You would be forgiven for thinking that no etiquette applies in online poker. Many, many times online poker players reach the depths of vulgarity simply because of a perceived ‘bad beat’ inflicted on them by another player, or even because another player is just playing badly. Or maybe even for no obvious reason. Some players will be abusive and rude to other players simply as a playing ’style’. This type of player seems to think that being rude to others at the tables will put their opponents on ’tilt’ and therefore give them an edge.