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Aliases

Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
edited April 2013 in Poker Chat

Does an alias make you have a perception of what a player is like?

Or does it make you think the opposite of what they are trying to be?

For example - would someone called 'FluffyBunny' or 'RubbishFish' be different to someone called 'ProShark' or 'PokerKing' in you eyes?

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  • 10NGY10NGY Member Posts: 108
    edited April 2013
    Not really, usually if someone is trying to claim they're a fish wants you to believe it, so the opposite? But not difference at all for me.
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  • WilhelmWilhelm Member Posts: 1,730
    edited April 2013
    Sometimes names like utg+1 or soemthing technical like that signifies they're not newbies.  Probably better examples out there...
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  • jdsallstarjdsallstar Member Posts: 1,675
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Aliases:
    Not really, usually if someone is trying to claim they're a fish wants you to believe it, so the opposite? But not difference at all for me.
    Posted by 10NGY

    It definitely affects perceptions! My alias was taken from my sky sports fantasy football team name jdsallstars but I get quite regular abuse "not much of a star after that pot are you" etc I definitely think people have made moves/calls on me that i believe they might not have done had my alias been something like jd6872. Impossible to tell if its helped or hindered my winnings but definitely influences people.

    I sometimes think the avatars people choose reflects their personality/play more. I.e. bald guy sunglasses avatar tend to be worst players I find. There is of course many exceptions and it wouldn't really affect my decision making against an unknown just something I've noticed. Its also the main reason I chose the basic avatar when playing.

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  • 10NGY10NGY Member Posts: 108
    edited April 2013
    Granny equals PRO
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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2013
    paige55 now that name always worries me
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  • Lambert180Lambert180 Member Posts: 12,197
    edited April 2013
    Willhelm has covered the only thing I ever pay attention to with an alias. If they use a technical term, they've obviously played for a while or at least been around on the forums for a while. Doesn't mean they're brilliant but they generally have a basic understanding at a minimum
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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2013

    THE NAME HITMAN_RV ALWAYS KEEPS ME LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER:):):)

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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2013
    THE NAME MAXALLY KEEPS ME CHEWING BUBBLE GUM :):):)
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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2013
    THE NAME THAT WORRIES ME THE MOST IS LAMINIT OR SHOULD I SAY LAMBERT :):):)
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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2013
    I AM JUST GLAD MAD HORSE NO LONGER PLAY,S ON THIS SITE, :):):)
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  • paige55paige55 Member Posts: 2,953
    edited April 2013
    OK I WILL STOP NOW :):):)
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  • DEL560DEL560 Member Posts: 487
    edited April 2013

    Would like to change my alias, but I am stuck with it forever!

    Wasnt really thinkin when I made it up.  Pretty rubbish name!

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  • est1967est1967 Member Posts: 247
    edited April 2013
    mine means established 1967 the year of my birth.
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2013

    There seems to be a lot of things that make you think someone is good.

    But what aliases make you think they might not be good?
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  • MAXALLYMAXALLY Member Posts: 17,642
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Aliases:
    There seems to be a lot of things that make you think someone is good. But what aliases make you think they might not be good?
    Posted by Sky_Poker

    When they use their own name as an alias....totally NO imagination what-so-ever.......

    Examples for this are.......

    Ricorford
    Sky_Poker
    Tikay10
    (the only ones I could use without upsetting people who would take it the wrong way!)

    Examples against.....

    TommyD
    GaryQQQ
    Mattbates
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  • booboo5205booboo5205 Member Posts: 319
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Aliases:
    There seems to be a lot of things that make you think someone is good. But what aliases make you think they might not be good?
    Posted by Sky_Poker
                    MY ONE .
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  • Sky_PokerSky_Poker Member Posts: 2,715
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Aliases:
    In Response to Re: Aliases :                 MY ONE .
    Posted by booboo5205
    Lol, indeed.
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  • est1967est1967 Member Posts: 247
    edited April 2013
    LOLUFOLD IS APT.I WOULD ALWAYS FOLD TO HIM.
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  • DOHHHHHHHDOHHHHHHH Member Posts: 17,929
    edited April 2013
    In Response to Re: Aliases:
    well crazyben03 hes certainly not crazy  sara36dd  is not a women lol   so i treat any 1 who plays as a guy playing 
    Posted by IDONKCALLU
    if you're working on opposites though that means you're not a donk. 

    back to the drawing board! ;)

    fwiw xxxxx's_mummy/daddy/granny are my faves    :)
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  • 4EVERGREEN4EVERGREEN Member Posts: 244
    edited April 2013
    In my case the name denotes my allegiance to Plymouth Argyle  so everybody regards me (probably correctly) as a complete moron.
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