chat boxes - an observation

[Claw75]

So I've been playing poker for 18 months or thereabouts now, during which time, as one would hope, my game has continued to improve.  In the last couple of months, I've been particularly pleased with the way I've been playing, making few mistakes, timing my moves well etc.  One thing I've noticed lately is that the better I (feel I) play, the more I get slagged off in the chat box for being a 'donk' or an 'idiot' or, my own personal fave, a 'damned lucky no skilled newbie' .  At the stakes I play, I'm guessing that a lot of these people have read a book, and anyone that doesn't play by it is, by definition, bad. 

It amuses me, and was Just interested to know if anyone else has found that the better they play, the more the abuse?!

[bolt pp]

Ive got a list, i know where everyone lives whos ever called me a donk

[Sark79]

I can't turn them on.  I have tried, but I find it far too distracting.  Whenever I do turn them on,  I just end of chatting and it costs me more money.  I find it easier to concentrate with them switched off

[suzanne]

Actually I have found the same :-)

Now I have become a bit more confident and watched Flushy in action I am more inclined to play medium hands where as not so long ago I wouldnt have. The obuse when you hit a flush/straight with 67s is awesome 

The other night I was playing in a game and there were a couple of Italians on the table chatting. My italian is very limited but my Spanish isnt bad so I was getting the gist of the convo. Mateyboy 1 (CL) had raised and reraise with his AA mateyboy2 was allin with his flush draw and hit. Matey1 said "bel cual" which I translated to be "nice bum/rear/river"...I was in stitches and couldnt see the scene for laughing.

Ok yeah I admit ........I had had a few shandies :-)

[tikay]

Take comfort Claire & Shelly. You ony get abused in Chat Boxes when you win a hand. So you are both doing OK.

[SuffolkPunch]

seriously, it's called pot odds. Call with any manner of hands if the pot odds say so. Those hand can be very strange, the resulting pots can be huge, the resulting abuse even huger (is there such a word?). Good luck.

[suzanne]

Take comfort Claire & Shelly. You ony get abused in Chat Boxes when you win a hand. So you are both doing OK.

GGGRRRRRRR

[suzanne]

seriously, it's called pot odds. Call with any manner of hands if the pot odds say so. Those hand can be very strange, the resulting pots can be huge, the resulting abuse even huger (is there such a word?). Good luck.

Awww I like that word (((((HUG))))

[Linux]

So I've been playing poker for 18 months or thereabouts now, during which time, as one would hope, my game has continued to improve.  In the last couple of months, I've been particularly pleased with the way I've been playing, making few mistakes, timing my moves well etc.  One thing I've noticed lately is that the better I (feel I) play, the more I get slagged off in the chat box for being a 'donk' or an 'idiot' or, my own personal fave, a 'damned lucky no skilled newbie' .  At the stakes I play, I'm guessing that a lot of these people have read a book, and anyone that doesn't play by it is, by definition, bad. 

It amuses me, and was Just interested to know if anyone else has found that the better they play, the more the abuse?!

Try playing with horneris