You seem to know this guy and have played with him several times before. I don't think it's fair to judge on this one instance - is he really an a-hole or is he just trying to politely keep you away from the first time he's the shark (and failing).
You seem to know this guy and have played with him several times before. I don't think it's fair to judge on this one instance - is he really an a-hole or is he just trying to politely keep you away from the first time he's the shark (and failing).
I have known him for years. I’m really leaning towards him being a disingenuous person.
He has borrowed money from on a few occasions but the last time he lied several times to me about when he would repay me and I had to call him out on it to get it. Now with this I’m seeing more of his true colors I feel. I will be keeping him a distance for sure going forward.
If he would have just said my boss wants to have an office poker game, do you mind if I borrow a set of chips for it so that it is a nice game and I can impress him. I would have let him borrow them. Lie to me that way!!!
F**k that guy. Out of the group, if you ask me.
I'm not, but if that's something @Kyle would say then he has excellent judgment. I wasn't kidding, either. I'm all for finding profitable spots, but I don't make my living from poker. I care more about my home game being enjoyable than about keeping a player who dumps money but is unpleasant. I've loaned chips, tables, etc. to friends for games I wasn't invited to, but they had the courtesy to tell me. Nothing wrong with that, sometimes it's a group that are all friends that I don't know, or they're playing stakes I wouldn't play, or whatever. In fact, I don't think it would bother me if a friend said hey, can I borrow your stuff, I'm hosting this game but you can't come because you're too good a player and I don't want you taking these people's money. That would be an honest way to ask for a favor.Are you secretly @Kyle?
One of the guys from my poker group that will sometimes play my cash game as well texted me yesterday.
He asked my what my plans were for the evening. He said he and his boss were trying to put together a poker game at their office that night. I tell him I have work dinner but can stop by afterwards.
We bullshit a little about blinds, but-in and games being played.
He then asks if he can borrow a set of chips and cards for the game because the stuff he has is junk. Luckily I still had my Soapy’s Parlor set in the car from the weekends game. He picks up the chips since I won’t be there for the start of the game.
Well dinner is winding up about 8:30 and I text him to see how the game is going and get the address. The reply I get is not what I expected but have gotten many times before.
“Well there’s only 5 people and most of them have only bought in for $100 to $200. It’s really slow, only Hold’em. You probably couldn’t win more than $200-$300.”
It feels like he doesn’t want to come play this game and eat up his fish.
I then call him as I m now driving and he is hemming and hawing about how slow and small the game is.
I flat out ask him if he wants me to play and says NO!
So it feels to me like he just wanted to borrow my chips and cards but felt he had to give me a token invite to do so and hoped I wouldn’t actually want to play.
What really irks me is this same guy complains how bad I am and how I just get stupid lucky all the time! If I am that bad of a player wouldn’t he want a fish with a pocket full of money at any table he is at?
So would this piss you off?
TLDR: asked not to come to a game I was invited to that I provided the chips and cards for.
I'm not, but if that's something @Kyle would say then he has excellent judgment. I wasn't kidding, either. I'm all for finding profitable spots, but I don't make my living from poker. I care more about my home game being enjoyable than about keeping a player who dumps money but is unpleasant. I've loaned chips, tables, etc. to friends for games I wasn't invited to, but they had the courtesy to tell me. Nothing wrong with that, sometimes it's a group that are all friends that I don't know, or they're playing stakes I wouldn't play, or whatever. In fact, I don't think it would bother me if a friend said hey, can I borrow your stuff, I'm hosting this game but you can't come because you're too good a player and I don't want you taking these people's money. That would be an honest way to ask for a favor.
Seems to me the problem is the guy stringing you along as if you're invited to the game and then telling you not to come. At that point he's being disingenuous just to borrow your equipment. And combined with the other concerns you mention, it doesn't seem like this is a person you really want to hang out with. I've had players show up in my game who are "dead money" over the years, but if they're really a-holes that no one wants to hang out with they're not invited back. I'd rather have my game be slightly less soft but enjoy the company.
.... I found brownies and cookies waiting for me....
Not to pick on a typo, but I love the expression "felling pissed".
Pissed < Really pissed < Felling pissed
Are they sorry you’re leaving, or celebrating your departure?
This is why I never play for more than cheeseburger stakes in home games with friends. Actual money makes people act weird.
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To be clear, he didn’t say I couldn’t play, he didn’t want me to play. I don’t want to be where I’m not welcome though so I didn’t go.
He dropped the chips off a little while ago and was trying to backtrack saying he misheard me. Saying he thought I said “is this a game I want to play in?” Which is utter bullshit because if I didn’t want to play why would I text him several times asking about how it is going?
^^^ at the end of the post kinda defeats the purposeTLDR: asked not to come to a game I was invited to that I provided the chips and cards for.
Just curious - did he give a post game report?
I really agree with this. I only play for 20 or so with friends to keep it friendly. If I want to play for real money then I go to the casino. These days I just find home games way more fun.
All the players in my home game network are poker players, that is how we met and what brought us together. So the stakes are what each person is comfortable playing. Some are only low buy in tournament people and some are higher stakes cash game players. It is a pretty big network of players.
When I play poker with my non poker friends we are the same way, $20 donkament of some kind to hang out.
This x 1000.I'd simply ask if he could be honest with me and ask why he invited me if he didn't want me to come play.