Things NITS do...

[NickMPK]

Here are some things nits do:
- Complain about open seats after the floor has already been called.
- Ask for new deck setups when there is no evidence of marks on the cards
- Complain about ratholing in a limit game
- When the first arrive at the table, sit out the blinds and post immediately after the button has passed them
- Change seats at a table more than once
- Complain about table talk that is neither collusive nor reveals private information
- Sit out entire downs just to earn a comp dollar
- Tip dealers or waitress with loose change
- Immediately get up from the table if it falls to a certain number of players
- Stare at their hand for a long time before tabling or mucking at showdown
- Ask a dealer to break down down/color up chips at inconvenient times
- Call for a misdeal after an inconsequential dealer error

These types of players also tend to play tight, but it is the above behavior that makes them nits, not the fact that they play tight.

[WMB]

Good post, Nick.

"Nit" to me refers to miserable behavior, not playing style, but you definately could generalize and say many nits tend to play in a tight somewhat passive manner, and are regulars to the cardroom as opposed to the loose recreational players.

[AlienBoy]

Of these, I change seats frequently, generally moving left, keeping newly vacated seats and laggy players to my right, as appropriate.

Relative table position cannot be underestimated in importance.

AB

[sethypooh21]

I'd posit that actually being called a nit by someone in an online NL game might mean that you are doing something right.

[xxx]

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Here are some things nits do:
- Complain about open seats after the floor has already been called.
- Ask for new deck setups when there is no evidence of marks on the cards
- Complain about ratholing in a limit game
- When the first arrive at the table, sit out the blinds and post immediately after the button has passed them
- Change seats at a table more than once
- Complain about table talk that is neither collusive nor reveals private information
- Sit out entire downs just to earn a comp dollar
- Tip dealers or waitress with loose change
- Immediately get up from the table if it falls to a certain number of players
- Stare at their hand for a long time before tabling or mucking at showdown
- Ask a dealer to break down down/color up chips at inconvenient times
- Call for a misdeal after an inconsequential dealer error

These types of players also tend to play tight, but it is the above behavior that makes them nits, not the fact that they play tight.

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Good post!

Also:
-invoke "i want to see what you have" at showdown, esp. when not in hand
-keep track of missed blind buttons of other players for dealer
-not always, but often they will critisize others play: How can you raise with AK preflop? It is a drawing hand.
-try to get others to turn over cards first at showdown
-knows how to get free parking, where the 2-1 coupons are, etc. (this can be quite handy if you need to know)
-will complain about a bad beat from years ago that was "similar" to the last hand

[bernie]

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Here are some things nits do:
- Complain about open seats after the floor has already been called.
- Ask for new deck setups when there is no evidence of marks on the cards
- Complain about ratholing in a limit game
- When the first arrive at the table, sit out the blinds and post immediately after the button has passed them
- Change seats at a table more than once
- Complain about table talk that is neither collusive nor reveals private information
- Sit out entire downs just to earn a comp dollar
- Tip dealers or waitress with loose change
- Immediately get up from the table if it falls to a certain number of players
- Stare at their hand for a long time before tabling or mucking at showdown
- Ask a dealer to break down down/color up chips at inconvenient times
- Call for a misdeal after an inconsequential dealer error

These types of players also tend to play tight, but it is the above behavior that makes them nits, not the fact that they play tight.

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Good post!

Also:
-invoke "i want to see what you have" at showdown, esp. when not in hand -keep track of missed blind buttons of other players for dealer
-not always, but often they will critisize others play: How can you raise with AK preflop? It is a drawing hand.
-try to get others to turn over cards first at showdown
-knows how to get free parking, where the 2-1 coupons are, etc. (this can be quite handy if you need to know)
-will complain about a bad beat from years ago that was "similar" to the last hand

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Let's not forget berating a player for invoking the IWTSTH rule.

b

[Budget Boy]

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Can we construct a list here of the top ten things NITS do?

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Here's the top 10 things they do at my casino


1. IWTSTH
2. Engage in lengthy and heated debate with the dealer/floor over who is entitled to the first (or second!) seat change button.
3. Ask the dealer to square up the table when its already fine.
4. Criticize/coach new or recreational players who are just there to have a good time. This is almost always done with incorrect, ridiculous advice.
5. Monitor how long anyone has been away from the table, its always, "over an hour he should be picked up."
6. Charge up to the podium and interrupt whatever is going on if they think they were next for the must-move game, but were not called for the must-move game.
7. Go 100% beserko if a new player cashes out $$ when moving to a new table. We all know you can't do this, but it seems to drive a nit into a red-faced stammering tantrum.
8. Make a huge deal over the slightest dealer/player mistake, and keep talking about it for 15-20 minutes even though no one is remotely interested.
9. Bore the table with bad luck/bad beat stories.
10. Annoy the sh*t out of me.

[Budget Boy]

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"Nit" to me refers to miserable behavior

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This is correct

[HSB]

"3. Ask the dealer to square up the table when its already fine."

Forgive my ignoramitude, what does "square up the table" mean?

[NickMPK]

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"3. Ask the dealer to square up the table when its already fine."

Forgive my ignoramitude, what does "square up the table" mean?

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Move the chairs around so that everyone has an equal amount of space.

I thought I was the only person who ever asked people to do this! I guess I am a nit.