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[nhlfan]

Do you ever run into the guy (usually older) that is always telling people to post their blinds, act in turn, show both cards, show one show all, and all the other things that the dealers or floormen should be doing? I play 1/2NL at Trump in East Chicago pretty regularly, and there is an old man there that is always doing that crap.What do you all do? Ignore him? I tried that for a long time, but I finally snapped last week. The guy's not even in the hand, it's heads up with me and another guy. Comes to showdown time and I flip one card, getting ready to flip the other, and this old guys starts yelling 'YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM BOTH, YOU CAN'T WIN WITHOUT SHOWING BOTH CARDS" That was it! I told him I'll show my other card when I'm goddamn good and ready, and until he's on the payroll and wearing a ****ing bowtie, he needs to shut his ****ing mouth before I stuff it with all of the chips I took from him. Well, needless to say the floor was called and I was given a warning, however the floor did give me a wink and a subtle pat on the back as she left the table.What do you guys do to guys like this? It drives me nut!!!

[RhinestoneCowboy]

nhlfan said:

Do you ever run into the guy (usually older) that is always telling people to post their blinds, act in turn, show both cards, show one show all, and all the other things that the dealers or floormen should be doing? I play 1/2NL at Trump in East Chicago pretty regularly, and there is an old man there that is always doing that crap.What do you all do? Ignore him? I tried that for a long time, but I finally snapped last week. The guy's not even in the hand, it's heads up with me and another guy. Comes to showdown time and I flip one card, getting ready to flip the other, and this old guys starts yelling 'YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM BOTH, YOU CAN'T WIN WITHOUT SHOWING BOTH CARDS" That was it! I told him I'll show my other card when I'm censored good and ready, and until he's on the payroll and wearing a censored bowtie, he needs to shut his censored mouth before I stuff it with all of the chips I took from him. Well, needless to say the floor was called and I was given a warning, however the floor did give me a wink and a subtle pat on the back as she left the table.What do you guys do to guys like this? It drives me nut!!!

Whoa whoa whoa hold on one second here let me get this straight...............They have 1/2 NL at Trump?? Details please?

[nhlfan]

Crap, my bad dude, 2/5. I play 1/2 at my local club.Sorry, I didn't mean to get you all excited!

[OrzyVibe]

I would call the Pit Boss over from a nearby 'high stakes' table to beat him about the buttocks and kidneys.

[LongLiveYorke]

If it bothers you when he tries to correct you, I would just be extra careful to follow the rules and etiquette of poker precisely. Just be a bit extra professional to avoid any confrontation.If it bothers you that he is correcting people in general and not only when he directs it toward you, I would just relax a bit. He only has the best intentions for the game itself in mind (presumably).

[nhlfan]

LongLiveYorke said:

If it bothers you when he tries to correct you, I would just be extra careful to follow the rules and etiquette of poker precisely. Just be a bit extra professional to avoid any confrontation.If it bothers you that he is correcting people in general and not only when he directs it toward you, I would just relax a bit. He only has the best intentions for the game itself in mind (presumably).

If he were being polite about it, that would be one thing. But he yells, sometimes curses, and gives dirty looks to the people he's correcting. He usually says nothing to me (especially after this), because I know the proper etiquette, but a lot of new players are nervous enough, you don't want to run them out of the game by being a dick. You can still teach people the game without being a bitter, old, washed-up, losing old man.

[Royal_Tour]

Nothing,, dont get censorided over it.just let it all build up and then onec u catch a big hand against him, u stand up and say "Whaaammyyy, heres both cards for ya!!!!! "

[Municipal Hare]

nhlfan said:

That was it! I told him I'll show my other card when I'm censored good and ready, and until he's on the payroll and wearing a censored bowtie, he needs to shut his censored mouth before I stuff it with all of the chips I took from him.

Something tells me you dreamed up this comeback 20 minutes later on the way to your Hyundai.

[NOFX_PUNK]

I like to point it out in advance that I alrady know:for example I raise my hand in the direction of the smart ass and say, 'Before you say it Terry, I know I have to show them both, but I'm drawing it out for the cameras...'I fully expect to find my tyres slashed someday soon, but it's certainly fun...EDIT: Yeah, in my game the guy is called Terry... Lol

[econ_tim]

why you slowrolling in the first place?

[Silly_11]

you should go cash in 10 bucks and get a roll of quarters. Then everytime he starts yapping about something throw the quarter as hard as you can right at his forehead and say, 'here's your tip thanks for being so helpful'

[StrippersNBlow]

econ_tim said:

why you slowrolling in the first place?

My first thought.

[ICrushHomeGames]

Do the Corkins: Look him in the eye and don't say a word. Show then stare at him as you drag the pot. Stay quiet, and become hyperaggressive against everyone but him at the table.

[PotDragon]

StrippersNBlow said:

econ_tim said:

why you slowrolling in the first place?

My first thought.

and yet you claim ....

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I know the proper etiquette

Don't display it though,huh ? Maybe the old man got tired of watching some dumb punk slow roll at $3/$5 like he was on tv. :roll:

[StrippersNBlow]

ICrushHomeGames said:

Do the Corkins: Look him in the eye and don't say a word. Show then stare at him as you drag the pot. Stay quiet, and become hyperaggressive against everyone but him at the table.

Staring down an 80 year old man? How can you do that with a straight face? Honestly people, what are you trying to accomplish here? The guy has been this way for 7 or 8 decades, do you expect him to change because you yell at him or stare him down? You look like a jackass picking on an old man. There's plenty of these guys at every casino I play at as well, and everytime they're easy money. They make up for their lack of skill at the actual game by knowing the rules verbatim from playing for so long. Every game has their characters, he's the table captain. You're the smug slowrolling wonderkid punk with the sunglasses and baseball cap. Know your role, and don't tap on the glass. :roll:

[NOFX_PUNK]

I don't slow roll, if I'm not turning them both over straight off it's cos I think we have the same pair but I'm embarrassed by my kicker... lol

[PotDragon]

NOFX_PUNK said:

I don't slow roll, if I'm not turning them both over straight off it's cos I think we have the same pair but I'm embarrassed by my kicker... lol

Then learn to play and don't get involved out of position with weak kickers.

[blakheart]

NOFX_PUNK said:

I don't slow roll, if I'm not turning them both over straight off it's cos I think we have the same pair but I'm embarrassed by my kicker... lol

Dude-Play by the rules. People Like you piss me of f in a casino. How should an old guy like me handle it when some punk kid watches the WPT and thinks he knows everything. Then he comes in to a casino and plays wrong all over the place. I mean showing down one card, forgetting to post blinds etc. These kids today they play online and if the computer doesn't tell them what to do they get lost.sw

[NOFX_PUNK]

PotDragon said:

NOFX_PUNK said:

I don't slow roll, if I'm not turning them both over straight off it's cos I think we have the same pair but I'm embarrassed by my kicker... lol

Then learn to play and don't get involved out of position with weak kickers.

Thanks for that, and BTW I DON'T, perhaps I'm on a blind? who knows, anyway, relax, I was making a joke.Lol - a way of being funnylol

[mk]

If any of you guys have played $4/8 at The Wynn, I'm sure you've come across that older woman (she's probably in her 60s, but looks pretty damn good--I don't care if that's gross) who totally does this. She's really nice, and I chatted with her the whole time, but she was seriously the table nazi. I was like, "Eeeeeasy." She's a local. Said she retired to Vegas and plays at Wynn all the time.