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Live Poker Help/Tips Much Appreciated
Knowlez
Member Posts: 22
Hi I'm 19 and i am taking my first trip to my local casino (Leeds) this week.
I wold much appreciate just little tips wich will save me from embarassing myself eg etiquette
I intend to play some tournaments but mainly cash and would just like to know ow i go about this. Just sit down at the tabel? Do i have to register wit the casino?
Anything would help no matter how simple it may seem im a newbie to live poker and would appreciate any help people can offer.
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Hi Knowlez, I've never played live cash but i suspect the etiquette is just the same for tournies.
Simple things to remember are always announce your intention ie say "raise" before you put your chips in, especially when reraising otherwise your bet will just be counted as a call.
Don't do anything till it's your turn.
Try not to look at your cards till it's your turn to act so you don't give away any tells, instead look at other players' reactions. This also goes for when the cards are dealt. Do they wince when they see an ace?
Make sure your chips go right over the line when you enter a pot or are in the blinds etc.
Don't say what cards you had if you folded and other people are still playing like if you folded deuces and a 2 lands on the flop, do not say "oh no, I would have hit a set of twos" as the remaining players now know they cannot have that hand.
This also goes when two players are all in. Say if someone has AJ vs 10s, it's not really good etiquette to say "i folded an ace" etc before the cards are dealt, although this situation is obv more likely in tournies.
Hope this helps, and most of all enjoy it.
Anounce your raises
Dont try to grab the chips when you have won
Dont sit down ss in the casino
10. Shower: The last thing you want to do is annoy your table with bad personal hygiene. Most people don’t need to be told this, but sitting beside a dirty, foul-smelling individual is extremely unpleasant. If you know you wouldn’t enjoy it, have the courtesy to show up clean and smelling like roses. Additionally, do you really want to sit in your own filth for the whole day?
9. Look Good: There may not be evidence to support the correlation between how well you dress and your work performance, but looking dapper certainly isn’t going to hurt your confidence. People are also going to respect you more if you’re wearing nice clothes as opposed rags and you should always take any advantage you can get.
8. Check Your Cards Carefully: While it seems incredibly obvious that you don’t want to be looking at your cards in such a way that your neighboring opponents get a peek too, it does happen. Hold your cards as close to the edge of the table as possible and only lift the corners up. Once you look, put a chip on your cards so the dealer knows they’re in play and try to commit them to memory so you don’t have to look at them throughout the hand.
7. Don’t Talk About Your Cards During a Hand: There’s nothing more annoying than players who talk about the cards they folded while a hand is still in progress. For example, in a heads-up pot, the flop comes down 7s-7h-Ts and a player who has already folded exclaims, “Man, I folded 8-7.” It’s ignorant, rude, and stupid. Don’t do it – nobody cares what you folded and there are still players contesting the pot.
6. Don’t Stall: Nobody says you have to act quickly, but don’t agonize over a call for 10 minutes. It should never be that difficult and, if it is, you’re doing something wrong. At most, a tough decision should take you a minute or two; anything longer is just an unnecessary delay.
5. Don’t Muck Until You See the Winning Hand: Mucking your cards is fine, but never throw them in the middle until you see a hand that beats yours. In situations where your opponent is hesitant to reveal his hand, he may be angle-shooting and hoping you simply toss your cards in, so always flip them up for all to see.
4. Keep a Level Head: Never let your opponents see you get too high or low at the table. When you drag a pot, act like you’ve won one before. When you get beat, act like it’s no skin off your back.
3. Don’t Misrepresent Your Hand: Once you reach showdown, stop angle-shooting and reveal your cards. Also, don’t pretend to put chips in and then take them back or anything like that; just play the game and win fair and square.
2. Don’t Slow-Roll: Unless somebody really deserves it, slow-rolling is childless and a breach of etiquette. There’s just no reason to stall when you know you have the best hand. Call and put the hurt on your opponent, but refrain from slow-rolling.
1. Act in Turn: It’s not hard to keep tabs on the action in a hand, yet people constantly act out of turn. Whether you’re folding, calling, or raising, wait until the dealer looks to you before making your move. If you’re going to fold, simply push your cards toward the dealer. When calling, slide your chips into the middle. If you intend to raise, then make sure you clearly announce “raise” before you put chips over the line and remember not to splash the pot.
Have fun knowlez and i would call the casino just to double check but most places you can just turn up.
GL