Table Etiquette
Leaving a Seat Without Confusing the Dealer
Tell the dealer you are done, and leave the cards and the blinds in a state the table can read. A short exit guide.
Table Etiquette
Table Etiquette
Splashing the Pot and Other Ways Chips Go Astray
Chips belong in a stack the dealer can count. Splashing, hiding, and other ways a bet becomes an argument.
Table Etiquette
One Player to a Hand: The Rule That Blocks Soft Advice
One player to a hand means the person in the seat decides alone. Why advice from the rail is more than friendliness.
Table Etiquette
How to Ask the Dealer a Question Without Stalling
Ask the dealer, not the crowd, and ask a short procedural question. How to get an answer without freezing the hand.
Table Etiquette
Home-Game Manners and Card-Room Manners
A kitchen and a card room enforce quite different lists. What travels between them, and what should stay behind.
Table Etiquette
Showing Cards: When It Is Polite and When It Is Not
Showing cards can be courtesy at the end of a hand and a foul in the middle of one. Where the line usually sits.
Table Etiquette
Talking About a Folded Hand Can Change the Action
A comment from a folded player can change what the others do. Why the table treats that talk as more than chatter.
Table Etiquette
Phone Habits That Break the Flow of a Live Hand
A phone at a live table is a second game running on top of the first. Habits that stall the hand, and a cleaner way to wait.
Table Etiquette
String Bets and Why Dealers Ask You to Clarify
A string bet is two motions that look like one decision. Why dealers stop the hand and ask you to name a single action.
Table Etiquette
Acting in Turn: A Simple Habit That Protects the Hand
Wait for the player on your right, then act once. A short guide to taking your turn without disturbing the hand.
Table Etiquette
Your First Live Poker Game: A Calm Walkthrough
Nervous about your first live game? Here is how to arrive, buy in, handle chips and act in turn without feeling out of place.
Table Etiquette
Poker Table Etiquette: Unwritten Rules for New Players
Act in turn, keep chips tidy, protect your cards and stay courteous. A guide to the unwritten rules of a friendly poker table.