What do you say when someone tries to talk bad strategy with you?
 

Last night I was sitting next to this 50yr old guy at the 3/6 table. He seemed like a nice guy and a decent player and we made polite chit-chat. However as the night dragged on he kept trying to teach me not to raise with TT, JJ, AQ, AJ, etc. Of course since we have all read SSHE we all know this is terrible advice. This happens every once in a while where some guy will want to talk about his god-awful strategy with me and I have never known how to react to it. It makes me a little uncomfortable. I don't want to educate the players at the table but I also don't want to seem rude and flat out ignore people like that. I like to keep a fun and sociable atmosphere at the table.

How do you react to these people?

Re: What do you say when someone tries to talk bad strategy with you?
 

nod. change the subject. profit.

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I explain my reverse implied position theory to them. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Pot odds does not matter, you need reverse position to win.
Unless it is Tuesday, when any hand with a Black Queen wins, unless 8s have been hot.

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concede and tell him, "you know, you're probably right. i'm only raising with KK or AA from now on."

continue normal play.

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I would simply thank him for his advice and continue on with ur play. And then when he bets his kings or aces call his bet and beat him with ur flopped str8.

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concede and tell him, "you know, you're probably right. i'm only raising with KK or AA from now on."

continue normal play.

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This could create bad vibes if he notices that you are "shinning on" his advice, but saying he is right. I think something like this is better "yea you're probably right, but old habits are hard to break."

It is similar to how the bad players react to the substitute professor, "yea it was a bad play, I play bad"

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I just say im horrible at poker and still learning and thank them for the advice anyway.

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I like to respond by making up terrible strategy advice for them. My favorite is to point out that if you have T,5 then EVERY remaining card is an out since it either makes you a straight or a pair. Since you have so many outs it makes sense to cap it pre-flop. I rarely play T,5, so I just complain that I keep getting dealt crap hands like pocket J's to explain why I keep folding.

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How do you react to these people?

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Try, "Meh, its 3-6, what does it matter? Its only a little bit of money."

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Is there any other option than nodding and smiling?

"Oh, yea, ah, okay, right, ah, great."