Its the general principles of the situation that interest me and had me reflecting afterwards on the right course of action

[mikkyT]

This is an excerpt of what "used" to be on display in the Broadway's cardroom? Don't know if it is still there

Ladies and Gentleman,

   Poker is a fair and just game, where everyone starts off as equals. It is essential for the running of a cardroom, that this is understood by all. No unfair advantage can be obtained by any player. “Stroke pulling” will not be tolerated regardless of how insignificant it seems. Any player, who spots an infringement, must report it immediately to the cardroom supervisor.
   

Hi,

I'd like to report an infringement of these rules. It has come to my attention that many people are reading books in order to get an unfair advantage at the table and I am no longer competing on an equal footing. Also, some people have been extremely underhanded in comparing their hand histories and analysing their play on forums on the internet in order to increase this advantage-gap!!!

This must stop, and I would like anyone found to be participating in such rule breaking activities to be ejected from this equal chance cardroom immediately, without refund.

[dik9]

  you been colluding with Tank?

[Snatiramas]

As one who likes a bit of verbal at the table it is a pity I was not there. If he is calling people muppets etc. he needs slapping down publicly.
My two favourite ones for this are as follows
"Do you come with a volume button?"

or you could use the following

"Where are you from?"

Bricket Wood

"Bricket Wood....I know Bricket Wood it is where the pigeons fly upside down because there is nothing worth crapping on"

Of course if the subtle approach does not work i have been known to threaten.............with some success

[lazaroonie]

As one who likes a bit of verbal at the table it is a pity I was not there. If he is calling people muppets etc. he needs slapping down publicly.
My two favourite ones for this are as follows
"Do you come with a volume button?"

or you could use the following

"Where are you from?"

Bricket Wood

"Bricket Wood....I know Bricket Wood it is where the pigeons fly upside down because there is nothing worth crapping on"

Are you sure it was BB3 you won, not Opportunity Knocks ?
 

[matt674]

As one who likes a bit of verbal at the table it is a pity I was not there. If he is calling people muppets etc. he needs slapping down publicly.
My two favourite ones for this are as follows
"Do you come with a volume button?"

or you could use the following

"Where are you from?"

Bricket Wood

"Bricket Wood....I know Bricket Wood it is where the pigeons fly upside down because there is nothing worth crapping on"

Of course if the subtle approach does not work i have been known to threaten.............with some success

If he had been at your table would he have managed to get a word in anyway? 

[tantrum]

Whenever he gets outdrawn, which is amusingly frequently..usually by an unfailingly polite Ali Mallu, he goes off one one..swear words, stands up, arms everywhere, stamping feet

Sorry, but am I the only person to see this as a funny image?

On a serious note though, this guy is obviously suffering from grand dellusion. The reality of what he is, and how others perceive him are two different things.  Depending on my mood I either inflate their ego or destroy it.  Both are very effective in their own way.



If anyone calls me names and I do not respect their opinion it does not bother me at all.  If I think of someone as a lesser being then myself, then frankly they can think of me what they want.  In poker when I play and people don't give me respect for my game I make more money.

I think of it that way; if I walk on the street and there is a huge dog poo on the pavement, i try to avoid it and ignore it; the same applies to people that i don't respect. 

[matt674]

Whenever he gets outdrawn, which is amusingly frequently..usually by an unfailingly polite Ali Mallu, he goes off one one..swear words, stands up, arms everywhere, stamping feet

Sorry, but am I the only person to see this as a funny image?

I have to admit when i first read it it did make me chuckle because you can just picture Ali Mallu taking it all in his stride like water off a ducks back!! 

[dik9]

I think of it that way; if I walk on the street and there is a huge dog poo on the pavement, i try to avoid it and ignore it; the same applies to people that i don't respect. 

And some people are paid to clear it up, and some people feel the need to clear it before their children catch a disease off it.

[tantrum]

And some people are paid to clear it up, and some people feel the need to clear it before their children catch a disease off it.

And some take a gun and shoot the owners of those dogs......

[dik9]

And some take a gun and shoot the owners of those dogs......

So shall we kill his wife

[tantrum]

So shall we kill his wife

I don't believe he has a wife, and if he has, instead of shooting her one should rescue her and introduce to some nice guys...