Online Poker Abuse

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Online Poker Abuse

Occasionally we see people mouthing their traps off at live tables in casinos throughout the world. Not so often though, not as often as when we play online poker. I compare the people who mouth off and say the most disgusting horrible things during a game of poker to those that people mention as cyber bullies. I am sure they are wife beaters and child beaters too!

They are far from cool. Online poker gives people will low self esteems that really suck at poker the ability to let loose at people who obviously dont want to hear it and usually dont deserve it. If they were playing in a live poker room or casino instead of an online poker room, they would mostly have their arses kicked out and never be able to return. Too bad we didnt all have a flick switch or a security guard in our own home to have them booted.

So what exactly do these people think they are achieving by abusing other players and calling them names? Maybe I should have asked the guy this morning who blatantly told the whole table he wanted to F my face? Are players like this on drugs? Playing drunk? Always like that? Seriously whats the go? He distracted me for a second, like thats going to help him win. I certainly am not tilting from some dumb comment like that.

I remember back to the days of my free poker playing. It was a heck of a lot worse back then. Some players hunted you down and came to your free play table simply to harass you. When thinking of these free play people who do it, it makes me realize that they are simply filthy scum with nothing better to do and no one that actually cares. I mean they do it on play money tables as well as buy-in tables so distraction cant be the reason. I guess it is a likely scenario that they simply are angry, nasty people.

These people are from all corners of the globe. They are not only from US friendly or Australian Online Poker Rooms. They are everywhere! They are unavoidable! If i was to be a programmer I wouldn't be worried about programming the chat boxes so they do **** when someone says F#ck. Everyone still know what they have said. its really so dumb! I would be programming the chat boxes to send them warnings before finally banning them if the poker room managers deem their behavior is inapropriate (or language rather). A little message to security wouldnt go astray. I know ome rooms you just type poker room manager or the like and along comes someone to deal with it.

My many friends know that back in my younger days I had my chat suspended more then 10 times by mouthing back at people. If they can ban me on play money tables for defending myself with an F U Ahole Your a D#ck. Surely they can ban the perps. For the record i have settled down over the years and have happily kept my chat for many without it suspended.

I am not sure why I wrote this blog post other then this face Fing guy made me realize its a big issue and probably VERY offensive to some people and to point out to myself and to others that turning chat off could be a good idea. In saying that however, you miss out on online tells when you do this. People cant help but speak about their hands when they are over, this gives you a good indicator of what they are up to that you cant see. It a lose lose situation. Learning to ignore is the only option I think.... thats a "I think".

I still don't have an answer after all these years. I sure as hell have worked up defense though - pure ignorance, its bliss :) To the guy that told me he wanted to F my face today. Please be warned I bite hard - go ahead and try it, you will be missing more then chat after you do!