getting annoyed with critics

Crispy Bacon · #1 01-19-2007, 01:17 AM

How do you guys deal with fish who criticize your play? It really annoys me when I play a hand right, according to 2+2'ers and then get laughed at whether I win or lose. I feel the need to explain myself to these idiots but I suppose telling them the right way to play a hand is just gonna teach them and make the table less profitable. It's just so hard to ignore some 'know nothing know-it-all' and let them feel superior.

TripleH68 · #2 01-19-2007, 01:54 AM

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I feel the need to explain myself to these idiots

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Why?

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let them feel superior.

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Hmmmm.

Crispy Bacon · #3 01-19-2007, 02:15 AM

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I feel the need to explain myself to these idiots

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Why?

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this is a natural human response isn't it? I'm not a bot

bernie · #4 01-19-2007, 02:34 AM

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How do you guys deal with fish who criticize your play? It really annoys me when I play a hand right, according to 2+2'ers and then get laughed at whether I win or lose. I feel the need to explain myself to these idiots but I suppose telling them the right way to play a hand is just gonna teach them and make the table less profitable. It's just so hard to ignore some 'know nothing know-it-all' and let them feel superior.

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Get used to it.

When you buy in, drop your ego at the cage. You're not there to impress anyone.

Who cares what they say anyways? But look a little closer. They're telling you how they play. Live play, watch how others react to their (usually) wrong advice also.

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bernie · #5 01-19-2007, 02:35 AM

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I feel the need to explain myself to these idiots

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Why?

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this is a natural human response isn't it? I'm not a bot

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Which is why that part of poker is counter-intuitive. Just because it's a natural response doesn't mean you can't retrain yourself.

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demon102 · #6 01-19-2007, 02:58 AM

just turn ur chat off, I play a ton of tables at once so Im always to busy to mess with any nonsence like this, when I pay heads up games and someone is saying some dumb stuff that bothers me Im just gonna turn the chat off so it doesnt effect me

bernie · #7 01-19-2007, 03:11 AM

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just turn ur chat off, I play a ton of tables at once so Im always to busy to mess with any nonsence like this, when I pay heads up games and someone is saying some dumb stuff that bothers me Im just gonna turn the chat off so it doesnt effect me

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And if it's a live game?

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jmc999 · #8 01-19-2007, 04:19 PM

I ask them for advice and use it against them -- if your coach advises you to do something, or advises you against doing something, you'd expect him to follow the same playing style...

BarryLyndon · #9 01-19-2007, 04:26 PM

Poker is about making $$ through deception. You're not trying to win any medals or kudos. You're trying to take their $$ by maximizing your chances of getting their $$ on every street.

If it's a live game, worry about adjusting your game to what they say to make $$. People are giving you information - use it.

If you are using - and I emphasis USING - for the intellectual or artistic or competitive aspects of the game, then you have three aspects right there that will be used against you in the right setting.

T-God · #10 01-19-2007, 05:22 PM

CB, what I like to do is talk back and pretend you're a fish. Mis-use terms like reverse implied odds, exaggereate the odds of you winning, stuff like that. You're toying with him and outsmarting him in the conversation, which will save your pride, plus it makes them think you are awful. They will give you alot more money once they think you suck.