why do some people want to act like aszess while playing online. calling other players names and being just rude and vulgar. i see it happen when players make a bad play by some standards and beating the smart players hand. which when it happens to me i do get upset too, but i dont call people idiots or dumbf*@#s. and whats even worse is when some jerk wins and starts talking trash about how dumb everyone else is. it just bothers me to see how rude people can be over somethings ( really over play money the most). anyone else get annoyed with these people?

Just let it wash by you. Go read Zen and the Art of Poker.

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Best example ever of this:

I was playing a SnG and some guy started mouthing off from the start. Every one of us was a "donky" and a "homo" (often with graphic descriptions of what we liked to do).

The 2nd funniest thing that happened was when the was knocking someone for a spelling or typing error and told him it was a good thing he's not in a "spelling be".

The funniest thing was when he busted out first when he pushed with ace-rag and got called by AJ. Here's a tip: if you're going to mouth off and get people gunning for you, don't push with crap.

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I'm CDO. It's like OCD, but everying is in order just like it should be.

I love these jerks. Sometimes they can be quite amusing but more importantly they are usually pretty easy to read and manipulate.

i somtimes create abit of action, you get less respect as a player and more action!

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I guess I am one of these jerks

I love to:
a) simulate tilt. If I get a bad beat I will start moaning that the site is rigged against me and swearing. If you hit a big hand within next round of this you have significantlly increased your chances of getting paid off.

b) attack players berating fish. If someone critisises a fish for calling a potsize bet and hitting a gutshot and then taking all his money I will always start insulting him and telling him hes the bad player. This often put's people on tilt.

It's amazing how easily some people's games get affected. If they are playing real tight and you tell them they can become conscious and start raising with crap hands, or tell them they got bluffed and they call you next time with 2nd pair.

I usually dont look at the chat window cause I dont like to get distracted by idle chit chat anyways.

Dont need those "nh ty" really no.

I just don't understand why some players try to make a bad player better while they are still playing against them. If someone outdraws my AK with A2, I still want them to make that call the next time.

My story. There was a guy in an SnG that was berating the play of several players. He was going on and on about how fishy they were and calling them "fish" over and over. Then I'm in a pot with him and I push when I flop 2 pair. He calls for most of his chips with no pair and an inside str8 draw. Of course he hits his str8 on the turn and I go bust. I just let him have it. I typed "fish" over and over. He responds, "I know that was a fishy play. I've been getting a lot of bad beats lately and I thought you were bluffing." I say, "Bluffing? I haven't shown anything but premium hands and I haven't put money in a pot in over 10 hands. So I guess that makes you a stupid fish." That was the one time when I really had to let off some steam.

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are you talking about me?

seriously man, if you see this shit happen report them to customer support. starting a thread won't stop them, a good chat banning will.

Why do people do it? Because they are immature jerks and the internet provides them with the anonymity they need to act that way. I play live in B&M casinos and I see almost none of that sort of table talk. Sure it happens a little sometimes but nothing like it does online. In the casinos I play in, foul language is not allowed or tolerated. And if you talked down to someone the way that is so common online, you would probably get your butt kicked in the parking garage later that night.

Think about it.....people just aren't that way in real life. Sure there are jerks who have the nerve to say what they think to your face, but 99% don't. The internet, as we all know, is not real life. It's so much easier to be someone you aren't and flex your cybery muscles when you are annonymous.