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Originally Posted by DiamondsOnMyNeck
So you guys think people who wear masks are dumb but you wouldn’t play at a table full of masked players? Odd logic there
I don't think most people called Ike or people wearing masks to hide their faces are dumb.I think the vast majority of them,especially the younger ones are wearing the masks purely to cover their faces and it has nothing to do with covid which I think is scummy. I think almost all of these people are brutal to play with. I mean yes if someone has a paper mask hanging under their nose and tells me it's to stop covid they're complete morons but that's really not what we're talking about. Most people who play poker play for fun. As anyone who played in 2020-2021 after things reopened can tell you socially things were pretty bad at the poker table with masks required everywhere (and often plexiglass) but at the time we had no other choices, at least not to play live poker in legal casinos. Now we do. And at least we got 6-7 handed play to help things a little.
In the last 2 years or so, when most people aren't wearing masks I've encountered almost nobody fun to play with wearing a mask/cloth face covering. Obviously Ike is a crusher- but almost everyone I've played with in a mask during this time is just a huge nit. They're generally antisocial but even if they talk it's often hard to understand them. So if I get called for a game and see 7 people in masks I'm immediately asking for a table change or just not taking the seat. It's no different than if I get called for a table and everyone is wearing headphones and on their tablets. It's just going to be a miserable game so why subject myself to it. Even if someone is legit worried about covid for whatever reason there is obviously a massive overlap b/c their risk aversion in life and risk aversion at the poker table.
People give off all kinds of cues at the table that you should use to profile them if you don't know them. Everyone once in a while you'll be wrong but you make way more money doing this. They're often completely unaware they even doing this. If someone waits 6 hands for the big blind you should know not to pay them off. If someone has a giant backpack, tablet and headphone you should know they're not there for fun. If you see a table full of people wearing masks find a new table. It isn't rocket science.
Last edited by borg23; 02-11-2024 at 03:26 PM.