Comments on: Trash talking – is it really worth it?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:39:57 +0000

Hi Simon Thanks for your comment. Nice analogy to paintball:-) Mark’s last blog post..All In Poker Radio Show 12 - Jonathan Little (SNGICONS.com) - Mark (Poker Bankroll Blog) - Mike Matusow (Check RaisingThe Devil)

By: Simon Leach

Simon Leach — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:11:13 +0000

Some players will use trash talking as part of their angle, trying to take people off of their game. But those people are doing it in a controlled manner, trying to make someone else lose control. And some players just lose control themselves and ultimately will play poorly out of anger or the desire to get even again. At least you aren’t trash talking face-to-face where there could be consequences, like if you are in a scenario paintball event where everyone is technically armed!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 06:04:02 +0000

I sometimes alleviate my frustrations over bad beats in the chat....but it usually never makes me feel any better:-) Mark’s last blog post..The art of poker deception

By: Gambling IQ

Gambling IQ — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:12:42 +0000

I think it most definitely works. I personally don’t do it, because when I get involved in that kind of thing I get too fired up and out of my element.

I’ve seen people trash talk in both live and online poker and have others absolutely out of their skin mad and start taking it personally and they want to beat the trash talker. The next thing you know, they are busted and leaving the table yelling and screaming. The significant part of that is that they are LEAVING the table with no money.

By: The Good Poker Sites

The Good Poker Sites — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:46:24 +0000

I can’t say I have never taken this angle, but it usually winds up costing me in the end. It’s just more likely that I will make a bet which I don’t want to get called, than it is I will make a bet that I want to get called.

If I planned on playing tight, it might work to get a few players steaming so they would give me action. But since I usually plan on doing a lot of bluffing, it’s most effective to go unnoticed so people just think you are minding your own business waiting for cards.