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Originally Posted by SageDonkey
1. I think his speech play/table talk can get repetitive. Limits on its quantity and frequency should be written into the rules IMO. This would be better for others and ironically would also help him because he would then have to focus his speech play on big spots only such as tournament life decisions.
2. There are more clever and subtle and non violent ways than that. When I said it is a form of bullying, I meant in the same way that an aggressive player can bully another by stealing their blinds or constantly 3 betting them in position.
1. It is "written into the rules", at least in my experience in the US where I have most often played.
2. I don't give a rat's ass what you think is "more clever and subtle and non-violent". I posited an effective, direct method of dealing with a bully who is acting inappropriately toward you, if one is capable of a credible performance. Escalation can be a very effective "counter-measure" at times in discouraging a repeat of bullying. Your now saying, "oh, but I only meant bullying within the rules of the game" , dodges the fact that Will often is NOT acting within any set of rules of the game. He is being an bully, and does not seem adequately deterred by admonishments by the floor in the videos I've seen. A discrete escalation in response to his bullying seems in order, if possible.