Hachem has it right, doesn't he?

[polerization]

I would welcome a rule of no phones, no ipads etc at the table. Just slows the game down and is antisocial.

Agree with this cards mucked when on phone/tablet ruling! and in general find a lot of regs are just antisocial, Im just a loud person so my table never tends to be quite but some people join in more than others.

[Junior Senior]

I would welcome a rule of no phones, no ipads etc at the table. Just slows the game down and is antisocial.

I kinda have to point out that many of the older live 'players' are antisocial to the point of horrible and rude. Similarly many of them don't require ipads/phones/thoughts about why they do stuff to keep them busy they are brilliant at just not paying attention.

As with many rules in poker I can see the reasoning behind thinking to implement this but cant imagine it'd fix the problem it's trying to.

Oh i agree and wasnt using age as a differentiator at all in this. I would just prefer it if people in general were helped with focussing on the game and not allowed to bury themselves in their phone or ipad. Phones at the table are bad.

[luther101]

Got to agree, the atmosphere in a lot of poker rooms nowadays is truly dire - loads of 'Billy-No-Mates' glued to their personal media devices    .....   which beautifully cover up the fact they have all the personality of a pickled walnut.

Praise the Lord that my 'local' is the Luton G where - most nights - it is compulsory to anti-rail Dean Morris whilst mercilessly ripping the piss out of each other!

[Woodsey]

Got to agree, the atmosphere in a lot of poker rooms nowadays is truly dire - loads of 'Billy-No-Mates' glued to their personal media devices    .....   which beautifully cover up the fact they have all the personality of a pickled walnut.

Praise the Lord that my 'local' is the Luton G where - most nights - it is compulsory to anti-rail Dean Morris whilst mercilessly ripping the piss out of each other!

Played in a cash game there a couple of weeks back and it was good banter indeed!

[MANTIS01]

What happened here is poker used to be a game for artists and then it fell into the hands of scientists. Hey presto.

[lucky_scrote]

I remember 9 years ago (I'm an old youngun) I went down to play a cash game at Walsall whilst a festival was on and I thought I'd watch a movie on my brand new video iPod whilst playing. After delaying the game on a couple of hands because I didn't realise action was on me a casino reg said "C'mon mate this is a poker table not a cinema". I felt a bit embarrassed and put it away. It's become the norm now but I'd be totally up for banning of all electronic devices and sunglasses tbh.

[celtic]

Sort of what Cos said. Over the last year, I'd say most of the problematic, argumentative, generally being a cock at the table has come from 40+ers. To put the blame solely down to the youngsters is wrong, IMO.

[The Camel]

Hachem is a sanctimonious dick.

He moans and wails and complains all the effing time at the table.

Plus he has the ego the size of New South Wales.

I would 1000000000000000000 times enjoy playing poker with Jerry Yang than him.

Bore off.

[scotty77]

Don't think its just a young player problem now, just how society has moved on.

Have seen players of all ages and all nationalities whip out their phone and moan about hands/bad beats in a whatsapp group.

Also have played with Tony Hachem for a few hours.  Up there in the top 3 of biggest tossers I've ever had to share a table with.

[celtic]

Don't think its just a young player problem now, just how society has moved on.

Have seen players of all ages and all nationalities whip out their phone and moan about hands/bad beats in a whatsapp group.

Also have played with Tony Hachem for a few hours.  Up there in the top 3 of biggest tossers I've ever had to share a table with.

Julian and who else make up the rest of the top 3?

[scotty77]

Ummm theres a few who are up there. Just stick Chompy for now while I decide..

[celtic]

Chompy

Thanks for the quick answer.

[The Camel]

Don't think its just a young player problem now, just how society has moved on.

Have seen players of all ages and all nationalities whip out their phone and moan about hands/bad beats in a whatsapp group.

Also have played with Tony Hachem for a few hours.  Up there in the top 3 of biggest tossers I've ever had to share a table with.

My favourite bit of railbirding came when Tony Hachem was a member of Team Pokerstars.

He was playing a $100 sng and I took the opportunity of winding him up from the rail.

"OMG! It's Tony Hachem! Tony, you are my favourite player in the world!"

"tyty"

"These guys have NO CHANCE against you! You will dazzle them into submission man! You are the best!"

"I dunno, these guys are tough, but thanks for the support"

"I was sooooooo happy when you won the WSOP Main Event, Aussie Aussie Aussie!"

"Umm actually it was my brother who won that"

"Oh. What have you won then?"

I was amused anyway

[Tal]

Camel's right. It isn't just the young people.

[leethefish]

Yup the amount of old dudes on iPads is funny. I don't mind because younger players seem better at discretely multi tasking...whereas older dudes, peer up from netflix or whatever...and you instantly see their eyes light up if they have a decent holding or flop. Kinda accentuates all the old nit warning signs. Let em keep iPads I say. Hell lets give em other stuff to distract em from the game too!

But back to the point, I don't think its an age problem I think its a general society problem. You see it with Mums at play places and parks now. Their kids desperately want attention or to play, the most precious years of their lives - and yet you see individuals or gangs of mums all staring into their phones on FB, playing Candy Crush or arranging the next shag or whatever they do.

Society issue, not an age issue IMO.