Posted by Etienne on Wednesday, 27 May 1998, at 11:11 a.m., in response to Lessons Learned From A Drunk, posted by Jessica Vecchione on Tuesday, 26 May 1998, at 8:06 p.m.
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Enough about fish, now back to the drunk. I've seen some very good acts in my time. If my intention was to cultivate the image of a drunk with the ultimate objective of moving into a much higher limit game, then I would definitely throw the occasional $30 tip to the dealer. If you're going to act, then act till the end.
Etienne
Posted by Jim Geary on Wednesday, 27 May 1998:
I agree that if you want to have players bombard you with chips, that tipping the dealer $30 and knocking over some drinks might be a good idea. But do you want people bombarding you with chips?? I don't. When I play at the Mirage or elsewhere out of my home state, I want the other players to know I'm mack daddy and don't f*** with me.
Case in point: last weekend while visiting the bay area, I played the 15-30 at the 101. Didn't know anyone at the table. The first three rounds, the same player raised my big blind when most everyone had mucked. Each time, I three-bet him with hands that I would've just called with under normal circumstances. I won two pots without a showdown, and one when I flopped a 5 :) . After that, there was a lot of late position limping on my big blinds...
I wouldn't behave like this in my "regular" game, as usually I play with the same seven to eight opponents every Friday night. There, I feel it's important to manage image and meta-game considerations. Once you find your optimum point on the curve, you don't want to move off it too much either way. But when you're playing short sessions on the road, I think it's important to take the bull by the horns.
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