Are You A Donkey Or A Jackass?

During countless online hours and time spent in the casino I like to classify some players into these two groups. Why? Because I find many people fall into these two areas and I like to know who they are.

For anyone who is reading this, my thoughts of donkey's are mainly players who are learning how to play poker. Not necessarily a player who is out to take all your chips playing a NL tournament on a bad beat. Ya I know they are out there, but many given times they do have a gut feeling on a hand. Call it instinct, call it intuition or simply what ever you want but you have done the same thing.

You know who they are in the casino when they forget to post their blinds and must be told by not only the growing impatient dealer, but the entire table. Or they do post their blinds and keep forgetting how much so they throw in any old poker chip and make the dealer give them change every hand when it's not needed. They call all blinds, raised or not mostly for curiosity to see a flop. Yes they win some hands against your AA but that doesn't mean they come out ahead. They are learning and I respect that. I also know to take caution playing with them as most bad beats are avoidable

Now for the jackass. The jackass is my definition for the next group of players. A jackass thinks they are going to go pro. They comment on every hand even when they are not in it, it makes no difference to them. They are so disillusioned to their own faults and underlying problem. They are crude, ego driven poker players that the jackass can't even see that his problem actually lye within his own game. They believe they are the next Sklansky!

In the casino they are the ones who correct a dealer, correct the players and any other game or situation they can get themselves mixed in. They will engage you in a debate over your game, your style of play, and if you should even be playing poker for that matter. They don;t tip the dealer, they don't tip the waitresses and will run their mouths off if you let them. They are truly a complete and utter ass!

Now see I would rather be seated at a table with a "Donkey" than I would the "Jackass". I enjoy playing poker, learning and reading about the game. I enjoy conversations about poker and yes before you think this is my life I do other things as well but I find conversing on a game can only make yours stronger. I am not new to the game but I am not an expert either. I learn and continue to do so.

So before you start typing into your chat box while taking a hit to your stack, think about what kind of player you want to be. Do you want to be the jackass at the table or are you going to let things slide and move on!