YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN; BUT PLEASE BE FORGIVING OF THE PLAYERS, SOME OF WHOM FANCY THEMSELVES SERIOUS
COMPETITORS. THIS ISN'T MYSPACE. WE ARE ADULTS. I THINK WE CAN TAKE A LITTLE HEAT FROM THE UNSTABLE MINORITY.
BUT, OF COURSE U R RIGHT; REALITY IS ANOTHER MATTER, THOUGH. IT'S NO BIGGY IF FOLKS SPOUT GARBAGE ONCE IN A WHILE.

Since when has poker been a friendly game?

I agreee wholeheartedly that some people take advantage of the situation to be rude and threatening. It should be fun although I'm sure Wild Bill wishes it actually was a friendly game. Of course there is another thing to consider. Poker is a game of luck, skill, and patience. If you insult someone, or harass them enough they might lose their composure and start making bad plays. It's possible tha some of those Rude people out there are just playing mind games to get some sort of advantage at a

Sorry - I meant to finish with the line "at a table".

Well put Saddsaxx. While I condone a certain amount of competitive chatter, I think some players clearly cross the line. (Once, I had someone tell me that they hoped I got cancer and died). I agree that the anonymity provides cowards a way to “be tough” behind the safety of their computers.

From playing a number of hours at a poker table, I've learned to grow a thick skin. Almost nothing bothers me now because, as Madcapper said, "Since when has poker been a friendly game?" I believe that g

I believe that generally, the reason people are nasty at tables derives from blazing insecurity, and realization of the fact that they are simply not good enough to get back the money that they lost in an unlucky pot. You won't see the better players berating a bad play simply because they want those people to continue playing that way.

These so called “Donk name-callers” will never significantly improve their play unless they can look at the game for what it is worth. They need to stop whining about bad beats and learn from them. Learn to price people out on ridiculous draws, and so what if you get unlucky one time? You made the right play and will profit in the long run. As long as they do not realize this, they won’t get better at poker, and therefore, are the TRUE Donks. And that is fine by me.

Saddsaxx, I like your class and look forward to meeting you at the tables. Have a great day! Wow, that was tough to post! I guess I should make a separate blog for this one. Sorry to hog all your comment space!

Earlier this week I had finally had enoguh. I was on a sit n' go on pokerstars. This guy plays a hand horribly, loses most of his stack and decides to call the pot winner a epithet for a black person. Being black myself I usually just ignore that. But something about the fact it happens online where people feel no need to act respectful just gets me. Do you think he would have said that in person? Course not. I wrote Pokerstars and reported him. They wrote back that they took away his chat priv

as i started this thread i was going to be content with a simple "Right On Saddsaxx!" buttttt....

i take great exception to kingclyde's comment that "it's no biggy (sic) if folks spout garbage once in a while." it's that sort of thinking that is at the bottom of so many of the issues we deal with in today's society.

oh, and guess is spot on. any serious (defined by me as someone that is learning and improving their game daily) player knows "shit happens" and it's the rank amateur that ...

shows their ignorance of the game AND good manners by resorting to ad hominem attacks. oh, and clyde, i'm surprised you know about myspace but don't know that USING ALL CAPS is considered YELLING and the height of bad manners. :-)

something to consider as well with regards to anonymity - it is the basis for so many of the insane plays, rarely seen in brick and mortar casinos and the cries of fixed software so often heard here.

thanks Rhonda for opening the dialog on this blight to the game

I make a life choice to not be rude, period. However in Poker I do appreciate the players who are crude, with a splash of rude, the bane with no brain and the gushing fountains of bad beat expletives! I just take note, wait and they send it!!

TOUGHEN-UP BUTTERCUP. Just play and IGNORE the garbage talk.

TOUGHEN-UP BUTTERCUP Just play the game and ignore the rude comments. Stop whinning about them.

TOUGHEN-UP BUTTERCUP Just play the game and ignore the rude comments. Stop whinning about them.

Yo saxx you're sacks (saxx) aren't too sad just HUGE

We all need to just deal with it...and move on. Life's too short...to sweat the small stuff. Rude, sweet, crude, honest...it's what makes the world go round....free speech! Muah GF for your wonderful blogs! Huggs and Kisses ~ Lorene aka hbkings ♥