The Poker Lab Rat

Some players, when they get a big stack in front of them, get what I call “chatter chips”. They suddenly want to talk, when before they weren’t talkative.

Is that a good thing to do? Well, if me talking is a little distracting or intimidating to my opponents, and I’ve got a big stack, well then that’s what I’m gonna do. However, if it’s making somebody mad and will cause them to attack back at me, I might be a little more quiet. The other downside of talking is that you can give information away about your hand.

I think, overall, it’s better to be humble about having a big stack, than saying, “I’m the best, I’m the best”. It’s OK to be conversational, but if you’re actually trying to put people on tilt, I think in the long run, over a life time, all you do is ensure that you don’t have many friends in this world.                                  

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