Eyal and Yoko were bullied because they let themselves be bullied. They were the short stacks, and they had resigned themselves to the fact that they were going to lose instead of taking a chance and playing. When the number of poker players goes down, so does the quality of the individual hands. Cards that you would normally fold with become playable, especially with a stacks as short as theirs. You were telling Yoko to fold several dozen hands throught the course of the night. Was I being a jerk? Sure, I'll give you that, but so were you, Yoko, and Eyal for dragging the game out far longer than it should of been. You cannot wait for a golden hand to come in the late game. You have to take a chance, grab your balls, and push your chips in otherwise the chip leader will be forced to inch away at your winnings.
Josh, I've used that same strategy to go from short stack in a 21 person tournament to third place, so I don't want to hear about how your strategy is the one and only way to go. The point here is if you want to bully people during a game you paid for, whatever. Pierre didn't pay a cent to be in that game. The people in the audience at the World Series of Poker don't heckle the shortstacks. What was wrong with the picture was that you AND Pierre were bullying them. I wouldn't have had a problem if it were just you, sometimes that sort of strategy is part of playing poker. Pierre had no need to say any of those things at the table.
Also, I'm sorry about the hastiness in my journal entry. I really am glad you came. A Miami-Men gathering just ain't the same without the voice of Josh booming over the others! :-)
I enjoyed the party a lot dude. I certainly didn't feel bullied by Josh or Pierre, it was just poker talk.
Anyway, I think your party was a success. You'll see that when you stop trying to find all the faults in it. For sure nothing goes perfectly as planned, but as long as people had fun it was a good party.
As far as roommate conflicts go, take a step back and realize you've got less than a month left there. Either be open and talk things out or chill out and fahgetaboutit. I had some tension with Ted and Josh when we were in the courtyards, but after living apart for a while, things smoothed out.
I'm glad you had a good time at the party. I just get really touchy about certain things. The party wasn't a total failure, I just won't be having one again. It's more stress than a party should be, and the last thing I need is stress.
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Anyway, I think your party was a success. You'll see that when you stop trying to find all the faults in it. For sure nothing goes perfectly as planned, but as long as people had fun it was a good party.
As far as roommate conflicts go, take a step back and realize you've got less than a month left there. Either be open and talk things out or chill out and fahgetaboutit. I had some tension with Ted and Josh when we were in the courtyards, but after living apart for a while, things smoothed out.
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