Never been so embarassed in my life... (TR?)

[marty_palin]

This is not a question Per Se, just a little TR so skip it if you wont be intersted, instead of flaming me afterwards.

I am talking about a very friendly home game. 10 pound buyin and myself and two others (out of ten people) know what we are doing. The rest just sit there and drink and play any two cards and have a good laugh. This is fine with me, after all it is their invite and their house etc. I'm not going to be a poker Nazi and shout and scream. All I have to say occasionally is 'it's on you' or 'let me split that side pot up'.

The problem is I invited one of my brothers friends who I have played with and against online. The game began I had the usual 'tearing my hair out' moment when I raise with AK suited and the whole table calls (lol). Luckily I shook them off on the flop. Hit my flush and knocked out my friend that I brought along. He wasn't too happy but so what, thats poker luck plus skill.

Like I said, as most of the people don;t know what they are doing he helped out one of the girls with her hand every so often. I didn't kick off because aside from it not being my house etc. I'd rather be playing against someone getting advice than someone who hasnt a clue what they are doing.

He starts to play more and more of her hands until we are down to about 5 players. Suddenly she's taking a time out and we're back to 5 players including my friend who is a better player than the girl he took over from and on a par with the rest of us.

At this point I did say something - light heartedly like 'is this a second chance tourney now' but either people cant read between the lines or they didnt care. And if only I am saying something then I'm outvoted.

This I could put up with (ie. playing a better player depite how much I object) as the money isnt important to me but appearences are. This is when he starts acting like the biggest dick you can imagine. Seriously. Imagine those kids you want to face plant after they suckout on you and berate your play. But you say to yourself, you wouldnt do that to my face mate.

This was that kid, in my face.

I was getting so embarassed (as I had brought him along) it was unreal. He was criticising the only girl who couldnt play and I could see she wanted out asap. I really took objection to this and told him to STFU.

Basically he went on to win catching a miracle one outer and jumped up and down waving his arms about etc. hollering and I was shrinking.

I got up and left, obviously taking him with me hearing how well he played in the car on the way home, oblivious to my POV.

I won't be going back myself for a few weeks, possibly months, just because I am embarassed beyond belief through association and I'm sure as hell not inviting anyone else I know to anything EVER again.

I'm just posting this telling everyone how if something could go wrong in a home game, it did, to me on the one time I took a chance with a 'friend'. I won't be talking to him anymore about anything but has anyone else come across someone who just wont see sense?

I'm not a manners nazi or anything but I honestly believe online poker (being able to shout and scream behind a screen) has ruined people's perceptions about live poker.

Ignore my first disclaimer and flame away [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]