Scolded by Party for revealing my hand

[Rupert]

Can't do this live so don't see why you should be able to do it at once. The most common ruling is you can talk about anything you like except your own hand.

[AngusThermopyle]

"I don't see the problem with this "

Since the Button was your buddy, of course not.

...see the problem now?

[Beavis68]

you should never be talking about the strength of your hand during play, whether you are lying or not.

[o0mr_bill0o]

yeah, if he were the last one to act i don't think it would have been a problem. But even then, I just don't think it's a good idea...

[Mitch Evans]

Let’s forget that there were still two people left to act for a second. Let’s say it was just the big blind contemplating a call. Headsup in a cash game, no big deal, it’s fine to discuss your hand. In a tournament, however, you are affecting everyone’s equity by altering the chip sizes.

Think of it like 20 places pay and 21 people are left. You have the opportunity to bust another player, but alter his stack by getting him to fold. You most likely just cost player 21 from cashing. It doesn’t matter how close the tournament is to cashing, at any time in a tournament; everyone is affected by altering chip stacks.

[StellarWind]

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Headsup in a cash game, no big deal, it’s fine to discuss your hand.

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Actually coffeehousing violates the rules of most sites. You cannot discuss the current hand for any reason. Online poker is different from B&M in this respect.