Surinder/Tony G

[SpaderX1]

What a heads up battle, and Vince got to see it live:) Mike Sexton broke his curse of picking losers, and Vince coulda been right also if Tony G wasnt so lucky to knock out the only American 3rd. Well I wanted to see what people had to say about Tony Gs constantly running mouth, lol, personally I think he went over the line several times, with some of his comments. Thought Id throw this out to see how others felt. I felt It was only right Surinder pulled it out after all that verbal abuse:) :roflmao:

[carmelcarole]

Have to say his pompous, testosterone driven comments were a bit too much for me. Can't say I was unhappy to see him lose. He bet anything on the last few hands and finally the cards went the other way. I know we have all had that feeling with AA or other favorite hand but when you're holding 10 6 you are asking to be beat. Luck only carries you so far then good playing has to kick in. He is a big bully that thinks his intimidation will force others to fold - only works so far. But on the whole the tournament was very entertaining and I was really sorry to see the American lose. :sad:

[Hanguk Miguk]

I don't mind table talk. I've grown accustomed to it. And needling is natural. You see Marcel Luske do this, and not cross the line between needling and just downright detestable behavior.

Tony G crossed this line. He kept saying, "We're just having a friendly poker game." I don't know about the rest of you, but I've never heard anyone tell me they were gonna rip me apart at a friendly game. His display was just purely ridiculous, especially in Europe, where table talk is highly discouraged.

If he wants to talk like that, he should start playing in prison games.

[KietoFrito]

I read this a few times but haven't responded because I thought it was funny. In all the years I have played poker, I've run into many motor mouths. I can be one of them. Especially after a few beers.

Players who do this do it for a reason. To throw your game off. They will do and say anything to to do this. You can end up wanting to strangle them if you do let it get to you.

Table talk can range from senseless chatter, to comments about the way you play, to degrading remarks about you, your dog or cat or even your Mother. They can go around the table and do their work which each person until they find someone that will respond and that's where they concentrate their silver or tin toungue. Whatever the case may be.

It's a tool is all. Some use it well. Others are just plain crude. I used to play gin years ago with an old man and from the beginning of the game, to the end of the game, he babbled on an on about this and that and sometimes he was downright nasty. He beat me all the time. My attention was not on the game, but what he was saying but most important, my emotions were at boiling point at times.

One day, I had enough and threw my cards down and started cussing the old fellow out. He told me to sit and explained to me what he was doing. For a very long time, he was throwing my game off and had succeeded in taking all my doh. But most importantly, he explained, or taught me, how to block it all out.

Don't take it personal. Lot's of personalities and sometimes ego's at the table. Check them and your good or bad day at the door.

Has anyone ever spoke to you and your mind was someplace else and you had to ask them to repeat what they said? You can do the same thing at the table when someone is doing their best to distract you. You really have to work at it at the tables because there's so much action. That's why players wear sunglasses (tells) and headphones to listen to music (motormouths).

If you respond to them, you are doing exactly what they want to do. And that's to become unattached from the game and throw your thought process off. Distract and conquer!

Tony G hasn't said one thing I haven't heard before in a game and he sure knows how to get on peoples nerves. Not only the players, but the people watching. He's archaic in some of his choices of words though. :roflmao:

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[Torg84]

I thought his actions were very crude and over the top but he used this strategy very well. Yes, he lost but he had Surinder where he wanted him for some time. Surinder was falling apart and visibly shaking there for a while. I don't know how he kept himself from getting up and punching the dude in his face.