Previously I discussed ‘the slowroll’ and ‘celebrations’. I would like to end this series of tips concerning poker etiquette with a post about ’speeches’
Saying things at the end of a hand is after all so useless. The thing that is really hot these
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Previously I discussed ‘the slowroll’ and ‘celebrations’. I would like to end this series of tips concerning poker etiquette with a post about ’speeches’
Saying things at the end of a hand is after all so useless. The thing that is really hot these days, but at the same time very rude, is saying “Ship it!”. If you’re playing online and you tell that to yourself while being alone behind your computer screen it obviously doesn’t matter. If you are in a casino however and you win a big pot , saying “ship it” or “send it” or any of that kind of remarks, is considered very discourteous. As if your opponent doesn’t try his best to win that pot?
Another very anoying thing are excuses. If you were lucky and won a pot in which you started out as a big underdog, just be quiet and be glad you won the pot. “What did you want me to do? I did had an ace right?” This is an example of a situation in which you just shut the f^ck up. It’s very contrarily that the person who won the pot starts complaining! “So what, you were lucky the previous time!”, is such an unnecessary thing to say as well. Just show some respect towards your opponent and be happy you won the pot.
Finally, talking about a hand in which you are not playing yourself, is a no go as well! Do not give hints about the hand you folded or about what you think everybody is holding. Every player has to play for himself and the players in the pot are the the only ones who are allowed to talk about it. Do not say things like “Yeah, I understand you’re thinking cause he’s been raising you for the past half an hour” or “Wow, did you flop a set?”. It doesn’t get you anywhere and it doesn’t concern you at any point. Even if you are in the pot, but you’re not heads up, it isn’t considered polite to be thinking out loud or asking your opponents questions.
Be sure to play with respect towards the other players at the table and imagine you being your opponent once in a while. If you lose a pot cause your opponent hits one of his two outs, you don’t want to see some idiot dancing on his chair and laughing about you. So do not do this yourself.
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