Top 8 Poker Etiquette Rules from about.com with my 2 cents worth
1. Don’t Play Out of Turn
While you may be so excited about how good your hand is you can hardly wait to raise the pot, you have to wait until it's your turn to do so. Same goes for folding hands you can't wait to get away from. If you jump the gun, it gives other players information they shouldn't have before they make their own decision and can confuse the action.
As we always say "Order is just a suggestion"
2. Don't Talk About Your Cards While the Hand is Still Going On
Once you've folded, it's tempting to chat about what would have happened if you had stayed in, but if anyone who's still in the hand hears, it'll give them information that they might use to their advantage. For instance, if you had a 7-2 as your pocket cards in Hold'em and the flop comes 7-7-2, if you blurt out that you would have had a full house, everyone will know that it's unlikely that any player still in the hand has the full house, making it hard to bluff and represent that hand.
If you can't talk about your hand, what else is there to lie about? Or am I really lieing? Hmmmm. Btw, I think the writer could have come up with a much better example b/c if the flop does come 772 and you say you have a full house, who's going to believe you, it's the perfect hand to tell the truth about and get paid off on.
3. Don't Show Your Cards (Until the Showdown)
When you fold, make sure you don't flash or flip over your cards as you toss them into the muck. Again, if players know what you fold, it'll give them information that may change how the rest of the hand plays out. Unless you are all-in and heads up, there is no reason to show or expose your cards until the showdown.
Are you kidding me? I agree with the first part, but I'm showing cards every chance I get to confuse people in a hand. There IS a reason to show your cards.
4. Don't Splash the Pot.
There are two bad betting habits that you see a lot in the movies which are no-nos in real life. The first is when a player tosses his bet in a big mess in the center of the pot. That's called Splashing the Pot, and it makes it hard to tell how much you've bet. A better way is just to stack your chips neatly in front of you to bet.
In my club and I will splash the pot whenever the f^
5. Don't Make String Bets
The second bad habit from movies is the string bet, which is when a player goes "I'll call your 500.... and raise another 1000!" You have to declare whether you're simply calling or raising right away -- once you say "call," that's all you can do. If you're going to raise, say raise and the amount right away. This is especially important in casinos.
Why is this such a hard concept to understand? We have one guy is horrible about this but he's so bad that we've gotten used to it, and allow it most of the time b/c he a gimme to loose a few hundred each time he plays. Of course, this is also the same guy who brings the game to a halt since we have to wait 2 minutes ever hand for him to look at his cards....so frustrating.
6. Don't Be Rude or Mean
Even if you're having a bad losing streak, it doesn't give you the right to curse other players or be rude to the dealer. It will win you neither pots nor friends.
Sorry, I was on the floor laughing at this one for the past 5 minutes before I could type. Umm, yea, not being rude.... that'll be the day. LMAO-It will win you neither pots nor friends- classic
7. If You Show One, Show All
If you win a hand before the showdown but want to show your cards anyway, you can't just show them to the one player to your left or right, you have to turn them up for the whole table to see. After all, why should only the lucky players next to you get to know what you were holding?
This "rule" is blown so out of proportion. You can and should be able to just show certain people out the table 1 or both cards dependent upon the situation especially to the player that you just beat out of money. On top of that, its a cash game so you can pretty much do just about anything you want anyways. Just b/c they see it done a certain way on TV in a tournament they assume that it must be done that way at home. Getting off my soapbox now.
8. Do Pay Attention
If you're in a hand, don't make everyone remind you that it's your turn -- keep up with the action so the game keeps moving. Talking on cell phones is a bad idea.
LMAO...keeping the game moving. We have 2 human stop signs at some of the games. When the action stops it's on JJ or Coach....every time.
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