What are some of the unwritten rules of poker? (1 Viewer)

[ATLarchip]

What are some of the unwritten rules of poker? At home game or in casino.

I saw this on a card players Instagram account and thought it was interesting.

First response:
Walk away from the table to fart.

What are others?

 

[charitycase]

Don't go out of your way to visibly see a person's hand - 'That Guy' doesn't get invited twice.

 

[Saoliver]

No finger foods! I’ve seen guys eating chicken wings at a poker table.

 

[Eloe2000]

If you are playing in a private cash game, don’t leave unannounced after a big pot win.

 

[Saoliver]

Drink the crappy beer that you brought, not the expensive craft beer that I brought.

 

[charitycase]

Don't provide 'tells' of your hand if you've folded and others are contemplating bets - Come on now!

 

[Eloe2000]

Drink the crappy beer that you brought, not the expensive craft beer that I brought.

“Why are you drinking my Hill Farnstead?”
“Oh I brought beer though I just wanted to try a couple of these”
“What did you bring?”
“Corona Light”

 

[links_slayer]

Know when to hold em
Know when to fold em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run
You never count your money when you’re sitting at the table
There’ll be enough time for countin’ when the dealin’s done

And don’t forget the cardinal fuckin' rule...Always leave yourself outs

 

[Rhodeman77]

Don’t instantly much the hosts hand if he/she is doing host duties.

 

[arch3r]

Don’t instantly much the hosts hand if he/she is doing host duties.

How about never muck the hosts hand, period. They get all the time they need while doing host duties.

 

[Geremie]

Don’t cut the felt

 

[JMC9389]

For home games:

-Don't show up empty handed, win big, and split at the earliest possible allowable time.
-Agree with stepping away from the table to fart
-Wait until after you're done posting blinds if you have to take a dump and say "deal me out" for a few hands
-No smoking at the table, go outside if that's your thing
-No one drives home if they've ingested alcohol within two hours of the game ending. I'm really strict about "last call" two hours before the game ends if you're driving home

I'll post more when I think of them.

 

[krafticus]

Pay attention

 

[arch3r]

Pay attention

Huh?

 

[JMC9389]

Huh?

GOD DAMN IT JIMMY IT'S YOUR ACTION.

Sorry, matter of habit for me.

 

[krafticus]

GOD DAMN IT JIMMY IT'S YOUR ACTION.

Sorry, matter of habit for me.

What do I owe?

 

[grantc54]

Dont tell the worst players at the table how badly they played a hand. They dont care, it will piss them off and you risk them not coming again.

 

[arch3r]

GOD DAMN IT JIMMY IT'S YOUR ACTION.

Sorry, matter of habit for me.

Our standard comment is "Hey Jimmy, what would it look like if you played poker?"

 

[JMC9389]

What do I owe?

So the greens are worth a penny, the reds are worth $42, and the blue's are worth $5? Got it!

 

[Geremie]

So the greens are worth a penny, the reds are worth $42, and the blue's are worth $5? Got it!

makes bets of $47.02 a breeze

 

[12thMan]

Completely agree on don't touch the hosts hand. It bothers the hell out of me when I see the host at the computer updating a bust out or taking care of a rebuy and as soon as the action is on him the entire table starts yelling his/her name like the fate of the world is hanging in the balance. Never mind the fact that most of the table has either spilled something on the table, had to be reminded it's their turn four times, or somehow screwed up a big hand on the river while dealing during theast couple orbits that the host has had to clean up.....none of that is in their head, just "Are you playing or folding?!?!?! HEY, ARE YOU FOLDING? ITS ON YOU!! OK WE'RE FOLDING YOU!!!"

So. Damn. Annoying. And selfish.

 

[JMC9389]

Dont tell the worst players at the table how badly they played a hand. They dont care, it will piss them off and you risk them not coming again.

Even then, people new to the game and those aren't as skillful learn quickly when they keep coming to the game. Even in six months since starting to host again, I've seen previously nitty fringe players have some really good nights and pull some really good bluffs.

 

[krafticus]

So the greens are worth a penny, the reds are worth $42, and the blue's are worth $5? Got it!

I call. $1

“but it was raised”

who raised?

Bill

how much?

$5

How much more then?

$4

Total?

on top

I fold

 

[JMC9389]

I call. $1

“but it was raised”

who raised?

Bill

how much?

$5

How much more than?

$4

Total?

on top

I fold

This conversation literally happens verbatim at least once a night in my game.

 

[krafticus]

This conversation literally happens verbatim at least once a night in my game.

 

[Mojo1312]

Celebrating your wins is poor form. They come at the expense of someone else at the table.

 

[arch3r]

This conversation literally happens verbatim at least once a night an orbit in my game.

FYP

 

[MegaTon44]

I have 2:

1.) When you are playing at a game where food and drink is provided, with no rake, dedicated dealers, and all the host asks is that you be generous in tipping the dealers in lieu of having to pay for anything, tip the fucking dealers.

2.) Don't be a dick

 

[ATLarchip]

Our standard comment is "Hey Jimmy, what would it look like if you played poker?"

I’m going to use this at our next home game.

 

[ATLarchip]

Don’t blame the dealer on your bad hands.