Pet peeves
OK, I'll start the ball rolling as we all know how much poker players love to bitch about things (and no this won't be a bad beat story either).
My single most annoying B&M pet peeve is the old nit that asks for a deck change or a wash, simply because he can't play poker and is on tilt. Last time I went, some old guy had went to go take a piss and came back maybe 2 hands dealt after a deck change. Of course he proceeds to play a donktacular pot and loses of course and now asks for ANOTHER deck change. And worse, the dealer goes for it. It's bad enough that you only get to play maybe 30 hands/hr at the casino at a quick table, let alone these nits that drag it down to like 20. Incidently, if you were to ask this in a session fee based game, I'd imagine the other players are entitled to kick you in the balls... /* end rant */
My single most annoying B&M pet peeve is the old nit that asks for a deck change or a wash, simply because he can't play poker and is on tilt. Last time I went, some old guy had went to go take a piss and came back maybe 2 hands dealt after a deck change. Of course he proceeds to play a donktacular pot and loses of course and now asks for ANOTHER deck change. And worse, the dealer goes for it. It's bad enough that you only get to play maybe 30 hands/hr at the casino at a quick table, let alone these nits that drag it down to like 20. Incidently, if you were to ask this in a session fee based game, I'd imagine the other players are entitled to kick you in the balls... /* end rant */
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Ah, those guys. The "professors" that think they know something and love hearing themselves talk. Those guys are pure entertainment. It's the idiots that go out of their way to correct them that annoy me.
Ahh the kids chat... like fingernails on a chalkboard. If I wanted to listen to you Mr./Ms. Dealer talk about your kid and his/her recent trip to the emergency room, I'd ask. I'm not asking. And to the fellow in Seat 4 who brought up the topic... prepare to defend your blind.Â
I have so many minor things that peeve me off about B&M poker... like the guy who is sitting one to the left or right of you and decides to be your best friend for the session and then feels hurt when you check-raise him on the river... or the waitress who can remember to bring all other 32 drink requests to the room but forgets yours AGAIN... or the ...
meh it's poker - I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude, She just doesnt like you....
Oddly, on the right, not so much of a bother.
Try tipping.
What??? How can someone not like me?
I do - if they bring the beverage in the first 30 mins.
HEY maybe that's it - maybe once I forgot to tip her and she's making me pay for it for the rest of my life...
I would say that is my number one pet peeve as well.....I can see saying nice hand in a sarcastic way but people say it and mean it...
The other is the “God’s Gift to Poker†player. The one that is talking about how they player the higher limit’s, are only at the table waiting for a spot in the “bigger†game and then plays very badly and singles out players for their plays.
You know the type that says “Why didn’t you fold your A-K on the end when the board paired….weren’t you afraid I made trips†After showing their Ace-Rag when they made one bet on the end to try and scare you away with it after the pot is huge.
Casino Niagara takes this concept and turns it into an art form.. I've been at tables with empty seats for 40 minutes and a 30 person list.
But it WAS a nice call.
As long as everyone at the table believes it was a nice call, then you should encourage it. Just stop tilting and jump on the nice call bandwagon.
Really? You have the wrong mentality for playing poker then. These are players you want in the game.
It's always a good call when you luck out. After all you'd have a hard time making money off these guys if they played correctly. But then again at a table of loose passives in limit he may have had the odds to call and hit his lucky card. After all if there are 8 limpers at $2, and your in late position with a gut shot and now there's a bet and 5 callers you should be in. A $26 pot for $2, even tho you are a long shot you hang around. It's the calling 4 bets cold then hitting that's not the good call.
B&M - the table coach
I like Brantford now with the remote controls. The dealer is the one to advance the list and there are 9 players at the table to remind him to do so. Once it is up on the plasma the waiting list players can see they're up and don't even have to wait for the floor to announce it.
Cool, now if we can get the other casinos to follow suit. That sounds excellent.
Casino Niagara should send their floor people and their dealers for a short walk over the bridge to Seneca. The floor people there have a very good handle on the table activity
Overheard at an annoying $5/10 table at GBH on any given day, any given time....
Orbit 1
Dealer- "Big Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$5 sir"
Dealer- "Small Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$2 sir"
Orbit 2
Dealer- "Big Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$5 sir"
Dealer- "Small Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$2 sir"
Orbit 3
Dealer- "Big Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$5 sir"
Dealer- "Small Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$2 sir"
Orbit 4
Dealer- "Big Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$5 sir"
Dealer- "Small Blind please sir"
BB- "Oh me? How much is it?"
Dealer- "$2 sir"
1. The guy who takes forever to fold AJ, KJ, KQ, QJ, and then proceeds to tell the players who are still in the hand when the flop hits that "Neither of you hit that board" and "I folded a VERY GOOD drawing hand".
2. The same guy who thinks 15 outs with 1 card to come somehow makes him a slight favourite, and then proceeds to go on a 5 minute rant when he doesn't hit.
3. To the attention-seekers who splash the pot, throw their chips in the air when calling/betting, and in general flick their chips into the pot in ridiculous ways, go screw yourself.
4. The guys who are not in the hand and yell "AIYAA" or "FK" when the flop/turn/river hits so everybody knows they folded what would have been some bullshit 3 of a kind with their 95o.
5. The guys who go all-in blind in an effort to make the game exciting, but instead destroy the game by shoo-ing away all the people who are just trying to have a nice game.
6. The guys who constantly complain about how unlucky they are and how everything is "SO SICK" yet always have to be reminded to post their blinds because they're playing some puzzle game on their phone.
7. The guys who analyze everybody's actions at the table, OUT LOUD.
8. Players that smell like shit, also players who smoke and come back to the table immediately.
9. The guys who don't pay attention to whether or not it's been straddled, call, then take their chips back and fold, then make a big fuss about why he can't keep his $2.
10. When the blinds agree to check down with $4 in the pot. smh.