I think you've misread things. The dispute about the seat change
button happened when I said the first words that I said to anyone at the
table in six hours. I asked him for the button, and he started ranting.
I asked the dealer for the next button in sequence, and she instead
demanded the one from the ranting fellow. Later, I didn't have a verbal
exchange with him about the AA until I was racking up my chips to leave,
and I left a hand later.
I don't know for sure who posted this, since it's anonymous, but I
presume it's someone from Greg's game. I play much differently there
than at the casino (still, unfortunately, despite my efforts to play
more casino-style at Greg's). I had no conversations with anyone about
poker, or about anything else in six hours, other than the two exchanges
described. Note, in fact, that the convoluted discussion about my AA
vs. 3-7-Suited's set of queens was between him and Bluff Addict, and I
remained silent for all of it. I didn't engage in conversation until
the third time 3-7-Suited started ranting, when I was about to
leave. I think if you'd been there, you'd find the level of quiet I
kept in the game was almost the same as Rory's; I've been using his
table image as a model at casinos. You'd have been amazed if you're
used to observing me at Greg's game.
I do tend to stare at people while playing poker, although that's how I
build reads on them. I suppose that makes some players uncomfortable,
and "gun for me", but upon review, I am sure this didn't happen at this
game. No one hardly noticed me at all until I politely asked for that
seat change button that someone was apparently emotionally attached to
himself. That likely influenced the 3-7 play, but that's surely the
only hand influenced by that situation. And, it didn't really impact my
play, other than to know that 3-7-Suited was obviously a bit emotional
himself.
So, I appreciate the advice for how I play at Greg's game, and I'll try
to apply it there, but I have a hard time seeing how it's relevant here.
I wasn't emotionally charged, and I didn't even feel emotionally charged
about losing until I got on the bus and started writing that entry.
Most of the time at the table, I was dispassionately feeling: wow, this
is a good game, I wish I could win in it.
If I've missed something, please feel free to follow up.
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Re: you get too embroiled
Date: 2005-03-22 19:53 (UTC)I think you've misread things. The dispute about the seat change button happened when I said the first words that I said to anyone at the table in six hours. I asked him for the button, and he started ranting. I asked the dealer for the next button in sequence, and she instead demanded the one from the ranting fellow. Later, I didn't have a verbal exchange with him about the AA until I was racking up my chips to leave, and I left a hand later.
I don't know for sure who posted this, since it's anonymous, but I presume it's someone from Greg's game. I play much differently there than at the casino (still, unfortunately, despite my efforts to play more casino-style at Greg's). I had no conversations with anyone about poker, or about anything else in six hours, other than the two exchanges described. Note, in fact, that the convoluted discussion about my AA vs. 3-7-Suited's set of queens was between him and Bluff Addict, and I remained silent for all of it. I didn't engage in conversation until the third time 3-7-Suited started ranting, when I was about to leave. I think if you'd been there, you'd find the level of quiet I kept in the game was almost the same as Rory's; I've been using his table image as a model at casinos. You'd have been amazed if you're used to observing me at Greg's game.
I do tend to stare at people while playing poker, although that's how I build reads on them. I suppose that makes some players uncomfortable, and "gun for me", but upon review, I am sure this didn't happen at this game. No one hardly noticed me at all until I politely asked for that seat change button that someone was apparently emotionally attached to himself. That likely influenced the 3-7 play, but that's surely the only hand influenced by that situation. And, it didn't really impact my play, other than to know that 3-7-Suited was obviously a bit emotional himself.
So, I appreciate the advice for how I play at Greg's game, and I'll try to apply it there, but I have a hard time seeing how it's relevant here. I wasn't emotionally charged, and I didn't even feel emotionally charged about losing until I got on the bus and started writing that entry. Most of the time at the table, I was dispassionately feeling: wow, this is a good game, I wish I could win in it.
If I've missed something, please feel free to follow up.