Psyche of Bad Beats

[Talking Poker]

This is a very common situation that has a very simple answer.

There is nothing gained by being rude or telling the fish they are fish. All that can be acomplished by insulting these people (who could very well be upstanding citizens in the real world - doctors, police, teachers, whatever) is scaring them away, which makes the table you are playing at stronger. And obviously that's not what we are trying to accomplish.

Yes, losing to a bad beat is frustrating, but the best thing to do is just shut up. If anything, say "nh" and be glad you have the opportunity to play poker with such a bad player.

If your friend doesn't like playing with beginner players, tell him to move up in stakes and play with the big boys. After a few sessions there, he'll be wishing he was still playing with the people who called him down with 4th pair, chasing their 5 outer.