Is never turning on the chat a disadvantage ?

[coleco]

I have never really played with it on and I was wondering if it matters either way? May I be losing any information without it? Well except for the free laughs you get from especially from the low limit allstars .

[ryanghall]

If you're a newbie, you might be better off keeping it off.

If you're experienced, turn it on.

If you tilt easily, definitely keep it off.

Ryan

[coleco]

well I do get pissed easy [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] but I usually do not change how I am playing my cards so I'm not too tilt worthy..... maybe I'll give her a go tomorrow

got to watch my Avs tonite [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[LinusKS]

It's an advantage to keep it off.

I'm too frikkin lazy to do it myself, though.

[coleco]

It is kinda nice knowing that when you are running bad and all the bad players are hitting every flop turn and river against you that you cannot hear a peep cept my bitching aloud

[balkii]

i'm a tilter - the combination of turning off the chat and emailing party to remove MY chat has helped me a great deal. i can type all the [censored] talk i want - no one sees it, and i never have to get needled when some fish caps 2 streets with a gut draw, rivers it, and types ty

[MicroBob]

balki - even with it off this still sounds tiltish to me. But if venting into your muted chat-box helps you then go for it.


I think that any player who thinks it could put them on tilt would be better with it off naturally.
But if you don't think it bothers you then I do believe having it on can be a good info source sometimes.
Much of the time it doesn't make a damn bit of difference (especially if everyone is quiet anyway).

But even the slightest, 'OMG' at one little bad-beat can let you know who is steaming.
I don't take many notes on my opponents...but if someone is a table-coach or a bad-beat whiner I will make a note of it because it tells me as much about what kind of player they are as the cards they show.

[smoore]

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It is kinda nice knowing that when you are running bad and all the bad players are hitting every flop turn and river against you that you cannot hear a peep cept my bitching aloud

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I believe you underestimate your capacity for tilt.

[Bruce D]

I like to have mine on so that I can see who at my table cannot deal with poker pain. I then target them and will perhaps advertise a successful bluff against them. If they are still stinging, this will make their head melt and pour off their shoulder as lava explodes out their neck. Then I will rarely bluff this person again.

[kcmoore]

Bruce D:

that made me spit soda. you owe me a new keyboard.