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Message: [QUOTE="oroochimaru, post: 6308387, member: 388305"] [SIZE=3]In poker, effective trash talk can provide you with some distinct advantages. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The greatest a trash-talker can aspire for is to force a superior player at his table to make a move so terrible[/SIZE][SIZE=3] that he or she is eliminated from the game.[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Anything in your game that diverts your attention away from the game, saps your energy or impairs your concentration is a –EV possibility. Talking smack may sound nice, and it may give you an adrenaline boost and let you to eliminate some of your opponents, but it's still a bad thing to focus on, especially in the complex world of poker. [/SIZE];) [/QUOTE]