*shaking head* Playing on people's psychology isn't dumb. Pissed Off Dude should learn to play his own cards, and if somebody's being "stupid," prove it, and that doesn't mean shouting it. Just quietly taking his money and then thanking him for the game would probably work much better. And if he can't win over the long term, maybe Forrest Gump was right: "Stupid is as stupid does."
I'm curious whether he would have gotten so upset if the game hadn't been for money. I know people who do get upset when people play games irrationally, even when there's no money involved, but usually this happens when somebody does something to throw the game rather than playing for themselves. Personally, I don't usually invite people who do that back... it's kind of contrary to why I play. If he was just upset over the money, well... he shouldn't be playing poker at those stakes.
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Date: 2006-05-25 09:05 pm (UTC)*shaking head* Playing on people's psychology isn't dumb. Pissed Off Dude should learn to play his own cards, and if somebody's being "stupid," prove it, and that doesn't mean shouting it. Just quietly taking his money and then thanking him for the game would probably work much better. And if he can't win over the long term, maybe Forrest Gump was right: "Stupid is as stupid does."
I'm curious whether he would have gotten so upset if the game hadn't been for money. I know people who do get upset when people play games irrationally, even when there's no money involved, but usually this happens when somebody does something to throw the game rather than playing for themselves. Personally, I don't usually invite people who do that back... it's kind of contrary to why I play. If he was just upset over the money, well... he shouldn't be playing poker at those stakes.