Changing seats - Page 2

i dont do it because its a pain in the ass on stars, i did it a few times on FTP over like 100K hands i prolly did it like 3 or 4 times.. but on stars its more of a pain in the ass and im worried about losing my seat on a real good table.. Ive never done it live, i dont think i ever will.

i do it live sometimes and i dont think its douchey at all. Mainly because most people switch seats a ton for superstitious reasons and stuff like that. So when i switch to get position on a fish i feel like im not spiting in their faces, because they probably dont realize my motivation. Its +EV, no ones feeling are getting hurt, and other people switch all the time.

youre a douchebag if you do this live, some young guy did it to me when I sat at 5/10 for the first (and last) time in my life @ bellagio and once the table broke and it just seemed to be regs and myself he switched to my left and as he walked past to grab the seat he meekishly muttered something like 'Iiiiiimmm gonna take this seeat heeree.' I left after like 45 seconds, and I expect anyone here who's had it done to them to be really pissed when some young internet guy does it to you

lolololol

On March 10 2010 00:26 RaiNKhAN wrote: youre a douchebag if you do this live, some young guy did it to me when I sat at 5/10 for the first (and last) time in my life @ bellagio and once the table broke and it just seemed to be regs and myself he switched to my left and as he walked past to grab the seat he meekishly muttered something like 'Iiiiiimmm gonna take this seeat heeree.' I left after like 45 seconds, and I expect anyone here who's had it done to them to be really pissed when some young internet guy does it to you

Why don't you have a seat over there...

Why would it be wrong?

I play 2/2 live and I'm pretty sure 99% of the fish wouldn't even know why you are changing seats if you sit down on their left so I don't have a problem with it.

Do you spit into someone's face by playing tight on a loose table? By folding with a worse hand? By Isolating a bad player? By bluffing a weak player?

I don't see how seat selection is not just another part of the game, like betting patterns.

On March 10 2010 03:25 LemOn[5thF] wrote: Do you spit into someone's face by playing tight on a loose table? By folding with a worse hand? By Isolating a bad player? By bluffing a weak player? I don't see how seat selection is not just another part of the game, like betting patterns.

changing seats is differs from your examples.

ducy?

No, please elaborate I don't see any difference at all.

I tried doing this for a very short time on party, but there's quite a lot of competition for the midstakes tables and I kept losing my seat and feeling a bit (a lot) of an idiot.

On March 09 2010 18:50 gawdawaful wrote: I do it even while playing live

The thing is that a fish is a recreational poker player, not a mentally challenged retard that wont get whats going on when you suddenly take a seat to their left. You are not fooling anyone when you do it and you just make it uncomfortable for the fish and very likely to hurt the game, especially online when its easier for them to just quit.

actually live i mostly do it to get position on people im playing deep with, seeing as how all live players are fish anyway

On March 10 2010 04:17 EvilSky wrote: The thing is that a fish is a recreational poker player, not a mentally challenged retard that wont get whats going on when you suddenly take a seat to their left. You are not fooling anyone when you do it and you just make it uncomfortable for the fish and very likely to hurt the game, especially online when its easier for them to just quit.

there are seats with more room at my casino so ppl change seats all the time. i honestly dont think the regulars, much less the fish, realize whats going on when i do it

On March 10 2010 04:22 Gumster wrote: actually live i mostly do it to get position on people im playing deep with, seeing as how all live players are fish anyway Show nested quote + On March 10 2010 04:17 EvilSky wrote: The thing is that a fish is a recreational poker player, not a mentally challenged retard that wont get whats going on when you suddenly take a seat to their left. You are not fooling anyone when you do it and you just make it uncomfortable for the fish and very likely to hurt the game, especially online when its easier for them to just quit. there are seats with more room at my casino so ppl change seats all the time. i honestly dont think the regulars, much less the fish, realize whats going on when i do it

but it only takes 1 butt-hurt reg who knows what youre doing to blurt it out in a fit of rage.
then shit gets really awkward.

there's a pretty large pool of live players, what does it matter if one person knows that i know about position advantage? i doubt he'll care to tell anyone about it

On March 10 2010 05:39 Gumster wrote: there's a pretty large pool of live players, what does it matter if one person knows that i know about position advantage? i doubt he'll care to tell anyone about it

Because some people cant hold their tongue.
Its not a problem if he knows, its a problem if he says "Hey youre only moving because you want position on Player X!" and PlayerX decides to leave because he doesnt like the feeling of being targetted/the fish etc.

"I'll check and give you position" ... anyone remember that from last year at the bellagio?

that's why live players are such scumbagz hahaha

the smart thing to do > the unethical thing to do. ALWAYS

I always choose the most +EV seat on the table and will regularly change where i play.

I don't really care what they think, i know enough table banter to keep the fish placated and happy with me so i have a good social image for the table, and part of the stigma is i am a kid anyway so there are some things they will always do vs me and wont do vs anyone else that i cant change anyway.