Marks-ups getting out of hand

[Ironside]

the problem i have with the selling on facebook to a likely non poker playing market
is you feed them up showing your wins you never show the time you get knocked out before the money
they obviously think your good

you then show your OPR where you have opted out of showing your roi and say look i have won xxxxxx
but not how much it cost you to win that so none poker players think this is like backing a horse in the national
and punt thinking they are on a sure thing

[BorntoBubble]

I dont think dubai is massively out of line here. Pub games and casino games are different for one, if i have chunks and i know ive just taken the last dime of someone that is mortified i would want to give it back, why? because im human and there is more to this game then making money. Sometimes you cannot know someones personal circumstances before it happens if i do i would try and educate and give the "only gamble what you can afford to lose speech" but this is not always the case. If this person is a man or a women it does not really matter, it is unlikely (men or women) that you would see a break down at the poker table as i believe one in built trait of gamblers is denial, me included, we would rather deal with it in our own way then seaking help or sympathy. Then some people (men and women) could also break down,  it may be more likely for me to be kind to a women but is that not human nature? I have been brought up with respect for both women and men but in general the way i show that respect will depend on which gender im dealing with. For example i would comfort my dad different to how i would comfort my mum, this is because they deserve to be treated this way. If for example a women tripped and fell in the street i would approach this different to if it was a man. This is not because im sexist or anything its just what the situation dictates. Dubai wins this womens money in a nice social pub game and he gives it her back, so what? This is a good gesture not something to bemoan.

I have heard of a situation in manchester (could be an urban myth) in a hand where a guy is sat with £140 and has won up from £50. He gets involved in a pot pre flop where he has AA and ends up folding pre flop because "he cannot afford to buy his son nappies if he loses this pot" in this situation the guy who won the hand gave the guy his money back but insisted that he left the game and the casino.

anyway this thread was about mark ups right... back to it!

[Honeybadger]

That Dubai, what a bastard. Sexist too. Should be outed on Facebook IMO.

[buzzharvey22]

The main question i have, is why was she out of the kitchen in the first place?

[theprawnidentity]

The main question i have, is why was she out of the kitchen in the first place?

In before page 30

[lucky_scrote]

The main question i have, is why was she out of the kitchen in the first place?

Poor banter.

Question: Why is the "Mark-ups getting out of hand" thread getting out of hand?

[Tal]

The main question i have, is why was she out of the kitchen in the first place?

Poor banter.

Question: Why is the "Marks-ups getting out of hand" thread getting out of hand?

FYP

[Junior Senior]

Can't believe people are that bothered to the tune of ten pages.
Just don't buy his poor value package and forget about it.

[theprawnidentity]

Because 10 pages in people still don't get it.

[buzzharvey22]

The main question i have, is why was she out of the kitchen in the first place?

Poor banter.

Question: Why is the "Mark-ups getting out of hand" thread getting out of hand?

chuckled me after 12 cans of out of date john smiths

[Junior Senior]

Because 10 pages in people still don't get it.

What to get?

[GreekStein]

I understand the attitude that if you don't wanna buy, don't but keep quiet, which is what i do 90% of the time when I see a thread where I think markup is too high. Probably around 5% of the time I still buy anyway because it's a friend or someone I want to see do well / help out.

The last 5% are the times I'd comment which I feel are warranted in exceptional circumstances.

The particular facebook post that everyone is talking about was very ambiguous and misleading. In that rare case I actually felt more comfortable making a slightly negative comment than not commenting at all. I commented because I felt that the post was not done correctly by the player (and this could help him in future as he sells a lot) and could help both parties avoid later disputes. Also, if the post was written better then I wouldn't have said anything but I felt that it was exploiting the good nature of people who otherwise don't know much about staking and poker and could be ripped off.

[AndrewT]

I hope there's this post one some other poker forum somewhere:

So I've spun up my £40 up to £250 and am feeling pretty great when this guy stacks me. I thought I'm not having that and turn on the waterworks. 'I can't afford to feed my kid now' etc. The silly sod only goes and give me money back!!! I try to stifle my laughter as I graciously accept his money.  Being a girl is pretty great sometimes!!

[MANTIS01]

If the crying girl is attractive and giving her money back significantly increases my chances of sleeping with her then sure, i'd give her money back.

[exstream]

If the crying girl is attractive and giving her money back significantly increases my chances of sleeping with her then sure, i'd give her money back.

The main question i have, is why was she out of the kitchen in the first place?

Thread just got good