Do You Ever Feel guilt When You Win?

Its weird because its just a game after all and we are playing it because we want to win, but sometimes when i win i feel bad and sorry for the other player.
Especially when the player's name is something like "grandpa" and he/she has a dog as an avatar.
When you lose you get mad and when you win you feel guilty. lol

Only when I pull of an extremely bad beat live, and you can see the despair in their face. Then you start to have some feels, but the money settles them down real fast... (how bad is that? ) :P

I wonder if Daniel or Ivey feels bad about taking a $100,000 pot. It's kind of funny watching them trying very hard not to laugh. As a good poker player the mission is to win money.

No, I don't feel guilty at all. I would much rather play with friendly, polite players, but the bottom line is that I'm in it to win money. I might feel a little guilty if I get lucky on someone, but not enough to give them a refund, especially when I think about all the times people have gotten lucky on me with ridiculous hands.

Me too... I dont feel guilty,.. I dont need the sorry of my opponent because it will not help me.. Not all players in online poker are nice like this.. you will encounter players that will comment every move or decision you make.even if you win or lose, your opponent will still comment that..but that kind of players cant even give bad comments about himself or about the decision he make.. ��..

Been busy here because of the typhoon..

I am much too excited about winning to feel guilt !! I really love beating a player that has been talking down to everyone, really excited when that happens !!

Only way I feel bad is a player made a great play on me and I suck out on him to put him out of the tournament. One other time I felt bad was live in a casino. You could tell the guy was playing with his rent money (never a good idea) I told him I had it cause I felt bad for him but I guess he took it as being weak and pushed all in. Pretty sure he cried when he was away from the table. He did it to himself but I still felt bad.

Nope

absolutely not. ever lol

Never. I am playing to win.

No , It is a game and I'm playing it to win

lol. Most definitely not.

Remember Duhamel's face when he put a terrible beat on Afflec? That's the face all poker players should have when winning a pot.

Tell you all what. Why don't we see how many "sorrys" we can get while we play in our freerolls. So practice. LOL

I never feel guilty when I win. I love to play because I love to win! Usually when I win I am doing the happy dance behind the screen. Imagine that lol

I did stack a guy in a wheelchair once for a 1k pot. Felt a little bad about that lol

Not a little bit hahahahahaha It means that I deserve that (in the most cases)

I do not feel guilty if I win.Basically, I feel guilty when I take off from the tournament shortly before the prize zone.I blame myself that at some point I played wrong.

This is your remorse. You are a very kind person. Most feel happy when winning.

This thread made me feel less guilty lol. Next time i play will i just think that most of you dont feel a bit .

No but i guess i still will feel for that guy with a sad dog as avatar and a name like grandpa.
I also get mad when i lose and if i win in a overall losing session will i not feel guilt but when i am running ok and the other guy just gives away can the feelings come a little bit.

Did u lose your house playing poker? Lol

Dont we all do that when we start out

edit. Not madmad i just get frustrated nowdays. I guess this thread is proving that i am not in a downswing atleast.. And its not like i am letting it affect my play, i will still choice the table where the fishes are and i will still try to play the best possible poker.

Ummm what's wrong about having a dog for an avatar??

Its very very

ok to have a dog as an avatar. But i remember this she on pokerstars, she had a sad dog as an avatar and she played like a total maniac, think it was a she. i do think so
I looked her up and she had been playing since 2007 and she still sucked, and because of she playing since 2007 and sucking had she lost some money, not much but still.. And in the beginning of the tournament did she had the biggest stack then she just gave it away. But it was the sad dog which made me sad in combination of her playing since 2007 and still being kinda bad.
I guess it was the dog which messed with my head.

Haha ok cool.

Also I don't think I'd ever be sad that someone still sucks after so many years. The more bad players there are, the more money there is for the taking

No, unless in some moments when he entered wrong and lost

I think if you've played long enough, had your share of beats, you will eventually feel nothing at all.

Any two cards can win a hand, right? Players will say "Don't hate the cards, hate the player" and that saying is so true. I should know, I'm very much disliked on quite a few sites for my loose and sometimes erratic play style.

I remember 'back in the day' watching Mike Matusow playing a WSOP main event one time he was once quoted as saying: "The turn can giveth... and the river can taketh away."

If I only win in the last card on the river.And sometimes I am lucky to win this so.

I never feel guilt, I think that poker is a hobby, and I like that moment when I win, but of course, I must sometimes loose but it is the game...

ohh i never feel guilty, i feel happy !

whaaaaatttt. i'm winning a game not ****ing an under age girl. why would you feel guilty.

Sometimes it happens... but still u have 40% KJo VS ATo

...but what if you have that third "dummy" that plays the A8o/s (out of position)... & has no right being in the hand in the first place especially w/ a raise and re-raise after his/her limping in... (personally I HATE that hand)... unless I am "forced" to play in 'position'?

(sorry...dumb question...)...just saying for arguement sake.

I don't feel guilty. I see it as a part of poker. I also lose with the better hand again and again.

surely.. i never felt guilty.

Poker is just a survival game, so.. we have to rush on the players to get more chips and ofcourse.. making our way to the final

Never .. Maybe cause i never win .. :P

You shouldn't feel guilt, it's a game of winning and losing

Never feel guilty or feel bad if you win a tournament

Or for that matter if you suckout vs someone AND another thing is you should NEVER be sorry when it comes to gambling in poker

At the end of the day we ALL know the risks in poker and we all know that there is a chance that we can lose hands unless ofcourse we have the NUTS

So therefore i am never guilty for winning a tournament/hand

I`m always happy

Some times i feel guilty. Mostly when i was very lucky and the poor guy got a big bead beat. I admit when i hade the weak cards and than the river helps out In this case i allways write on chatbox that i`m realy sorry!

I don't feel guilty because I know that most people don't feel sympathy for me when they take my money! Also, be aware that sometimes when you see a screen name online like "#1Grandpa" with a dog avatar it is actually some smart ass college kid trying to pull a fast one on you

Yes especially when someone telling you "You badbeat the Poker pro". As an online player and playing live poker sometimes, I don't fully understand what is poker and no time to research it and irrelevance for me as long as Im playing around. One time at the table live poker I badbeat again the AA with my K,10offsuit, and the player next to me told me I badbeat the poker pro, and I ask what is poker pro and difference to other players playing poker. He explained me so well about my question and that was the time I begin to feel guilty when someone badbeats with my unprofessional plays against best plays especially poker pro as I understand lately that if you beat them and get all his stack at the table, they will lose their job at a moment or their bankroll. From that moment on, I start researching all about Poker, read a lot of articles,etc. Now everytime ahead of me and was badbeat on the turn or river. I will say "Sorry Sir" or better not to interact their insults or whatever says to you. But if Im on their side and got a badbeat, I would not do the same. I will just close the software in online leaving with no words same as in live poker, I just stand up and walk away from the table saying "nice hand".

you must be a really nice person when playing poker you must have take no prisoner attitude NO GUILT attitude and by the way ive been told im a nice guy when not playing poker lol

Well, honestly i used to feel a bit guilty when i first started playing poker but, then I stopped feeling bad for the loser because it struck me that - he wouldnt have felt bad for me! Why should i?

i hope not, and I feel bad when I lose and often

Yes I do get that feeling sometimes.. but only in a home game with friends/family!! I am not sure I have felt that way any other time, or if I even COULD feel that way towards a stranger that I am competing against to take each others money/chips. Its rewarding and gives you a sense of accomplishment; although I am not the type to brag or celebrate in front of the person I had just felted. But INSIDE!!?? Oh yea, I am doing my inner happy dance. haha.

Nah, not all. Especially if I check/raise big and they call it. When in tourneys it sucks to be on the bubble, but someone has to.

I do really feel sorry for my opponent, it's part off my nature. It's weird cause a player asked me on the table if "I loved money or if I was greedy" and I was winning at that point. I said no I don't love money and I'm not greedy, I play poker because of that sensation you get when the thrill and that's why I play. So a lot of times I feel sorry for some of my opponents and wish I could help but can't give my chips sadly and if I loose well bad luck for I don't mind loosing either.

It's just a game and the rules are clear. I am not cheating, why will I feel guilt?
Don't feel guilty if you are doing nothing wrong.

I love to win even if I get lucky. don't recall feeling bad about stealing a pot either hehe