Difference between a player and a shark

realonroad · Post by **realonroad** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:13 pm

Just got to stand up for yourself init , some of you old country men in here probally aint got the bottle to tell someone to shut the fuck up or what you fucking looking at.

Anyway , Shark or no Shark , moneys still there to be made

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:17 pm

Cardinal Richelieu wrote:
pokerpete wrote:wot u doin at uni maverick? not english i hope.
The apotheosis of the pot calling the kettle black.

I was being ironic. that's my point. I don't mind mispelt posts. I don't spell that well myself. What winds me up is unnecessary 'text speak' posts.
Stuff like,
shud, no (know), guna, sumthing, u (you) kno
don't save the poster any time but make the reader work harder to read the post. perhaps it's just me being odd but it feels rude. It detracts from what might otherwise be a worthwhile post.

I was just pointing out that the maverick started out by saying he was at university, then posted a text speak, unpunctuated mess.

I don't know what king conspiracy is angry about. I'm not having a go at English degree students. I almost did it myself. By missing that you're making yourself look the moron. Try and think about the post before getting so angry. I'm not really trying to have a go at maverick either. I'm just pointing out the irony.

There are some short fuses on this forum. Part of the reason I'm only an occassional poster.

pokerpete · Post by **pokerpete** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:21 pm

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Nixxy · Post by **Nixxy** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:10 pm

Without wishing to take sides here, I must agree that I hate 'Txt Speak' with a passion.

I guess I'm pretty old fashioned in many ways and I just find it an unnecessary nuisance. But I respect peoples' right to speak/type as they see fit, all the same.

As for the Sharking debate - I'm a sharker. We're all sharkers. I mean, who wouldn't admit they were interested in how someone was getting on with their game? It's not the done thing to admit it but we're all sharkers at heart.

Fruit_world · Post by **Fruit_world** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:06 pm

We are players, we'll listen out for a distance but literally tear our hair out if its blatantly ready but some clueless twit takes a small win!!

Get some sharks hovering around "eager to give advice" most of the time or simply ready to pounce.

Someone told me I was the first winner all night in walkabout other night- wish he told me before I took £8 tho, still went back on with about 3 for 20 though so he was right- had to go cos went to riley's such was the joys of walkabout!

no name · Post by **no name** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 3:48 pm

You get that in bowling places sometimes. I remember once being in the old bowling alley in Gloucester, and you had kids sharking all the 30p £5 machines.

Dynamike · Post by **Dynamike** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:48 pm

The double shark is a good maneouvre. When you notice someone sharking you and they look like a chancer rather than someone who knows what they're doing (i.e. typical munter down Spoons) kick/punch the machine or just like you've done your bollocks in it when really it's only a few quid, get off it and go to the bar, wait for idiot to fill it up for you, then go back on when they're done. Obviously, success depends on the circumstances though.

Martal~Wombat · Post by **Martal~Wombat** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:00 pm

yeah, hopin they dont milk the
fucka whilst your sippin ya
orange cordial

Drpepper · Post by **Drpepper** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:53 pm

Pretending to be losing after you've won is always the most fun.

I remember the bst one ever a year or so back. Had just collected a sizable bank from a machine in a ladbrokes, then a couple of people i recognise as arsehole player types walked in, so i was just playing off the last £2 of credits, but decided for a laugh to play them off really slow looking round at them every spin, then after the last credit was gone, made a point of making it look like i was rushing to the cashpoint across the road.

Had a few mins to kill, so decided to go in and completely sell the bluff by walking in and looking annoyed they were on the machine a minute later, this obviously confirmed the fact in their mind they'd just stolen the machine off me. Didn't wanna stay for too long incase they got annoyed, so just quickly filled an accumulator in whilst they put about £40 in for a total of about 4 boards.

I always wonder what happened to them that day.

MrRed · Post by **MrRed** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:33 pm

I had someone watching me on LAB the other day
He was only about 17
Dont know how he got in the pub in the first place

Anyway he was watching me gambling and saw me lose the gamble to top 3 times
While he went to the toilet i got the top for £75
He then came back and i was back on the board
He stands at the side of me and says cockily
'Are you winning'

I said no its done me for £50
Then he says that he took £30 out of it earlier and i am playing it wrong

Mmmm thats funny as it was £2 off

Anyway what a picture his face was as i lost on the board at £2 and proceeded to collect my £75 bank
He just walked away gobsmacked :P

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:54 pm

I've lost count of the times i've been told don't play that mate ive just had £50, £75 or whatever, first pound full

what they mean too say i've lost £50, £75..... look at there face after you have finished you will see there telling porkies

Nixxy · Post by **Nixxy** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:55 pm

Someone did that to me on Friday night - I went on Grub-a-Dub-Dub and immediately I was collared by some drunken kid who piped up: ".. don't waste any money on that mate - the 'hi' button doesn't work so it's impossible to win!.."

Onto the board I get, and indeed, the bulb illuminating the Hi button ain't on. I've got 2 fruit steps and I'm on a 3.

"... collect that! collect it quick or you'll lose - you can only go lower and that's not gonna win is it ..."

I go higher, the button works just fine and I exchange/nudge in the blue 7s. Lower than a 9 wins and I'm left on a 5, with one step remaining - to bring down the 1.

I looked over to him and asked if I should collect the £15, as the Hi button obviously wasn't going to work... He strolls over - "..Yeah! Yeah! Here press this one...."

Too late, just as he hovered over the Collect button, I go higher and take a £50 top.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:59 pm

theoak · Post by **theoak** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:06 am

king_conspiracy wrote:"wot u doin at uni maverick? not english i hope."

What the fuck Pokerpete?!!?

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

i happen to be an English finalist and my course has a 96% Employment rate....And no i dont mean sitting for hours at home hopelessly playing freerolls on PartyPoker while Mummy makes you your favourite Alphabetty Spaghetti and dinosaur shapes, i mean jobs paying well over the average salary.

Its well known that English is a widely accepted degree in the majority of job types, it proves you have an inventive and creative mind, that you can resource and research work well, that you are well read and have a broad knowledge base. Its also really fucking hard at times, so id appreciate if morons like yourself wouldnt go around knocking what ive been working so hard for the last 3 years trying to acheive......

FFS how lame can you get?

King.

(mods its been a long time since a flaming has come from my end)

Lol; talk about going off on one. Even funnier as he missed the rather obvious reason for the jibe.

rollem · Post by **rollem** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:11 pm

Im a snidey shark. I dont stand next to fruits though. I sit as far away as possible for me to still try and make out whats on the alpha or to see whats going on basically. I then wait a good 5 mins after somebody leaves it to see if there getting more money

or if they have kindly left me it for some profit.