Disrespect for the game == disrespect to the players?
Strange situation from Friday night. Co-worker hosted a home game, NLHE, 0.10c/0.20c blinds. We typically play a tournament, about once a month, so we know each other pretty well.
A regular player, let's call him "I Don't Care about Money", is highly competitive when we play tournaments and will regularly berate other players at the table for making donk moves. I would rate his play as above average for our group, but average with some big leaks.
The game was a friendly game, with small stakes, more about having a couple pops and some fun than a serious gambling session. He was obviously not happy with the stakes spread at the cash game. Had 100+ in his pocket and was looking to make some big cash.
So he proceeded to play every pot, call lots of raises (after all, it's only 75c), rebuy multiple times and suck out a lot, busting AA with 62, on a board that wheeled, runner, runner, etc. Talked the whole game, talked about his cards, "comeon 6, river me a 6" etc. Playing hands to the river, pushing when the board flushed, then showing his 32 bluff when the other player folded (this happened 4 or 5 times in the first hour).
If this were a stranger, at a casino, I would gladly sit there and stack him repeatedly. However, some of the banter was over the top, downright rude, and affected play. Any floor would have given him multiple warnings for behaviour. Not only that, but it was a co-worker who the whole group sees daily. I personally felt betrayed by the shift in play and attitude at the table, when he complains about others doing the same in tournaments.
Drunkenness wasn't a factor.
Am I a stick-in-the-mud? I must say I am a by-the-book person when it comes to rules, etc. Maybe I just took it the wrong way, or maybe he was out-of-line. Thoughts?
A regular player, let's call him "I Don't Care about Money", is highly competitive when we play tournaments and will regularly berate other players at the table for making donk moves. I would rate his play as above average for our group, but average with some big leaks.
The game was a friendly game, with small stakes, more about having a couple pops and some fun than a serious gambling session. He was obviously not happy with the stakes spread at the cash game. Had 100+ in his pocket and was looking to make some big cash.
So he proceeded to play every pot, call lots of raises (after all, it's only 75c), rebuy multiple times and suck out a lot, busting AA with 62, on a board that wheeled, runner, runner, etc. Talked the whole game, talked about his cards, "comeon 6, river me a 6" etc. Playing hands to the river, pushing when the board flushed, then showing his 32 bluff when the other player folded (this happened 4 or 5 times in the first hour).
If this were a stranger, at a casino, I would gladly sit there and stack him repeatedly. However, some of the banter was over the top, downright rude, and affected play. Any floor would have given him multiple warnings for behaviour. Not only that, but it was a co-worker who the whole group sees daily. I personally felt betrayed by the shift in play and attitude at the table, when he complains about others doing the same in tournaments.
Drunkenness wasn't a factor.
Am I a stick-in-the-mud? I must say I am a by-the-book person when it comes to rules, etc. Maybe I just took it the wrong way, or maybe he was out-of-line. Thoughts?
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He knew the stakes before the game, didn't he? That should have clued him in on the texture of the game...that is IF he is the poker prodigy he thinks he is.
Would love to sit this guy on my right ANYTIME.
"Talked the whole game, talked about his cards, "comeon 6, river me a 6" etc. "
The playing all the hands and how he played them...not sure. The talking about/in the hand drives me nuts and should get a big shutthefuckup anytime people do it.
Simple answer as long as he's not the dude to host everytime, just don't invite him.
The only difference would be how my message is delivered. Stranger - straight up say this behavior is not tolerated at this game any more beration or intimidation of MY guests and there will be no further invitations. Brother - pull hm off to the side during a break and tell him he is embarrassing both himself and me.