About 4 years ago, when I just started going to the Borgata on a regular basis, I didn't know many of the regs there and mainly played $1/2.

I did recall one guy from a few other times I seen him, I'll keep his name out but he's a Russian dude from Brooklyn (I know some of you frequent the Borgata) and we played a pretty long $1/2 session of about 5 hours.

Long story short, I was up to about $1100 from a $200 buyin, he was down about $700ish just from me. And when the game dried up, I decided to do a $120 SNG's and left.

As I get up, he asks me where I am going, in this angry, russian accent.. I tell him. He promptly gets up and follows me to the SNG table.

I draw a 3 seat, he draws a 1 seat. At this point, not only am I dieing laughing inside that this guy is mad enough to stalk me, but now I have position over him.

So anyway, 10 minutes later, and about 4 hands in - I look down to AK @ the SB. I make it 150 to go after folds all around, and he firmly says RRRAISSE, and throws in a 500 chip. Its HU now, and I simply shove.

He snap ninjitsu phil hellmuth chip punch calls and shows Queens. had no idea why he didn't raise it preflop, but now I know that he does crazy crap like this all the time.

Needless to say, I turn a king and he is busted.

After some muttering in russian (which I understood, since I am also russian) he asks me if I will be staying at the poker room. I tell him yes.

I ended up bubbling or coming 4th or something in that SNG, but a few hours after that, I'm at the $2/5 and here he comes, with a fully loaded tray of red chips. Sits down and gives me this evil smile.

After a few hours, we didn't really get into any pots together (although he tried reallly bad) and he eventually calmed down and stopped stalking me.

Fast forward to today, and we talk whenever I come down there, he's actually a cool dude.

But yea, anyway, some of the regs. in AC are friggin nutcases.

As far as the things that people do that tilt me.. There are tons, but here are a few:

1. Slow rolling - If you got the damn nuts, stop being an immature jackass and show your hand.

2. Flipping one card at a time - I'm glad the Borgata started to finally enforce this rule in tournies and cash. It is so damn annoying.

3. Lessons at the table - This isn't blackjack. I don't care to know if I should split 9's against a dealers 10. If people want to flat a large 4bet w/ A8o OOP, then god bless them.

4. Crappy dealers - Now the dealer quality has definitely gone up over the last few years, but it's still apparent. Dealers who deal so slowly you could of gotten up, took a dump, came back and still not get your card @ a the btn. Dealers who try and deal so fast that they turn over at least one card every 5 hands. Dealers who do not know simple math and just completely shut down when there is a side pot involved.

Since this thread is about what ticks people off -- let me ask this here. I'm trying to avoid ticking folks off.

I've gone to the casino with my dad a few times, we usually play at separate tables to remove the issue. For my brother's bday we're going down to Vegas and my uncle voiced that he would be really interested in playing a lot of poker with me. He's not the kind that would want to hang out at separate tables, and the money is fairly significant to us as we're just students with no hard and fast bankroll.

Long story short I don't want to stack my uncle. At some point in 10+ hours of poker I'm sure we'll be in a pot together -- at the low limits will folks really care if we soft play a bit? Last time I saw a guy with his girlfriend play and they clearly are going to soft play each other. We're both very much against collusion.

Current plan was just to try to sit across from each other to remove blind fights while not hiding the fact that we came in together. Is there anything wrong with telling him "I've got the nut flush" when we start pumping heads heads up (assuming I really do, and then show the table)?

Worst comes to worst I guess the winner buys lunch.

If you think life is all about money you are sadly mistaken.

A lot of people here won't like this; but most people at a 1/2 game don't care/don't realize why they should care about people soft playing. I wouldn't announce your hand though. Either check it down or agree before hand that if one of you bets in a heads up pot then you have it. You will probably won't to play pretty straight forward in multi-way pots though.

Yeah this tilts the hell out of me.

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When I fire 2 barrels, and villain calls flop and turn, then i make a bad read and give up on the river, and villain reluctantly turns over his bottom pair, looking defeated, and when i muck he declares "I knew it, i knew you were bluffing" so proudly and bobs his head while scooping the pot like he's Phil Ivey. Can't stand that $hit.

holy **** most boring story ever.

Gotta visualize it man! Picturing the russian guy made me lol. But yeah I guess the tension in the russian guy scene was resolved too easily. Plot needs more development imo.

1. People who tap the ****ing table after a hand and say "nice hand"
2. People who say "good luck all in"
3. People who ALWAYS insist on calling the poker table the FELT
4. Annoying donks who always talk about hands/coolers and act like they know everything about poker.
5. People who show you their "big lay down" by showing the table their AJo to an all in preflop
6. 100nl donks who take the game too seriously and try to do little chip tricks at the table and wear shades and headphones.
7. Unneccesary staring at people.
8. People who tank for 2 minutes with rags when they are obviously folding.
9. "Wanna chop? wanna chop?" No I dont want to ****ing chop. I want to raise the button and take your blinds
10. People who insist on checking it down to the river lol.

too many to list.... i could go all day.

1) somewhat

2) yes

3) No! Enjoy Big, uncovered cleavage!

4) YES! Worst thing ever!

Yoda plays poker?!?

life, no. poker, yes

did i

nope never soft played for a friend. I don't like to play at NL tables with any friends for this reason. I would play limit because hard to soft play on those tables. Old home games that I played in were loaded with friends and that case soft playing was pointless, so can't say I did.

I was waiting for the climax as well

When I'm not even in the hand and someone facing a bet shows me AKo on 47J3 and folds as if I give two ****s, just fold your ****ing hand already.

people who raise all in for 80+ dollars when the pot has been called by one limper and no other raisers in 1/2 nlhe *preflop*

looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg session!!!!

the woman that has a HUGE diamond that playes on hubbys money that cant stop talking about why she playes hands the way she does and basically tries to get everyone to think she knows what she is doing EVERY ***** POT.....

if you play at tulalip in washinton you know this woman, around 40 yr old blonde with nice skinny body/face in the 2-3 and red chip game more recently.

also Mr. lee and all his nut huggers tilt the fk outta me.

the ugly fat slob wearing sunglasses that constantly talks about his beach properties in the 50$ mtts and takes 2 mins each time he decides to put a chip in.

also i mega tilt when someone trys to show one card to win against me in a ***** pot. TAKES TWO CARDS FACE UP TO WIN A SHOWDOWN U CLOWN. flip that duece over already, your ace is good thats why i checked the river behind with my KK.

lol one other thing that i almost cant handle. GUY STARING ME DOWN IN THE ***** 200nl game. dude im drunk and 100x better than you + i know your two cards to the suit. just put your 22$ in the dam pot, your not gonna read my soul. you are wearing an old tshirt with stains on it and havnt brushed your teeth in 2 weeks. you have no idea what life or poker is about but for some reason you think your gonna get a read on me when im just sitting there wishing i never started playing this stupid game

ALSO WHAT MIGHT TILT ME THE MOST IS THE SKINNY CREEPER GUY PLAYING 50$ POKER TRYING TO SWEET TALK THE DRINKS LADY AND CALLING HER BY HER FIRST NAME TO THE TABLE FOR A WATER LIKE HE ***** KNOWS HER WELL. YOU CREEP SHE IS LIKE 25 AND YOUR LIKE 45, BROKE, UGLY, SMELLY, DEGEN, AND THEN HE DOESNT EVEN TIP HER A BUCK. LIKE SHE WANTS TO ***** TALK TO YOUR PHETIPHILE LOOKING HOMELESS ASS

I'm with you about the headphones and not wanting to talk to someone; but the last thing I want to talk about at a poker table is poker. The average villain talking about poker is going to spew horrible logic and bad beat stories.

Last time I played I had some ****** tell a story three times about the time e folded 92off only to see a flop of 999. 2+2 is for talking about poker, the table is for talking about sports/the hot waitress/anything but poker.

#2. Seriously. I want to kick babies when this happens.

You know, I was thinking, if things that are going to happen at a poker table tilt you that much, perhaps live poker isn't for you.

The only thing that gets to me is poor hygiene/bad smells, and I just don't play that table if that situation exists.

People who take 2 min each time they are dealt a hand on a table that collects a time fee!!! The object is to see as many hands as we can you dumb A**!!!

you raise pre from lp, get called by the btn. cbet the flop and btn stares you down for 30 secs before announcing in a loud voice "RERAISE." this tilts me soooo much. I always feel like shoving it in and saying "RERERERERAISE ALL IN." also people who, when action is checked to them on the turn etc and they announce "RAISE." it's a good play against me I spose cos occasionally I will just ship it in out of spite.

Yeah I learned my lesson on that one. I get my stack destroyed by some nitty hit and runner while the biggest donkey in the casino raked in a 400 dorra pot with Q2o. Keep in mind all the money was in pre.

But yeah, I'll sit here at the table with a bunch of old squeezers.

Man so f tilt