[Wongboy]

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The OP is being a nit. The other players in a casino are under no obligation to help you win money.

What if the girlfriend started talking poker strategy to her boyfriend (about a hand at another table)? The other players might suddenly awaken to the fact that there is strategy in poker and start playing better! How inconsiderate!

Players shouldn't berate the play of others. But that's because by doing so they are being rude to the person they are criticizing and making the room a less pleasant place to play in. But they don't have to factor your win rate into the decision about what is rude and what isn't.

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I agree and I also have found that it is impossible to make my wife STFU. Any attempts to do this result in an increase in her noise, or force me to pay bribes at a later date (money, flowers, sitting through an Opera, etc). Sorry, but I'm not doing this for your benefit unless you are willing to re-imburse me for the cost.