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Originally Posted by DumbosTrunk
Hi all,
There is a reg who runs a semi-private bigger plo game in my room that harasses me a lot of the time we are playing the same game. We got off on the wrong foot over a year ago (I simply said he was too good and I didn't want to play with him lol, then he started trying to kill my action saying things like "you always have the nuts when you bet"), I extended an olive branch/truce and a handshake but then he kept up the disparaging remarks. He will say things like "that guy's a **** idiot" and has told me to stfu, invades my personal space when we are sitting next to each other, slowrolls (once he slowrolled me and I said I hated him and he was an ahole), intentionally steps on my foot under the table, says thing like "big hand alert" when I limp utg, "no one wants to play with you," etc. He's basically an jerk towards me and singles me out for harassment and is clearly not a fan and does not want me in any game he is in.
Nothing else seemed to work so I called the floor on him twice for the abusive language and trying to influence the action when I am in a hand and he'll get a warning, but after the first warning, last night he did it again, using abusive language. I really don't know what else to do at this point and it can be stressful to deal with him every time we're at the same table. He makes my poker experience very unpleasant and I don't deserve that treatment. It does not help that he runs a bigger game (to which I of course never get an invite) that he poaches action players from our player pool to play in. By pure coincidence (or not), he cannot seem to beat me in a hand. To give you an idea of the type of guy he is, he carries a leather Ferragamo man clutch to keep his chips in.
I'm just looking for some advice on how to deal with this dude. Any similar situations? I've tied ignoring him, getting the floor involved, talking back, shaking hands. Nothing seems to work.
Thanks,
DT
Yeah I mean it seems that when you provoke these kinds of guys that are bad and need their ego spanked they let hell break. You can go about it in one of two ways. Stop being a sook and calling the floor, he sees this as complete weak and even more of a reason to target you.
I would start by doing the following.
You need to ask him during hands when he’s likely behind, “do you think harassing me when you’re playing looks good? Do you think it makes you win more money?
After this completely stop speaking and disregard anything that comes out of his mouth. DO NOT say this when you are behind. DO NOT bicker back and forth.
Keep it simple sharp and say the same thing over and over.
You need to make these types of players who shrink otherwise you are going to kick the stool from under them.
Then you need to befriend them. Say to them, I’m not even that bad of a person and you seem like an okay dude.
Shrink the ego then befriend these people, they are small humans and it’s all an act.
You also need to understand that he’s doing this because he sees you as a threat.
My read on the situation is somewhat a lot different than most people think and the way I’d deal with it is having a few of my homosexual body building bros to come and have a chat with him.
Last edited by Koshko; 05-29-2023 at 08:37 PM.