Which country do you hate the most from? or have you noticed that many players from one country play more aggressively than others

Originally Posted by Freewka6101129

Which country do you hate the most from?

Estonia cause i can rarely play against these players

I think it’s not much of a surprise, but from my experience I see Brazilian and Russian players being quite aggressive and bluffing more

I remembered the good times. Previously, even before Black Friday, when online poker lived in a large family and was not divided into reservations, weak players were considered: French, Italians, players from Asia and vice versa, players from northern countries, for example, Scandinavian ones, were strong. It was fun when there were many Americans and Canadians. Now the times have changed and there is no such strong division by country.

This is a fun one. Don't get offended, it's just a joke. Back before Pokerstars were forced to split players onto different sites due to legislation, lots of spanish etc used to play on stars. Back when I was bad, I used to hate playing Spanish. They were always "Q9o" fish.


But for fun, here is my list of countries and players

Brazil = Huge fish.
Latin America = Huge fish too. Spend too much time outside than crafting their game
USA= Mostly Huge fish too. For every pro, there are so many "I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"
Canada= HUGE fish. As bad as USA, altho I haven't played with Americans for ages since black Friday.
Thailand= Good reg. Clearly makes profit enough to fly out to Thailand to continue poker career.
China= Crazy fish, bluff loads and never fold.
Japan= Crazy fish, bluff EVEN more and never fold.
United Kingdom = Pre-corona = good. Post-Corona = Huge fish. They're all 1/2nl live "regs" who are break even/bad players live and get crushed online. Their local homegame turns out to be much easier than online and can't believe how "rigged" online is.
Austria= Aggressive, but some good players.
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland = Each country gets more and more aggressive. Fins are the most crazy aggro ever. Maniac levels of bluff from them. Also balance with good players too. Players rated from "super aggro" right up to "LEEEEROYYY JENKINSS"
Spain= Huge fish like Latin America, just in Europe.
Belarus= Even their "fish" are crushing the game.
Russia= Surprisingly nitty. Do pull some crazy bluffs, but mostly they are not huge donators. They're small winning players/nits at 25nl and under.
Germany= Mix of good and bad, quite aggressive.
Eastern Europe = Mix of good and bad, mostly small winners. Can't afford to gamble like crazy idiots like some of the richer western countries.

Originally Posted by TheGenera1

This is a fun one. Don't get offended, it's just a joke. Back before Pokerstars were forced to split players onto different sites due to legislation, lots of spanish etc used to play on stars. Back when I was bad, I used to hate playing Spanish. They were always "Q9o" fish.


But for fun, here is my list of countries and players

Brazil = Huge fish.
Latin America = Huge fish too. Spend too much time outside than crafting their game
USA= Mostly Huge fish too. For every pro, there are so many "I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"
Canada= HUGE fish. As bad as USA, altho I haven't played with Americans for ages since black Friday.
Thailand= Good reg. Clearly makes profit enough to fly out to Thailand to continue poker career.
China= Crazy fish, bluff loads and never fold.
Japan= Crazy fish, bluff EVEN more and never fold.
United Kingdom = Pre-corona = good. Post-Corona = Huge fish. They're all 1/2nl live "regs" who are break even/bad players live and get crushed online. Their local homegame turns out to be much easier than online and can't believe how "rigged" online is.
Austria= Aggressive, but some good players.
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland = Each country gets more and more aggressive. Fins are the most crazy aggro ever. Maniac levels of bluff from them. Also balance with good players too. Players rated from "super aggro" right up to "LEEEEROYYY JENKINSS"
Spain= Huge fish like Latin America, just in Europe.
Belarus= Even their "fish" are crushing the game.
Russia= Surprisingly nitty. Do pull some crazy bluffs, but mostly they are not huge donators. They're small winning players/nits at 25nl and under.
Germany= Mix of good and bad, quite aggressive.
Eastern Europe = Mix of good and bad, mostly small winners. Can't afford to gamble like crazy idiots like some of the richer western countries.

Normally I do not like these breakdowns but have to admit I really enjoyed yours because it is so broad - many get the shellacking they deserve...

"I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"

Spot on.

I didn't even think about such statistics. If you remove the hints from the poker room, I would not have identified the country of the player.

Originally Posted by DS3

Normally I do not like these breakdowns but have to admit I really enjoyed yours because it is so broad - many get the shellacking they deserve...

"I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"

Spot on.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I tried to make mine as accurate as possible first, and funny second. Humour only where it's actually true.

Glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by Freewka6101129

Which country do you hate the most from? or have you noticed that many players from one country play more aggressively than others

Russian donkeys the ones that get passwords from sharing sites ..

Originally Posted by TheGenera1

This is a fun one. Don't get offended, it's just a joke. Back before Pokerstars were forced to split players onto different sites due to legislation, lots of spanish etc used to play on stars. Back when I was bad, I used to hate playing Spanish. They were always "Q9o" fish.


But for fun, here is my list of countries and players

Brazil = Huge fish.
Latin America = Huge fish too. Spend too much time outside than crafting their game
USA= Mostly Huge fish too. For every pro, there are so many "I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"
Canada= HUGE fish. As bad as USA, altho I haven't played with Americans for ages since black Friday.
Thailand= Good reg. Clearly makes profit enough to fly out to Thailand to continue poker career.
China= Crazy fish, bluff loads and never fold.
Japan= Crazy fish, bluff EVEN more and never fold.
United Kingdom = Pre-corona = good. Post-Corona = Huge fish. They're all 1/2nl live "regs" who are break even/bad players live and get crushed online. Their local homegame turns out to be much easier than online and can't believe how "rigged" online is.
Austria= Aggressive, but some good players.
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland = Each country gets more and more aggressive. Fins are the most crazy aggro ever. Maniac levels of bluff from them. Also balance with good players too. Players rated from "super aggro" right up to "LEEEEROYYY JENKINSS"
Spain= Huge fish like Latin America, just in Europe.
Belarus= Even their "fish" are crushing the game.
Russia= Surprisingly nitty. Do pull some crazy bluffs, but mostly they are not huge donators. They're small winning players/nits at 25nl and under.
Germany= Mix of good and bad, quite aggressive.
Eastern Europe = Mix of good and bad, mostly small winners. Can't afford to gamble like crazy idiots like some of the richer western countries.

Wow, thanks for taking time for a such breakdown. This was very insightful and partially funny.

Originally Posted by linaxmama

I think it’s not much of a surprise, but from my experience I see Brazilian and Russian players being quite aggressive and bluffing more

I was going to comment the same. I play cash games and whenever I find Russians or Brazilians they are
aggressive and bluffing.

For me there are no differences in the player’s affiliation to any country. For me, all players play the same way.

Originally Posted by TheGenera1

This is a fun one. Don't get offended, it's just a joke. Back before Pokerstars were forced to split players onto different sites due to legislation, lots of spanish etc used to play on stars. Back when I was bad, I used to hate playing Spanish. They were always "Q9o" fish.


But for fun, here is my list of countries and players

Brazil = Huge fish.
Latin America = Huge fish too. Spend too much time outside than crafting their game
USA= Mostly Huge fish too. For every pro, there are so many "I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"
Canada= HUGE fish. As bad as USA, altho I haven't played with Americans for ages since black Friday.
Thailand= Good reg. Clearly makes profit enough to fly out to Thailand to continue poker career.
China= Crazy fish, bluff loads and never fold.
Japan= Crazy fish, bluff EVEN more and never fold.
United Kingdom = Pre-corona = good. Post-Corona = Huge fish. They're all 1/2nl live "regs" who are break even/bad players live and get crushed online. Their local homegame turns out to be much easier than online and can't believe how "rigged" online is.
Austria= Aggressive, but some good players.
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland = Each country gets more and more aggressive. Fins are the most crazy aggro ever. Maniac levels of bluff from them. Also balance with good players too. Players rated from "super aggro" right up to "LEEEEROYYY JENKINSS"
Spain= Huge fish like Latin America, just in Europe.
Belarus= Even their "fish" are crushing the game.
Russia= Surprisingly nitty. Do pull some crazy bluffs, but mostly they are not huge donators. They're small winning players/nits at 25nl and under.
Germany= Mix of good and bad, quite aggressive.
Eastern Europe = Mix of good and bad, mostly small winners. Can't afford to gamble like crazy idiots like some of the richer western countries.

I really enjoy reading this,and your replay put smile on my face.
I agree with you,but i can't say Canadian are really good players,and usually Canadians show me exit door on tables

Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed the post

Hello my table friend,
Creating a stereotype by country I think is wrong, I'm Brazilian and I've been through racism, being cursed, I could hate this country for that, but not generalize a nation for an individual.
I would even like to register that I copied the screen and sent my complaint about this racism, with curses to PokerStars support, including asking for the exclusion of the player, unfortunately PokerStars has not responded to me so far (more than a month).
So, I don't hate any country, and I'm sure that each player is an individual, to be aggressive or more moderate, it doesn't depend on the country but on each one.

Good luck!!

Just disable chat. "muh racism" just distracts from the game imo.

Good luck at the tables poker friend

I actually got donk bet shoved on the flop by someone yesterday, and their nationality came into my decision to call. I had KK on a 7 high flop and the player had just sat down, and I had 0 stats on him. The line was funny, and well, it was crazy. I called. He had 88.

It's useful sometimes.

Originally Posted by Glaucopone

Hello my table friend,
Creating a stereotype by country I think is wrong, I'm Brazilian and I've been through racism, being cursed, I could hate this country for that, but not generalize a nation for an individual.
I would even like to register that I copied the screen and sent my complaint about this racism, with curses to PokerStars support, including asking for the exclusion of the player, unfortunately PokerStars has not responded to me so far (more than a month).
So, I don't hate any country, and I'm sure that each player is an individual, to be aggressive or more moderate, it doesn't depend on the country but on each one.

Good luck!!

I think you are too harsh. How a joke post (author clearly indicates 'its for fun, no offence') about playing poker can be considered as racism? Especially, when most countries are fish/huge fish/crazy fish. Accusing others of racism for such reason in my opinion is really too far and hard to take as serious one.

At first I thought he was talking to me, but actually he mentioned that it's been a month or more. I think he's talking about racism he experienced at the table from someone on pokerstars.

I believe that the country doesn't make the player.

it's a biased question

Originally Posted by TheGenera1

At first I thought he was talking to me, but actually he mentioned that it's been a month or more. I think he's talking about racism he experienced at the table from someone on pokerstars.

Yeah, seems so. You didnt curse him, so it can't be about you. But anyway, he was referring to your joke and concerned about rasism - I wouldn't connect those two things (rude guy on pokerstars cursing and a joke about nationals, where almost everybody is one or other kind of a fish ).

Originally Posted by ios

Yeah, seems so. You didnt curse him, so it can't be about you. But anyway, he was referring to your joke and concerned about rasism - I wouldn't connect those two things (rude guy on pokerstars cursing and a joke about nationals, where almost everybody is one or other kind of a fish ).

O yeah I totally agree. People always looking to "muh racism" these days.

Hi, I don't hate any country. Only the players from countries like Russia that don't play poker play the lottery and go all in with 4-2 6-3 7-2 off and I pay with AA- KK QQ and I lose that if I hate it but only for losing like this

Actualy if i ve to hate some nactionaly. it will be all the one. Then I prefer dont hate nothing

Brazil players are more dangerous for me , followed by Russians . I believe the players from these two caountries are more aggressive or better players statistically , than players from other countries , it's my image of online poker Ofcourse , everyday , you can see players from most unknoewn or insignificant countries , be very strong and do to you very big damage , but statistically I would say first Brazilian then Russians

The game always has a player every time going all in. it's sad that he often gets lucky at PokerStars Sorry for my English, it's translater

I dont like play vs finland players

russian players They are hard to understand

There are aggressive players from every country, but I think it depends more on the person than on the country

There is no country that I do not like. There is only fortune that turns away from me)

Originally Posted by TheGenera1

This is a fun one. Don't get offended, it's just a joke. Back before Pokerstars were forced to split players onto different sites due to legislation, lots of spanish etc used to play on stars. Back when I was bad, I used to hate playing Spanish. They were always "Q9o" fish.


But for fun, here is my list of countries and players

Brazil = Huge fish.
Latin America = Huge fish too. Spend too much time outside than crafting their game
USA= Mostly Huge fish too. For every pro, there are so many "I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"
Canada= HUGE fish. As bad as USA, altho I haven't played with Americans for ages since black Friday.
Thailand= Good reg. Clearly makes profit enough to fly out to Thailand to continue poker career.
China= Crazy fish, bluff loads and never fold.
Japan= Crazy fish, bluff EVEN more and never fold.
United Kingdom = Pre-corona = good. Post-Corona = Huge fish. They're all 1/2nl live "regs" who are break even/bad players live and get crushed online. Their local homegame turns out to be much easier than online and can't believe how "rigged" online is.
Austria= Aggressive, but some good players.
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland = Each country gets more and more aggressive. Fins are the most crazy aggro ever. Maniac levels of bluff from them. Also balance with good players too. Players rated from "super aggro" right up to "LEEEEROYYY JENKINSS"
Spain= Huge fish like Latin America, just in Europe.
Belarus= Even their "fish" are crushing the game.
Russia= Surprisingly nitty. Do pull some crazy bluffs, but mostly they are not huge donators. They're small winning players/nits at 25nl and under.
Germany= Mix of good and bad, quite aggressive.
Eastern Europe = Mix of good and bad, mostly small winners. Can't afford to gamble like crazy idiots like some of the richer western countries.

I completely agree with ur opinion about Brazil , Russia and Belarus. Bull's-eye

With such a huge number of players and gamblers that had been emerging nowadays worldwide, a new game style has set massively on the poker tables. 'SA' (Stupid Aggressive). They are from any country. No matter which country my table opponents are from, I want to kill'em all.

Here in the USA we have minimum places to play at live. And most are on indian reservations or in only certain states. And every1 thinks they are pro. Most people get mad because they lost.

Where they play the lottery that I found are from Russia and Brazil

Originally Posted by diego farfan

Where they play the lottery that I found are from Russia and Brazil

Have you notice another 'Like' you've just received? I gave

good players

I do not hate playing anyone because they are from somewhere in particular. I find slow players are the only ones that bother me, and really it is only a little bit. I just really love this game, and the players are a part of that.

In my opinion, there are enough inadequate players everywhere and it's stupid to hate any country because of them...

Originally Posted by TheGenera1

This is a fun one. Don't get offended, it's just a joke. Back before Pokerstars were forced to split players onto different sites due to legislation, lots of spanish etc used to play on stars. Back when I was bad, I used to hate playing Spanish. They were always "Q9o" fish.


But for fun, here is my list of countries and players

Brazil = Huge fish.
Latin America = Huge fish too. Spend too much time outside than crafting their game
USA= Mostly Huge fish too. For every pro, there are so many "I'm the sheriff in these hereeeee parts, and you won't be bluffing me today sunny jim"
Canada= HUGE fish. As bad as USA, altho I haven't played with Americans for ages since black Friday.
Thailand= Good reg. Clearly makes profit enough to fly out to Thailand to continue poker career.
China= Crazy fish, bluff loads and never fold.
Japan= Crazy fish, bluff EVEN more and never fold.
United Kingdom = Pre-corona = good. Post-Corona = Huge fish. They're all 1/2nl live "regs" who are break even/bad players live and get crushed online. Their local homegame turns out to be much easier than online and can't believe how "rigged" online is.
Austria= Aggressive, but some good players.
Denmark/Norway/Sweden/Finland = Each country gets more and more aggressive. Fins are the most crazy aggro ever. Maniac levels of bluff from them. Also balance with good players too. Players rated from "super aggro" right up to "LEEEEROYYY JENKINSS"
Spain= Huge fish like Latin America, just in Europe.
Belarus= Even their "fish" are crushing the game.
Russia= Surprisingly nitty. Do pull some crazy bluffs, but mostly they are not huge donators. They're small winning players/nits at 25nl and under.
Germany= Mix of good and bad, quite aggressive.
Eastern Europe = Mix of good and bad, mostly small winners. Can't afford to gamble like crazy idiots like some of the richer western countries.

You're right.
I perceive this recreational / amateur behavior in Chinese, Japanese, Brazilian, Peruvian, Mexican players. The Germans also have this mixed game. The Russians bluff in a rush, with rare exceptions. You have to be careful. Players from Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Austria, play seriously. I liked your comments, as I always paid attention to the way the participants in each country play. Congratulations on your comments and good tournaments!

Good day
Let go of hatred, connect with loving life, dedicate what you are passionate about.
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hello I think the most annoying are. the Russians since there are many and some play crazy ...

1. Why hate a country?
2. Do you think that a country trains all its players the same way, like some sort of state sponsored poker ethics?
3. What makes you think all players from a single country play the same way? Russia is a massive country. Canada too. Why would there be homogeneity in poker styles? I don't follow the logic.

with broad brush generalisations, I find only two types of player at Pokerstars. Aggressive and Passive. Very few TAGS. Mostly LAGS. Most people play too many hands.

If a game becomes an all in fest, you just need to wait it out and push with your AA/KK/QQ. Sure, you'll get busted by 72o, but in the long run, you'll still win more playing AA/KK/QQ than pushing with 72o.

Don't worry about the short term. Make the right plays. Focus on long term.

Originally Posted by ObbleeXY

1. Why hate a country?
2. Do you think that a country trains all its players the same way, like some sort of state sponsored poker ethics?
3. What makes you think all players from a single country play the same way? Russia is a massive country. Canada too. Why would there be homogeneity in poker styles? I don't follow the logic.

with broad brush generalisations, I find only two types of player at Pokerstars. Aggressive and Passive. Very few TAGS. Mostly LAGS. Most people play too many hands.

If a game becomes an all in fest, you just need to wait it out and push with your AA/KK/QQ. Sure, you'll get busted by 72o, but in the long run, you'll still win more playing AA/KK/QQ than pushing with 72o.

Don't worry about the short term. Make the right plays. Focus on long term.

That's right.
There's no sense at all to hate any country.

i don't hate but i avoid playing against ukrainians when i can. in general eastern european players have a good level of poker play.

Originally Posted by tauri103

i don't hate but i avoid playing against ukrainians when i can. in general eastern european players have a good level of poker play.

It's hard to avoid them. They're just at every table, at all games. Fight them all

what is that?...i don`t think this refferences are good...

I always lose of dutch players. (my own country).

I don't know if I hate is the word I would use, but what does bother me is the amount of Russians who touch me at the tables sometimes. But I hate none.Regards.

In my point of view (MY POINT OF VIEW), despite it's not the thread aim or intention, for some, somehow, it sounds a kind of discrimination that should be avoid at any cost.
My definitive position is: I DO NOT CARE WHO IS AT THE TABLE PLAYING AGAINST ME, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TRY TO PLAY MY BEST POKER TO BREAK THEM ALL, NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, OR WHERE THEY'RE COME FROM.

That's it. End of story.

I have long ceased to pay attention to the opponent's country. Players, good players and amateurs are scattered all over the world. Also, everything can change and from the height of the limit. And you can't judge only by freerolls and micro-stakes, at these levels only amateur players play with a small percentage of players with possible growth potential. Unfortunately, I only play at these limits so far, and at these limits up to 90% of players are players who play for fun.