Is a Good Screen Name EV+?

[RobNottsUk]

If you're running good yes. Unfortunately most of the time, you have 'marginal' hands and it's very easy to make large mistakes versus extremely unpredictable players. This probably is more of a bother in Tourney situations.

[Gonso]

lol_tsunami



or something equally in bad taste.

I like a nice, anonymous John729 type name, no pic on Stars.

[Gorvacofin]

It seems to me that misleading screenname might make it difficult to judge how other people are perceiving you. For example, suppose you select a super-girly screenname or avatar, believing it will give you a tight/non-bluffing image. You then play several pots in a row, without showing down any hands. The question is, how will people perceive you? Some players will 'suss you out', a few others will believe the image and think you had a strong hand each time.

The point is, the screenname adds an extra variable to your table image, and makes it more difficult to know what that image is and adjust your play accordingly.

Another advantageous factor for someone with an anonymous screenname is that they are harder to remember. Unless I'm taking notes, I'm much more likely to remember how slavery_lol played than John4709797892 played.

[biblesalesman]

ok so which is better:

Pinkponygirl

or the new version with an added Y and P

Prettypinkpony (it cant be longer than 14 letters)

btw full tilt has the most appropriate avatar for these names; a girl with blond hair wearing a cowboy outfit; sexyyyy, sexyyyy