{"id":24631,"date":"2012-12-06T15:13:56","date_gmt":"2012-12-06T14:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=24631"},"modified":"2019-10-31T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T16:26:40","slug":"how-to-deal-with-bullies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/how-to-deal-with-bullies.html","title":{"rendered":"Tony G – How To Deal With Bullies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m in Bali at the moment in retreat that’s why I’m not at the WPT Prague<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 I am getting in shape ready to lead the PartyPoker.com charge at the Aussie Millions.<\/p>\n

My karma is great, I am relaxed and getting daily reports on Nordas\u2019 progress at dog university. He is currently undertaking module four \u2013 \u2018Guarding the Empire\u2019. For that reason I thought it would be nice to unwind at the bar with a glass of red. I was sat there alone only for my inner peace to get disturbed by a huge drunk Russian who was causing problems for the staff. This guy must have been six foot seven and consumed the daily output of a Smirnoff distillery. The heart of Simba in me meant that I couldn\u2019t sit there and let the staff get abused \u2013 I was David and he was Goliath.<\/p>\n

A Tough Lesson Learnt From Ralph Perry<\/h3>\n

I learned long ago with Ralph Perry that if you stand your ground the bully will back down. He looked at me for ten seconds and not a pin dropped \u2013 is this the end for me I thought? Where\u2019s Nordas when you need him? Then, all of a sudden, he turned back around and headed for the elevator. I sent a bottle of vodka to his room with a picture of Nordas on it and wrote \u2018my bark is worse than my bite.\u2019<\/p>\n

Let this be a lesson \u2013 if you ever meet a bully at the poker table all you have to do is draw your line in the sand and they will retreat no matter how big they are.<\/p>\n

WPT Prague<\/a><\/h3>\n

I have been watching what is going on at WPT Prague very closely<\/strong><\/a>. I heard Leon is there and the cash games are getting big. What I have really noticed, however, is the rise of the Polish. They are everywhere and all over the leaderboard on day two. Are they about to become a major force in world poker \u2013 must be the first time I have seen such a big presence from them. More to the point one of them is a rapper Wojciech Lozowski<\/strong><\/a> a front man of hip hop band Afromental.<\/p>\n

Stands His Ground<\/h3>\n

He even hangs out with basketball players<\/a><\/strong>. Love this guy. As you can see, he stands his ground all the time. That is why he is doing so well and why I know he can win at poker even though he may not yet have the technical game. He has the heart of Simba and that goes a long way. Till next time – Tony <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m in Bali at the moment in retreat that’s why I’m not at the WPT Prague \u2013 I am getting in shape ready to lead the PartyPoker.com charge at the Aussie Millions. My karma is great, I am relaxed and getting daily reports on Nordas\u2019 progress at dog university. He is currently undertaking module four<\/p>\n

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