Tourney No... You're a Douchebag! (1 Viewer)

[Trihonda]

To the douchey lady across the table from me during a 70 entry bar tourney tonight. You know who you are. You're the one who called clock on me after 20 seconds of me thinking about whether to call an all-in river shove by another player. You're also the one who makes a 10x pot bet pre, then 10 minutes later vigorously chatises me for taking down a bunch of preflop limpers with a 2x pot bet (holding 10/10 in EP). You're the one who also busts out this nice 80 year old gentleman, and then says to him (snarkily) "I kicked you to the curb"... as he's walking away?

No

When the conversation started up about good local home games, I kept silent (I don't do my recruiting at tourneys like this). However, one of the players, another nice lady at the table who is the sister of one of my regs (and has played my game a couple times) pipes in and starts bragging about my setup and game atmosphere. The douchey lady asks me how much I charge for rake, and when I explain I wouldn't charge rake to my attendees, because I consider them all friends/guests. The douchey lady starts getting super nice and sweet. She starts hinting for, and eventually begging for, an invite...

Um Hell no. Lol.

I think this lady felt like she was leveling the table with her antics. It didn't affect my play in the least, and was almost comical.

Feel free to share your examples of douchey behavior at a poker table. I'm not talking about spirited debauchery, but truly douchey people. It's an even better story if they later get felted by you. .

 

[David O]

To the douchey lady across the table from me during a 70 entry bar tourney tonight. You know who you are. You're the one who called clock on me after 20 seconds of me thinking about whether to call an all-in river shove by another player. You're also the one who makes a 10x pot bet pre, then 10 minutes later vigorously chatises me for taking down a bunch of preflop limpers with a 2x pot bet (holding 10/10 in EP). You're the one who also busts out this nice 80 year old gentleman, and then says to him (snarkily) "I kicked you to the curb"... as he's walking away?

No

When the conversation started up about good local home games, I kept silent (I don't do my recruiting at tourneys like this). However, one of the players, another nice lady at the table who is the sister of one of my regs (and has played my game a couple times) pipes in and starts bragging about my setup and game atmosphere. The douchey lady asks me how much I charge for rake, and when I explain I wouldn't charge rake to my attendees, because I consider them all friends/guests. The douchey lady starts getting super nice and sweet. She starts hinting for, and eventually begging for, an invite...

Um Hell no. Lol.

I think this lady felt like she was leveling the table with her antics. It didn't affect my play in the least, and was almost comical.

Feel free to share your examples of douchey behavior at a poker table. I'm not talking about spirited debauchery, but truly douchey people. It's an even better story if they later get felted by you. .

Sometimes it is just part of the game. I do not like some of the cocky players either but have realized a long time ago that I can choose whether to let them get to me or not. It is my decision! Sometimes I have found that some of these people are actually some of the nicest people away from the game. Competition can bring ot the good and sometimes the nad in everyone! Sometimes it is just their Poker persona.

How did you do in the tourney?

 

[Trihonda]

How did you do in the tourney?

Busted out... it was my 5th time playing this game in the last couple months. The first 3 times, I scored a 1st, a 2nd, and 4th place. The last two times, I bubbled the FT and busted in like 29th place (tonight).

It's a cheap game, at $25, but rake free, and it gets 70+ entries.

I think you're right about this lady. She seemed nice mostly at first, but had moments of extreme douchiness, and these certainly disqualified her for an invite to my game. After you bust out the nice 80yo guy, why fire a nasty parting shot as he's walking away? The game-play stuff didn't phase me. In fact, the second she paused to think about an action for more than a few seconds, I called clock on her, and the entire table laughed...

 

[bergs]

To the douchey lady across the table from me during a 70 entry bar tourney tonight. You know who you douchey behavior at a poker table.

She's a member here?

 

[Trihonda]

She's a member here?

Nope.

 

[dew4au]

Nope.

Thankfully!

 

[Hot Nuts]

Thank God she didn't touch your card protector.

 

[Trihonda]

Thank God she didn't touch your card protector.

Who would care?

Despite the few folks who think they're needling me by propagating some false narrative about touching my card protector, i really could care less. People are more than welcome to continue to post about it, or even change their avatars to some funny reference, lol.

I often use a flashy or interesting poker chip to cap my cards, and I realize this attracts attention from folks at the table. I often get asked questions about it, or have folks reach over and pick it up. I could care less. I enjoy the opportunity to chat about nice poker chips.

And for the new folks who might not know...

This myth about my card protector stems from a game I posted about literally like three or four years ago, where this drunk-tard standing near the table reaches across and grabs my card protector OFF of my cards, then proceeds to ask me about it, then when I don't acknowledge him, he starts to yell at me. The reason I didn't acknowledge him was that I was in a cash game, and another player had just shoved on me. It was a big decision imho, and for all my chips, and a decent amount of money. Ya, that was more to do with the annoying drunkard interrupting a critical decision, than specifically about a card protector. And probably qualifies as douchey.

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

This one time, I asked to look at this guy's card protector. I didn't realize he was involved in a big hand (facing a $10 bet closing the action on the river) and he understandably went off on me. It was a little over the line though when he dumped his beer on me though.

 

[Trihonda]

This one time, I asked to look at this guy's card protector. I didn't realize he was involved in a big hand (facing a $10 bet closing the action on the river) and he understandably went off on me. It was a little over the line though when he dumped his beer on me though.

I was facing a couple hundred dollar river decision, with a pot reaching $500+ if memory serves me right. I simply did not acknowledge the guy, until after the hand. Then I calmly explained that I was involved in a hand. The table actually blew up him if I recall. I didn't really have to say much.

Dumped his beer? That's BS, and any bar in Wisconsin would have kicked him out. Well, not because of dumping it out on you, just for dumping it out in general. . After all, he loses twice, loses the hand, and is out the beer... dumb!

But in all seriousness, that's pretty douchey for him to dump his beer on you. No matter the size of the pot/bet.

 

[BGinGA]

i really could care less.

I think the phrase is "i really could NOT care less."

But to be truthful, I really don't care..... in fact, I couldn't care less.

 

[upNdown]

You're the one who also busts out this nice 80 year old gentleman, and then says to him (snarkily) "I kicked you to the curb"... as he's walking away?

That, to me, is unforgivable. Either she's a genuinely mean-spirited person, or she has such a lack of self-control that she's at worst dangerous, or at best, unforgivably annoying.

 

[Trihonda]

That, to me, is unforgivable. Either she's a genuinely mean-spirited person, or she has such a lack of self-control that she's at worst dangerous, or at best, unforgivably annoying.

I see a lot of douchey behavior, and people,... and nothing really phases me, but I did make a comment After each douchey antic... such as in "oh, you just told the nice old man that you busted that you 'kicked him to the curb', really?" Or quizzically "you just called the clock on me after 20 seconds?... and I was facing an all in?"

It was wasn't confrontational, but I wasn't going to let the behavior go without comment.

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

You called the guy old? A tad douchey some might say...

 

[Blaster]

".... The douchey lady starts getting super nice and sweet. She starts hinting for, and eventually begging for, an invite...

.

How did you actually tell her "No", ...... Give her the 'game is already full' story, take her number & throw it out, or actually tell her "hell no" ... ?

 

[MikesDad]

You called the guy old? A tad douchey some might say...

Roger that (y) :thumbsup:

 

[justsomedude]

Most douchey tourney experience I've ever had...

This happened... for real!

 

[rowlin]

 

[upNdown]

You called the guy old? A tad douchey some might say...

I disagree. I think it would be douchey to refer to him as 80 years young.
80 is old, at least for humans. That's pretty much a fact.

 

[David O]

I never understood the word "douchey". I know it is in reference to a cleanser for female private parts. If it is a cleanser isn't that a good thing?

 

[Trihonda]

How did you actually tell her "No", ...... Give her the 'game is already full' story, take her number & throw it out, or actually tell her "hell no" ... ?

Truth be told, after her douchey behavior, the entire table chimed in. Not overly confrontationally, but more matter of fact. When she started belly aching about my 2x pot takedown, the entire table pointed out she just made a 10x pot raise a few minutes before. After that, she got a bit defensive, trying to laugh it off by saying she's just a bitch sometimes. I had a bit of fun at her expense, calling clock on her (rather jokingly) a few times (but not when she was facing hard decisions). When she later starting asking about an invite, I didn't really say no, I just chuckled, like it was an absurd request.

You called the guy old? A tad douchey some might say...

No, actually the douchey lady did. She made a point to share with the table every tidbit of information she knew about every player at the table. Including the old guy, who was actually like 83, worked as an actuary, and has an office on Old Sauk Road... (Just in case you were wondering). She was probing everyone for information on their names and what they did... Surely to use at some future game to prove how much she was paying attention. Her game, both literal and psychological, was very weak. It's was almost fun to watch her try to level people. She once made a claim that she was a former world champion in martial arts, and jokingly said that she could kick my ass... Lol Anyway, her game wasn't affecting mine, other than as an entertainment at the table. It was apparent to all that I wasn't really giving her much credence, nor was anyone else. Everytime she asked me for my name, I gave her a different fake name, lol... Even after numerous patrons, including the waitress kept calling me by name. One name was Charles (middle initial N), last name "Oris". I told her she could just call me "Chuck".

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

You called the guy old? A tad douchey some might say...

No, actually the douchey lady did. She made a point to share with the table every tidbit of information she knew about every player at the table. Including the old guy, who was actually like 83, worked as an actuary, and has an office on Old Sauk Road... (Just in case you were wondering).

I see a lot of douchey behavior, and people,... and nothing really phases me, but I did make a comment After each douchey antic... such as in "oh, you just told the nice old man that you busted that you 'kicked him to the curb', really?" Or quizzically "you just called the clock on me after 20 seconds?... and I was facing an all in?"

And now you're doxing this poor gentleman. I expect better from a mod, quite frankly. You should probably ban yourself.

 

[jbutler]

I see a lot of douchey behavior, and people,... and nothing really phases me...

That's my one takeaway from this thread. No matter what you do to @Trihonda at the poker table, you're not gonna phase him. He really will not care at all. Rolls right off his back.

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Not to mention his hilarious sense of humor (humour for our friends across the pond)

 

[DJ Mack]

I wonder how many times she's been divorced.

 

[jbutler]

I wonder how many times she's been divorced.

Why would we think she's divorced?

 

[courage]

That's my one takeaway from this thread.

At least *you* got something out of it. I'm still looking.

 

[Trihonda]

That's my one takeaway from this thread. No matter what you do to @Trihonda at the poker table, you're not gonna phase him. He really will not care at all. Rolls right off his back.

Unless it's you or gopher that touch my card protector... then I might flip the table over and go all berserker MMA, cuz I'm a "former world champion".

*i show this clip at almost every self defence seminar/class I teach. For a host of reasons. Ice breaker, example of the absurd, and what not to do.

 

[DJ Mack]

Why would we think she's divorced?

Solid stats are hard to come by, but it's estimated that of people who marry 40-50% will go through at least one divorce during their lifetime. There's definitely no stats here but anecdotally I'm inclined to believe that women who self identify as "a bitch" and enjoy kicking men to the curb are able to get past that 50% hump without breaking a sweat.

 

[Trihonda]

At least *you* got something out of it. I'm still looking.

You Could always try reading (or postin in) threads where you DO get something out of it? I feel bad that you've wasted your time here. Please accept my apologies.