There was recently a confrontation during a WSOP prelim event between online pro Aaron Been and Poker Stars pinup girl Vanessa Rousso. Vanessa slowplayed trip Aces on the flop, then got away from the hand when she read (correctly) that her opponent made a 2-out full house on the turn. Aaron, who was at the table but not involved in the hand, proceeded to tell Vanessa how bad she played the hand, and how bad she is in general. Both sides of the story can be found in a message board thread here.

Being the mature, grown-up, professional poker player that she is, Rousso addressed the problem by running to her boyfriend, Chad Brown. Brown, being the level-headed long-time poker player familiar with every angle-shoot and Hollywood grandstand in the book, responded by chasing Been down during a break and threatening him with physical harm and/or being barred from the premises.

When it comes to professional at the highest echelons of their sport, you would expect everyone to know what’s going on. Nope. Not this time. Aaron should know to keep his fucking mouth shut…why give Vanessa a reason to bear down and play better to prove him wrong? If she’s a bad player, she’ll donate her chips soon enough. Rousso should know he’s just trying to get a rise out of her. By reacting the way she did this time, all she accomplished is to invite 10 guys to try it the next time. Brown should know that all Aaron was doing was yapping to invite a tilting response, and tell his girl to knock it off if she’s not smart enough to figure that out. Instead, he tells the poker world that you can tilt BOTH of them if you go after Vanessa.

The beauty of online poker is that the gambling community is being flooded with people who have no clue how to carry themselves while gambling.