Thursday, August 24, 2006

Acting out of turn....

Over the past week or two we've had a couple of issues with poker etiquette. This is definitely a gray area and different casinos handle it based on their situation. I did a little research to try to find an answer for us and really didn't find any reference to punishment or what the ramifications are for repeatedly breaking the "rules" of etiquette that are acceptable in our situation. I did find in Roberts Rules of Poker the following on etiquette and conduct. I hope it helps.

Roberts Rules of Poker - Poker Etiquette

The following actions are improper, and grounds for warning, suspending, or barring a violator:
-Deliberately acting out of turn.
-Deliberately splashing chips into the pot.
-Agreeing to check a hand out when a third player is all-in.
-Reading a hand for another player at the showdown before it has been placed face up on the table.
-Telling anyone to turn a hand face up at the showdown.
-Revealing the contents of a live hand in a multihanded pot before the betting is complete.
-Needlessly stalling the action of a game.
-Deliberately discarding hands away from the muck. Cards should be released in a low line of flight, at a moderate rate of speed (not at the dealer's hands or chip-rack).
-Stacking chips in a manner that interferes with dealing or viewing cards.
-Making statements or taking action that could unfairly influence the course of play, whether or not the offender is involved in the pot.
-Using a cell phone at the table.


Roberts Rules of Poker - Conduct Code

Management will attempt to maintain a pleasant environment for all our customers and employees, but is not responsible for the conduct of any player. We have established a code of conduct, and may deny the use of our cardroom to anyone who violates it. The following is not permitted:
-Collusion with another player or any other form of cheating.
-Verbally or physically threatening any patron or employee.
-Using profanity or obscene language.
-Creating a disturbance by arguing, shouting, or making excessive noise.
-Throwing, tearing, bending, or crumpling cards.
-Destroying or defacing property.
-Using an illegal substance.
-Carrying a weapon.

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