Why do the loosest players complain the most about bad beats?

SNOWBALL · #1 02-28-2006, 12:39 AM

Note: I play 2/4 online and 6/12 live

I've seen a full ring 80+vpip player go nuts and type in the chat box that they can't win because everyone always calls.

The same thing happens live. Really bad loose players complain about the other bad loose players. Here's what I don't understand:
They usually don't target me. I'll take a loose players money with a decent draw or a strong hand and they don't mind very much. Sometimes I even get complimented for playing well.

MicroBob · #2 02-28-2006, 12:44 AM

I'm not exactly sure why this is either.

I can tell you that in my first month of playing (this was online at pokerstars) when I couldn't even remember whether a flush beat a full-house I would get very frustrated with the beats and gave quite a few, "LOL. Nice catch."

So I think it might have something to do with the frustration of being a losing player and the losses adding up and leading to more tiltish thoughts...versus the understanding one has as a winning player that you are never entitled to win on any specific hand and that sometimes your opponents catch a card, and sometimes they don't.

But if they catch on you, well, you can get 'em next time and you get to remain assured of the knowledge that you are, indeed, playing a winning game that will work out for you in the long-run.

bernie · #3 02-28-2006, 01:13 AM

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What's funny is that they usually won't compliment you when you are running bad, but playing well. It's usually in relation to your stack.

One reason they don't target me is because I'm usually on the receiving end of the beats. Sometimes it doesn't really click with them as to 'why' that is so. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Anyways, to the question...

Because they only see themselves as the 'player'. Somewhat of a pitgame mentality, among other ego crap.

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SNOWBALL · #4 02-28-2006, 01:26 AM

Who is the sexy woman on your avatar?

Ariose · #5 02-28-2006, 02:18 AM

I think it's because they don't understand the game very well

_TKO_ · #6 02-28-2006, 02:23 AM

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Why do the loosest players complain the most about bad beats?

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Because they get the greatest number of them.

VickreyAuction · #7 02-28-2006, 02:35 AM

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Why do the loosest players complain the most about bad beats?

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Because they get the greatest number of them.

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I agree. They play the most flops--> hit the most flops--> are ahead the most--> get rivered the most.

Sciolist · #8 02-28-2006, 08:15 AM

Because they don't know how the game works

satya · #9 02-28-2006, 02:05 PM

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Because they don't know how the game works

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And they watch too much tv [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Coffee · #10 02-28-2006, 03:16 PM

I would guess it's because they destroy any sense of credibility to their raises, because they do it so often...so people stay in with more marginal holdings than they would normally, and hit.

Case in point: I called a guy down last night with 4th pair and a flush possible on the board because he'd raised every single hand since sitting down. I was only slightly surprised that MHWG.