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 Screen names online, Mike Caro, 17. Jan 2003 07:22 | ||
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| In listing categories for a future book on online poker (probably way off in the future as a project, if I ever get to it), I've added screen-name selection as a consideration. Will some names get more calls? Fewer calls? Intimidate more? Do you think some screen names are more profitable than others? Or does it not matter at all? And does the location of the player, when provided on screeen (London / New York / Bagdad) affect how you or others play? I'll save my opinions for now but maybe you can influence my thinking. Straight Flushes, Mike Caro | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, LB, 17. Jan 2003 08:07 | ||
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| I don't take much notice of screen names... at least I think I don't. In practice, I guess we all use them to some degree in making a mental picture of our opponents, whether we realise it or not. There's precious little else to go on to begin with, after all. Someone using a name from 'Rounders'... I see a young, enthusiastic player, probably quite new to the game. An intimidating type of name ('The Crusher' or something - well, I figure they WANT to be intimidating, even if their game doesn't carry it through. It suggests what kind of table image they seek. As for location, I don't know what you can really read into this.. except I am wary of the Swedes! | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, DoublePlay, 17. Jan 2003 08:24 | ||
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| Mike, I think the only thing that screen names/locations do is reenforce stereotypes -- whatever your existing stereotypes are. Someone named Big Slick or Pocket Aces will probably be treated differently than John4556 or LosAngeles97 -- how they are treated differently depends on an individuals perceptions. Also, if you think that Latin Players play more aggressively than say Canadian players, this will have an influence as well. Whether it's justified or valid is a different story.... | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, Daniel H., 17. Jan 2003 10:32 | ||
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| Mike- Excellent idea for a chapter in a book. First off I would like to say I live in Maryland and only play live at the Taj Mahal in A.C. every week or so, therefore my opinions are different than others, but.... Generally speaking I prefer not to play against European opponents. I find them to be stronger players than my american counterparts. I also closely watch people who live in Vegas or California as they could either be strong possible semi-pro players or weak loose players who just like to play a lot. I also figure players from very remote locations in the U.S. to be strong players becuase they are not in proximity to any Casino so this is all they have. By the same token they may simply be inexperienced and not knowledgable about poker. To go along with how your book of tell is written i would say my strongest feeling maybe 90% true is European players I like to stay away from as they tend to be the strongest.....but there are fish everywhere... | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, David R, 17. Jan 2003 16:41 | ||
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| I personally don't think the handle of the person gives much information. But I do believe that the location of the person may make you judge them differently. As a previous post stated, players from Las Vegas and California probably get a little more respect from me. Of course if they are from France, I would expect them to surrender under any kind of pressure (LOL). | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, Louie D., 17. Jan 2003 17:17 | ||
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| I personally dont think much screen names at all. We all should be playing the player not the name. Dont matter if you are Mike Caro or Annie Duke I play the person for who he/her is and his/hers abilitys. Names can be intimidating yes. But i dont find much foundation in it personally. Funny you comment on location. I was in a live game this week and a player mentioned he was from the SF Bay area and wanted to see the type of play in LA and San Diego and area. He said he could tell a diffirent style of play. After reading Daniels N's article in Card Player mag on casino places he has visted across the country, it does seem like some players are used to a specfic type of play in certain areas. I now do tend to look at the location of players online to get a idea on what type of play they are used to. Thanks to Dainiel N. for explaining the different MO's from city to city even country to country. It may be just another small advantage to have. Peace Louie D | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, flintsword, 24. Feb 2003 21:04 | ||
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| I tend to agree with you that location is a better indicator than "name" as to strength. There is a pretty good player called "cannonfodder" at partypoker, but then again, my calling anyone "pretty good" is a stretch. As information flows faster, the location factor will become less viable, and may already be less important ... | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, whiskeytown, 17. Jan 2003 18:23 | ||
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| generally, I find the names don't affect me so much...I don't know if my chosen name of Whiskeytown gets much action...anyone who knows music knows it not as a praise to drunkenness but a really kewl alt-country band from the mid 90's anyways...(a band I was listening to when thinking of what to call myself online) - I'd say any action I get comes from chat... The rounders names are hilarious....they don't scare me...anyone with a loose name...I dunno...never give it much thought, actually...I'd be insulted if I was a professonal like Mike or TJ and someone used my name as a screen name...that's kind of misrepresentation...that's about the only time I notice... now, some of the AVATAR'S - I had a guy for a while on Pokerstars who had a mug shot of James Gandolfini staring at you...when you've got to call down Tony Soprano, it's much more intimidating...LOL - and I find myself trying hard to check-raise someone with an avatar like Alyssa Milano, even if in my heart, I know it's actually Mike Caro playing ;) just my 0.02 cents... RB ---------------- I'm like a wino with a twenty dollar bill, forever and eternally yours. - Bill Mallonee | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, JasonHoldEm, 17. Jan 2003 19:05 | ||
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| Interesting subject... I think that if you're a "good" player (i.e. generally anyone who knows what they're doing), I believe your thinking behind your screenname should be something that doesn't stand out...if you're creative or witty with your screenname then even the mopes will remember it, and might eventually remember being beaten by you enough that they'll start changing their game or just plain leaving the table when you sit down...this is bad for business.. As far as location goes, usually the only thing I'm looking for is that everyone sitting at the table is from a different location...I generally won't sit down at a table if there are multiple players from one city (unless of course it's something huge like LA or New York), just because I'd rather not take the chance of those two people knowing each other and possibly be working together...obviously those who are working together will probably go to enough effort to make sure they appear to be from different locations...but a little caution doesn't hurt... peace, jasonHoldEm | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, XJ, 18. Jan 2003 18:49 | ||
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| I've been wondering about this recently too - do I subconciously play against ILLKICKYOURASS different than I play against marysue47. I would guess that I probably do - at least until I've played or watched them enough to have a more refined picture of their play. On a slightly related theme - on pokerroom.com you *have* to be one of 10 characters when you play. It took a fair while (probably months) for me to a) notice that I was being influenced by the graphical character that I was playing against b) stop playing against the character and play the person instead c) stop associating the nickname with the character. (i.e. if someone moved seats, then mentally I would still have their style of play attached to the graphical character, and not their nick name). psychology lesson anyone? | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, SamDam, 21. Jan 2003 14:50 | ||
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| My experience with this has to do with the gender of the name. I play under several names on almost all the sites and have found my feminine names to be the biggest winners. Opponents in general play a woman differently than a man. They respect my bluffs more and tend to try and bully me when they think they have me beat. They also tend to flame me less when draw out on them. On Pokerstars my feminine name is a much bigger winner in ring games than my male name, but for some reason my male name does much better in tournaments (maybe just short term luck). Weird. | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, Bob, 22. Jan 2003 08:20 | ||
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| Sam, Wouldn't mention that too much. It is against most sites policy to allow more than one account to a person. I'm sure it is done a lot though in an effort to gain an advantage. It is those who actually play two hands at the same table (because they have two computers) that poker sites need to ferret out and ban from the tables. I am assuming you would not do such a thing Sam, hope I am right. Bad Bob the Albino | ||
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| Re: Screen names online, SamDam, 22. Jan 2003 10:45 | ||
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| Nope, 1 at a time. Only 1 computer. Opened the female accounts because my wife wanted to try her hand at microlimits. Well, she does play them every once in awhile, but rarely. I started playing her accounts as an experiment and usually now I play hers instead of mine (she always points out to me that she has more in her accounts than I do in mine, lol). | ||
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