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Originally Posted by DalTXColtsFan
OP, out of curiosity, is having a true jerk at the table a common thing that happens when you play? The reason I ask is I've been playing for 13 years and I can only remember 3 times there was a true jerk at the table who was genuinely impacting other peoples' ability to enjoy the game.
Certainly I run into players who are occasionally rude and/or act like babies when they start losing (slamming cards, slamming chips, cussing etc.) I certainly run into the people who stupidly announce how much they know about the game, spouting off odds and terminology and whatnot. I certainly run into the people who get really arrogant once they've won a couple big hands. But those are just minor annoyances that don't really affect other people at the table significantly.
I seriously only remember 3 times where the game simply wasn't fun because of one person at the table going out of his way to make it as unpleasant as possible for the other people at the table. Just wondering if I've been luckier than you.
See Disruptive’s post above. If you are a generally pleasant person (or at least a non-jerk), the likelihood of others acting like jerks to you goes way down. Not to say there aren’t jerks out there, but most people will treat you respectfully if you do the same. I suspect those who say that they see lots of jerks at the table are people who are themselves jerks, and the perceived jerkiness of others is a response to that.