📝 AITA for shunning these guys

By PayInternational817 • Score: 1 • April 14, 2025 2:32 AM


I was playing poker with a group of friends (23M-28M) from work. Very low stakes, $5 to play.

One of the guys didn't know how to deal the cards and started to burn 2 cards instead of one. I very gently said to him "just burn one card", to which he replied "would you just go f***ing kill yourself!!!".

I was taken aback and didn't reply to him. His best friend delt next and burned 3 cards while glaring at me and said "it doesn't make a difference how many cards you burn" (the rules of texas hold 'em are to burn 1 card. If you go to a casino that's how it's done). He said it like I was being an a**hole. After they both lost very quickly they went outside to vape together. When I left I passed by them and they tried to talk to me but I just got in my car and drove away. A few days later they saw me again and tried to talk to me but I waived and walked in the opposite direction.

These two are known to be egomaniacal spoiled bullies (and self-proclaimed children) and I don't think anyone in our group actually enjoys their presence. I have no desire to interact with either of them, and it doesn't affect me/my work at all. Some of the other guys that we played with are saying I overreacted and that I should just pretend like it didn't happen so we can keep playing weekly since I quit going entirely. Also, the friend of the guy who yelled at me messaged me and asked me to come to poker again. I didn't reply.

So, AITA for shunning these guys?

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