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Bleating about a bad beat.
Jazperger
Member Posts: 10
Hello
This is my first post to this forum, so Hello to you all.
I joined Sky Poker about 1 month ago to learn the game and I think that I'm starting to improve - at least my P/L is moving less rapidly downwards LOL.
Anyway, back to the subject.
I was dealt a Qx suited with a promising flush draw on the flop which gave me a medium pair. A certain player, who I had down as a bluffer, re-raised me, so I called and was then pretty much pot-committed. I went all-in on the turn, so did he. He showed AA and the river tripped up my small pair. He was beaten. Ok, I was a bit lucky.
Then he starts bleating, asking for an apology and all that. So I say sorry and try to calm him down a bit, but that's not enough. He chipping in with comments for the next 3-4 hands.
30 minutes later, I'm heads up with him again, all-in. I get lucky again when my A hits on the river and he's busted.
Rather than going gracefully, he's bleating again while 'Sat out'. Very distracting. 5 minutes later, he stands.
I've had a few bad beats and I guess that we all have.
What is the best way of dealing with this kind of behaviour?
TIA
Jaz
This is my first post to this forum, so Hello to you all.
I joined Sky Poker about 1 month ago to learn the game and I think that I'm starting to improve - at least my P/L is moving less rapidly downwards LOL.
Anyway, back to the subject.
I was dealt a Qx suited with a promising flush draw on the flop which gave me a medium pair. A certain player, who I had down as a bluffer, re-raised me, so I called and was then pretty much pot-committed. I went all-in on the turn, so did he. He showed AA and the river tripped up my small pair. He was beaten. Ok, I was a bit lucky.
Then he starts bleating, asking for an apology and all that. So I say sorry and try to calm him down a bit, but that's not enough. He chipping in with comments for the next 3-4 hands.
30 minutes later, I'm heads up with him again, all-in. I get lucky again when my A hits on the river and he's busted.
Rather than going gracefully, he's bleating again while 'Sat out'. Very distracting. 5 minutes later, he stands.
I've had a few bad beats and I guess that we all have.
What is the best way of dealing with this kind of behaviour?
TIA
Jaz
Comments
Good morning Jaz, nice first Post, very balanced, & welcome to the Forum.
Your optons are to.....
1) Turn your chat off until Mr Moanalot has finished venting his spleen. Not ideal, but it works, they eventually calm down, especially if you ignore them. (NEVER reply, they have "got you" then).
2) Just try to ignore. People lose, & have a moan. Just remember that they ONLY moan when they lose. Had his Aces held, you would have been just fine, they may even have laughed at your ineptitude.
3) "Moaning" is acceptable, but if they abuse, or harass you (sometimes they look you up on "Find a Player" & find you on other tables & continue the berating), then you should report it to Customer Care. Ideally, cut & paste the chat log, and make a note of the time, & the Table or Tourney. As long as CC have the players screen-name, it can be traced, as there is a permanent log of all chat on all Tables.
It's a shame this happens occasionally, but it does, though less so here than on the bigger, less "Community-based" sites, where it can get really rather nasty.
It's a very odd thing this inability to lose with dignity. I grew up in an age where we'd be ashamed if we could not handle such a triviality with a little more grace, but times change I suppose.
I've played many recreational sports & games (poker is a recreation for almost everyone on Sky Poker), cricket, golf, fishing, snooker, chess etc, & in none of them do we see that sort of thing, but of course poker involves money, so it changes the parameters I suppose.
That apart, I hope you enjoyed your first month here. You may already have done so, but if you play smallish stakes, Monday Night the lads organise a fun evening called "Forum DTD", which is awesome fun for £5.50, & there are also a bunch of "Teams", just collectives of like-minded poker lovers, which deffo enhances the fun for many.
I don't recall all the Team names, but they include Hit Squad, TKP (don't ask what KP stands for!), Team 51, TPT, DTD, & many others. (Bet I get in trouble for forgetting some!).
There is a Team Page on the Forum, too - have a look around, it is HERE
Th thing with being in a Team is that you can chat about things like this, share it with your team mates, & all the Teams include players who can help, who have seen it before, & offer a means of sharing the experience.
Anyway, I hope some of that helps.
good play against AA... recommend getting trips or better by the river... it means you win.
chip stack = winner
abuse = poor player
forum = your new home
Thanks to aussie09 too (may you are on telly too).
Jaz
he has a face more suited to radio im afraid!
Maybe you did play really badly and get lucky 'thats poker' he may have said something about it, dont take it to heart ignore it or if you must say something just put 'thats poker' dont type in if you give someone a bad beat 'seeya' or 'hahaha' as this will really annoy people and you will get more abuse. You dont have to say sorry its your money your playing with, sometimes players say it to be nice and know they sucked out on you but generaly players dont wanna hear sorry after they get knocked out. Its an emotional game and money is at stake but if they get so agro about a bad beat then they are either playing over there br, had a really bad run all day, or have anger management issues. Be the bigger man and just ignore it as you have more chips they dont. If you can get used to bad beats and deal with them i think you know your poker has improved and being more positive. If someone gives me abuse i generaly like the banter and put them in there place but everyones different its up to you if you respond to it or not, and if it really bothers you just click on game info so you cant see the chat box for 5min until there gone. If its real nasty abuse report it to customer care and they will sometimes get chat banned.
Welcome to the forum and gl
Daz
I cant relate to the guy who moans about this happening,if you play poker you will get badbeats now and then, simples.However you will also get so much fun out of this wonderful game.