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 Casino Poker Etiquette, Daniel Matthew, 15. Jan 2003 15:39 | ||
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| I have been playing online poker successfully for about a year and am going to Vegas for Spring Break this year. I am curious as to basic ettiquette of playing poker in person in a casino. I would be thankful for your commments | ||
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| Re: Casino Poker Etiquette, Ashley Adams, 15. Jan 2003 19:34 | ||
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| You needn't worry about ettiquette. No one else really does. In fact, if you commit a bunch of faux paus that make you look like a first timer, so much the better. Let them think you a fool and maybe they'll underestimate your play. That would be a good thing for you. I don't write this to be flip. I've seen people who are new to casino poker who seem very nervous and very concerned that they not seem like they're new. It is truly a needless nervousness. More important is playing well. If you are new to casino poker I'd suggest a few things that will relax you and help you with your basic play. Go to a casino for an hour with NO INTENTION of playing. Go to watch. And watch. You'll see more in one hour than any one book can tell you about the way casino poker is played. You'll notice that players play more tightly, in general, than in most home games. Some tables will have aggressive players that tend to raise a lot. Others won't. The lower the stakes the more likely you are to find a passive game with little raising. I'd suggest that you start there until you get the hang of things and can guage your ability relative to others. Go to thepokerforum.com if you want to read some articles about finding good games to start out in. I'd suggest that you read a couple of books. Kreiger and Jones are very good authors for low limit Hold Em if that's your game. My book on Stud isn't out yet, but I'll be happy to send you some information if that's your game. Silberstang has a basic primer on both games which is a good general first book for a casino game. There are others too. Card Player Magazine, available in most card rooms, also provides some good insight for playing in a casino. If you can dig around for some back issues, Jan Fisher wrote extensively about beginning casino play in her column Poker 101. It's worth finding (maybe on line, I don't know). Again, I'd stress very tight, aggressive play your first few times until you see whether you have the stomach for casino poker. Some people find it boring and tedious and not worth their time. If you can develop into a winning player (and even more many who don't) it can be a great deal of fun however. Good luck. Ashley Adams on 15. Jan 2003 15:39 Daniel Matthew wrote: > I have been playing online poker successfully for about a year and am going to > Vegas for Spring Break this year. I am curious as to basic ettiquette of > playing poker in person in a casino. I would be thankful for your commments | ||
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| Re: Casino Poker Etiquette, NiceFella, 15. Jan 2003 22:44 | ||
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| Good luck on your trip! I agree that being a rank beginner is not something to be embarrassed by. We were all there once. I think you might like the Monte Carlo poker room. It's small, it's pleasant, and the staff is very friendly. They seem to be specifically catering to casual and first-time casino players. You are not going to run into players who are impatient with you there. Plus the $4/$8 game is played with $1/$2 blinds, which is a nice bonus because you can choose to see the flop cheaply, or triple the price by raising to $6, which actually has some effectiveness in convincing people to fold. I also like the Mirage because they spread a lot of games and are non-smoking. However they seem to attract a more serious group of player, and I've sometimes found the Mirage game to be tougher than other low-limit games on the strip. I don't think any of the low-limit games on the strip are terribly tough, though, because they're mostly populated with casual players and tourists -- people like yourself. If you've done well online, I think you'll play fine if you can relax, get used to the atmosphere, and center your concentration on your game. You may also find that it's easier than online poker because you'll be able to see your opponents face-to-face, and if you have good people sense you'll do well. Good Luck! | ||
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| Re: Casino Poker Etiquette, Uncle1, 16. Jan 2003 11:23 | ||
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| When you go to the card room there are some basics you may know, but you asked and I thought of a couple. When you sit down, ask if you need to post a blind to get a hand, some places require you to wait until you are the big blind to get a hand, some ask you to post a separate big blind to get a hand, some require you to just sit your butt down. When you bet call or raise, state clearly what you are doing and do it, you cannot put a bet and a raise out separately unless you say raise before you move your money out. i.e. you can't put your call out, and go back to your stack for your raise unless you stated raise first, if you stast "raise" then you can screw around with your chips all you want. Some casinos don't allow racks on the table, i personally like to have a rack by me, but if no one else has a rack unload your chips so you don't get asked to take your rack down. Of course there are obvious things: Don't show your temper, if you do, you will get ganged up on. Don't grab the waitresses butts. Place your chips and muck cards in where the dealer can reach them, so they don't have to ask every time. When you show your hand don't throw it out where it could risk touching the muck pile, turn them near you or hold them until the pot is ready. Tip the dealer when you win a pot, see what everyone else is tipping, usually $1 a pot. Don't continually expose your cards, or don't expose at all. Don't play out of turn. It happens, if you do it's good to apoligize. I can't really think of anything else, but these are some basics, I hope this is what you are looking for. | ||
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| Re: Casino Poker Etiquette, -t, 16. Jan 2003 15:27 | ||
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| eyes open, mouth shut., keep track of the action. tip the cocktail girl $1 per drink. (they are otherwise free) tip the dealers in the lowest denomination on the table ( Quarter, half, dollar). check out the room while waiting for a game. watch out for jackpot rakes. | ||
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| Re: Casino Poker Etiquette, Lice_Aber, 16. Jan 2003 20:20 | ||
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| Ohh... here's one. Some Casino's (usually Native American ones) let you order food at the tables. Don't order ANY finger food! I saw a guy do that once with chicken. Idiot had greasy chicken fingers on the cards before the dealer noticed. That went over real well. | ||
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| Re: Casino Poker Etiquette, Grant Peacock, 19. Jan 2003 22:58 | ||
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| Here are some tips from the Lee Jones book: -Keep a chip on top of your cards so that the dealer knows you aren't folding them. -Say "raise" if you are raising. -Hang on to your winning cards until the dealer pushes you the pot. -Look at your cards once and memorize them. -Don't lift your cards off the table, just peek at the corners. | ||
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