To me "trash talking" doesn't mean calling people donkeys or fish ... I think that's just being a jerk and a poor sportsman.
To me it means holding conversation and watching your opponents while you do ... it means using everything to your advantage which is all the rules of the
poker game, your mind, and yes - your ability to distract or throw people off their game verbally or non-verbally. I''m not talking about being totally obnoxious. And it's secondary to the rest of it because if your game sucks ... your mouth isn't going to save it
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