Berating fish is..

Poll: Berating fish
(Vote): Bad because it makes them smarten up and improve their game
(Vote): Good because it makes them want to beat you even more so they keep chasing longshots

fish dependant

think long term, it's bad. plus it's no fun playing in a live game where everyone is yelling at each other. friendly games with lots of action ftw

you just become another wizkid know it all if you berate everyone who you "think" is bad.

.... why would berating fish ever be good?

berate the regulars

yep, def. berate regulars.

you shouldnt berate fish at all but i cant help myself sometimes when they get my monies

Well, if someone chases the flush and hits it I say "wow, nice hand"

if i play sit n go and I shove with A10 and someone calls me with KJ I say "wow, you got balls sir"

berate shortstackers

its especially fun if u limp pre just to get in a spot where u can

On May 05 2008 14:47 NMcNasty wrote: berate shortstackers its especially fun if u limp pre just to get in a spot where u can

slowroll shortstackers when you have big pairs

90% you berate ANYONE theyll stick around to show you whats up...at least that is my experience tho maybe its cus i got a dope avatar....

mightyhitbox is the biggest fish berater on party

I'm nice to them until they actually suck me out. then I make fun of their dogs, babies, cars, etc.

retarded

never good

berate regulars and only regulars

i hope you go busto if you berate fish

berate anyone who berates the fish, unless it's a fish.

On May 05 2008 15:20 FrinkX wrote: berate regulars and only regulars i hope you go busto if you berate fish

agree... after a fish sucks out on you if you can't control yourself just berate a regular at the table

im the one who is getting berated, by the fish mostly

i make it my duty to berate the fuck out of anyone who is berating fish even though thats kinda hypocritical cuz anyone who would berate a fish is indeed a fish themselves, just maybe not as fishy as the fish they are berating

i love/hate it when players who think they are good try to bluff or make a play and get caught owned by a fish or whoever making a thin call and berate them for it...after they got owned

hate it cause its so pathetic love it cause its so funny

'you just bet 6 grand and got called by 5th pair and you're talking shit, u took it up the butt shut the fuck up'

I don't say a thing unless they initiate verbal contact.

On May 05 2008 15:32 SpasticInk wrote: im the one who is getting berated, by the fish mostly

i get fish asking me if i am really my avatar/really a girl IRL at least 2-3 times a session usually.
usually i just agree and they then start berating me about how its blatantly not me, kinda makes me think wtf why did u ask then.

berating regs is good

i love when fish berate fish tho

its hilarious

On May 05 2008 15:35 Rekrul wrote: berate the fuck out of anyone who is berating fish even though anyone who would berate a fish is indeed a fish just maybe not as fishy as the fish they are berating

Some Zen shit, yo.

people is stupid and telling them they is stupid will not change that...poker is pretty egotistical and when you tell someone they suck they wont accept that as true (unless they already realize it, which seems to be pretty damn rare) and usually have to prove you wrong and even if they dont theyll usually walk away thinking you got lucky or some bs (Go watch the movie Deal and see what most people I HAVE come across think about poker)...now telling them exactly what they is doing wrong is not too bright imo especially when it may point out to other players at the table things to think about...with this said tho, i am fish so ya, im sure some of the beratement should be directed at me...if berating someone keeps me from ruining my comp or personal belongings due to tilt or spewing more money, i will do it all goddamn day long...another fun thing to do is to randomly tell someone the baby in their pic is ugly and proceed from there...very amusing chats to be had by doing that lol

i don't "berate" anyone really, i just make funny/sarcastic remarks at regulars who start trying to justify retardation. i also give people shit when they start to explain to me how unlucky i got or something.

It's like you open your own business and you berate customers when they enter your shop, this is completly retarded ! Giving them the proper play or pointing their leaks is even worse... It's because they play bad people make money, if they weren't doing mistakes then Poker would be pointless, no money could be made off this game.

Plus people have to keep in mind this is just a game, even if money is on the line you can still be polite and fairplay. Even if someone is teasing you after they suck out grossly it's fine, just be patient and wait for the good hand.

i berate fish when i lose coz i envy their luckbox, which is obv better than mine

i find that some mild needle on a fish who is already tilting is very EV+, like u hit a draw against them and they are all tilty "OMFG you lucky bitch :@ !!! u always hit" then a comment like "ship it!!!" puts them on life tilt hard.

lol it was really funny one night at 2/5 live at wynn. this geek sitting to my left is a standard ultra-nit regular who has read NLTAP and thinks he's a genius, wearing his sunglasses and holding perfectly still all the time and shit. so there's some pot where somebody raises, i 3bet, and raidan909 folds on the button. the original raiser shoved and i called, then raidan told the dealer that he folded J9 and doesn't want to see that he would have won the pot. the board runs out J974J and raidan is saying to the dealer, like "ugh, MAN, i shouldn't have folded!!"

so the guy to my left leans over and whispers to ME, "it doesn't matter what he would have gotten on the board, you see. it's only important that he made the correct decision. and he should obviously fold J9"

so first i nod my head, slowly, like this is the first time i've ever heard somebody discuss such a concept, and then i say "yeah....yeah hey you're right! HEY RAIDAN DID YOU HEAR THAT? IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE HAD, SO STOP BEING A RESULTS-ORIENTED FISH!!!"

raidan COMPLETELY gets the joke and simply replies, with a big smile, "of course it matters. didn't you see what i would have had? i would have had a FULL HOUSE!!!"

so i sit back down and whisper to the guy on my left, "wow, that kid is an IDIOT huh?"

guy on my left doesn't say anything and looks REALLY embarrassed

lmfao

i played with that same guy another night. he's one of those fucking time-wasting faggots who doesn't chop. he took the seat directly to my left and when he told me he didn't chop, i told him that he was going to hate his life for saying it. i proceeded to win like 12 out of 14 bvb hands against him that night. he was getting really frustrated. funniest hand was...i raised sb, he 3bet me from bb (which he never does so his range is ultra tight), i beat him into the pot with JTo, flop is AsKs3h. i check he checks. LOL so the turn is the 7s so i lead for pot. he folds JsJ face-up and i show the JdTs

he flips out and gets so mad he has to take a break

gg

hohoho
<3 raidan

Myth has some awesome stories. More of those please!

On May 05 2008 15:38 Yugless wrote: Show nested quote + On May 05 2008 15:32 SpasticInk wrote: im the one who is getting berated, by the fish mostly

same i get berated all the time by fish lol

On May 05 2008 18:14 [vital]Myth wrote: i played with that same guy another night. he's one of those fucking time-wasting faggots who doesn't chop. he took the seat directly to my left and when he told me he didn't chop, i told him that he was going to hate his life for saying it. i proceeded to win like 12 out of 14 bvb hands against him that night. he was getting really frustrated. funniest hand was...i raised sb, he 3bet me from bb (which he never does so his range is ultra tight), i beat him into the pot with JTo, flop is AsKs3h. i check he checks. LOL so the turn is the 7s so i lead for pot. he folds JsJ face-up and i show the JdTs he flips out and gets so mad he has to take a break gg

who doesnt chop? isnt that a limit thing?

lol i got berated at a live table for checkraising all in in a 3bet pot w/ gutshot straightflush draw and overcard ... some chick flopped top set w/ JJ and was like ... you realized you only had ace high right? the rest of the table looked at me w/ scorn. they always hate me live cuz i raise every hand thats folded to me basically.

and yeah, what mcnasty said, berate the hell out of the shortstackers .. but be careful, thats how i got my chat revoked for 6 months : [

one time i cold called allin 8k in 25/50 with T3s on AQT two spades and won and everyone was looking at me evil

then i looked around the table and said

'what'

two second pause

'gamble?'

berating people worse than you is pretty pointless imo... like what the hell are you trying to achieve other than revealing that you're rattled up about totally standard situations in poker?

so more live stories please.. turn this into one of those awesome threads about live play =D

i have chat turned off always so i never chat

i've been accused of being a bot about 5 times now

wheee

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