Criminals playing poker?

5starpool

Ok, this is a pet peeve of mine, and since I wasted one thread asking about polls I am putting up this extremely important question.

Are there criminals playing poker? Who is to say that a 'villian' is indeed a bad guy? Why can they not be an opponent just? I must know what majority of people believe in 'villians' playing poker.

If you only read but this terminology annoys you, then vote. If you just read but you don't mind this, then vote too.

cardshark202

Where's the poll? EDIT: Never mind I see it now

califano

I dont use this term because it makes me cringe. But i dont feel strongly about other people useing it.

mdwexford

i usually prefer muppet, jackass and sometimes something a bit stronger

dont like the term villian

dingle

Yeah it annoys me as well. Though when I posted a hand history recently and called the opponent 'Player X' instead of 'Villain' it created a bit of a misunderstanding

Hectorjelly

Its used for a reason. All of the players in the hand are your opponnents, the villain is the one that takes centre stage.

ullu

Calling yourself the hero annoys me more than referring to your opponent as the villain.

luckylucky

Speaking of criminals playing poker...Anybody notice the increase of Russians playing in the last year - well on Party anyway, particularly last few months. The way some of these guys play sometimes particularly in pot limit omaha as if a few k chips means denada I reckon some of these guys r Russian Mafia having a bit of fun - some serious head cases in the way they play da game anyways.

NickyOD

If you're from Limerick giving an honest answer could get you into a lot of trouble.

TacT

lol, what a bunch of nitpicking finnicky nonsense. Get over it already

Dub13

ullu wrote:

Calling yourself the hero annoys me more than referring to your opponent as the villain.

I call myself a hero all the time,but its normally late on a Saturday night after a few beers and in the privacy of my bedroom.

Does that count....?

ianmc38

Dub13 wrote:

I call myself a hero all the time,but its normally late on a Saturday night after a few beers and in the privacy of my bedroom.

Does that count....?

Your spiderman pyjamas?

nicnicnic

I used to have a police record, think it was "walking on the moon"

Goodluck2me

nicnicnic wrote:

I used to have a police record, think it was "walking on the moon"

roxanne

Dub13

ianmc38 wrote:

Your spiderman pyjamas?

Not at all,I take my role playing very seriously...I am more of a superman kind of a guy or if I want to treat Mrs Dub13 I can do a good Batman.

Rnger

opponents. unless they beat me then theyre donklets

hotspur

Villain doesn't actually mean criminal but its latin origin is cooler than that because it kinda means peasant
Obviously its only used cause villain is the antithesis of hero, but for HH's I much prefer the nomenclature "vigilante" and "paedophile" and I encourage everyone to use those instead!

fixer

calling other players donks or fish in HH, especially when the play is much more acquatic from the "hero", always strikes me as a bit self-centered and untrue.