Shared a table with Sid last week, and he didn't say a word the whole time
Tend to play very quiet poker - unless I have anything of value to say. I don't believe in speech play unless somebody else starts it - then I tend to give as good as I get.
I hate criticism of other players while their sitting at the tables by mumblers at the other end of the table, and am no fan of people who criticise players after they have left the table.
Last week at the GUKPTwe had a running commentary on ever hand. on the first table I played on by a fellow wearing Grey Raymer glasses. He knew everything about everthing and fancied himself as Jesse May.
This chap was the archetype mumbler. After anyone had played a hand he decided to discuss it in muted terms with the guy sitting next to him, who invariably had no interest whatsoever and would sooner try and play the current hand, than worry about how somebody at the other end of the table had played the last hand.
This kind of player intersperses his laconic commentary to praise himself for any hand he may win, putting it down to his superior knowledge and explaining how unlucky he was when losing a pot.
I did eventually politely ask this fellow to squeak up and not just mumble his thoughts, as a direct criticism might get a reply, which would give hims somebody else's point of view, which might, in the future help his poker. Had I been in a more flamboyant mood I would have sung him the Ronan Keating song: "I like it best of all when you say nothing at all."
- All the best to you Celtic -
Author