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.
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Poker History
Women at the Table: Access, Myths, and the Record
Women were shut out of many card rooms and written into myths. What the record supports, and what a stereotype does not.
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.
Poker History
Poker on Screen: What Films Teach, and What They Skip
Films make poker a duel of stares. What they borrow from the game, and which ordinary hours they leave out.
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.