How to Deal with Obnoxious Players
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There is an element of poker players who believe that being obnoxious can help them win. In fact there is a book that details this idea. The theory is to get under other casino players’ skins and when they get angry they will play poorly. There is another group online that use the anonymous Internet to try to be bigger and more obscene than they ever would be in person. These fools are rather easily taken care of, when playing online. You can turn off their chat or all of the chat.
Online they can only be obnoxious if you are willing to read the dribble they type. Turn them off and it will not matter what they type as you will not see it. Also you should complain to the site support team with the players playing name and the extent of your complaint about them. Many of these jerks have never played in a live casino and they would be rudely taken care of very quickly if they tried their classless act at a live table. The pit boss would warn them and if they continued they would be 86ed out of the casino. This is a common resolution in a live casino for someone who is acting out of line. Players have been removed from tournaments in Vegas for this over the top behavior. Poker room pit bosses will not tolerate this unnecessary behavior.
Whining a little when you get a bad beat is not what I am talking about. Making uncalled for remarks about the “moron’s play” that beat you is never acceptable. Name-calling and disrespect because the player played a miracle draw and beat you will not be allowed for long in a live casino. When players ask me how I could have played the hand that I did against them, I just smile and say it looks like a good idea now. Or it was a hunch or an itch in my left ear. Their question is rather insulting, as you are not obligated to play a hand the way they would play a hand. After all it is your money and you took the risk. When you make such a play just smile and keep raking in the pot. Sometimes in Holdem you can remind them that it is called Holdem for a reason or that it is a seven-card game.
If they continue to berate you ask for the pit boss. He will set the out of line player real quick. Poker room bosses do not like heated squabbles at a table.
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