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Poker is a game that can rip at the soul and anyone who plays it should know that the crew's gimmicks are totally inappropriate. It's just me, but I don't think you should cheer until you've won the whole thing and have shaken the guy's hand (genuinely meaning it) and then if anything its a fist pump or something small. The shit those guys did was laughable, and reminded me of a Little League game if all the kids had facial hair (and one of the kid's was named Dutch and he was wearing little pink shades that looked flagrantly gay)
The best players in the world are good people. They realize that any emotional involvement, be it pissing and moaning about your opponent's outdraw or cheering for your own, takes you off your game. They also remember how bad it hurt when an outdraw or a mistake on their part was accompanied by insults and bragging.
I respect those players more because they respect others, and bring a form of honor to poker that lends it more legitimacy.
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