Etiquette in a B&M casino

[CanSpoilU]

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Most players who do the stare down are trying to look cool, like on TV. Let them have their fun.

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Exactly. I usually do the opposite. I make my bet and while the opponent is thinking... I stare them down. Makes them sweat it out a little bit. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[psandman]

Last night three times I had players ask a dealer to spread the pot and the dealer did so. I growled about it once hoping the dealer would get the message but the dealer just growled back (BTW three different dealers spread pots for players to count).

This has to connected to internet players always being told what is in the pot.

[arod18]

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Last night three times I had players ask a dealer to spread the pot and the dealer did so. I growled about it once hoping the dealer would get the message but the dealer just growled back (BTW three different dealers spread pots for players to count).

This has to connected to internet players always being told what is in the pot.

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I don't see any problem with asking what the pot is...but that's just me.

[spacemanspiff]

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Well I started this thread to have a discussion that was seperate from taking too long to act. This same line of thinking applies to many things in a B&M (lists, blinds, number of players at the table etc). It is unreasonable for the online player to expect the B&M cardrooms to change how they do things to make the game like what he is used to online.

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I didn't mean to jack the thread. Sorry about that. I agree that the B&M experience is vastly different and that expecting it to be like playing online is nuts. I greatly prefer playing live. I was just whining about "Hollywooding" as is my wont both online and in person.

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It is unreasonable for the online player to expect the B&M cardrooms to change how they do things to make the game like what he is used to online.

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I agree completely. The worst is when online players think that they can use IWTSTH any time they want, because they have the "right" to see mucked cards (because that's the way it works online).

[USC@MICH]

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Last night three times I had players ask a dealer to spread the pot and the dealer did so. I growled about it once hoping the dealer would get the message but the dealer just growled back (BTW three different dealers spread pots for players to count).

This has to connected to internet players always being told what is in the pot.

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I dont play internet poker that often, but Ive been asking to spread the pot out long before party poker told me what was in it. Its not rude want know I general idea of the pot size. Now if someone asked in a limit game on the river...well thats a little different.

[psandman]

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Last night three times I had players ask a dealer to spread the pot and the dealer did so. I growled about it once hoping the dealer would get the message but the dealer just growled back (BTW three different dealers spread pots for players to count).

This has to connected to internet players always being told what is in the pot.

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I dont play internet poker that often, but Ive been asking to spread the pot out long before party poker told me what was in it. Its not rude want know I general idea of the pot size. Now if someone asked in a limit game on the river...well thats a little different.

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Its not rude that you want to know the pot size. didn't suggest that. Its just improper for a dealer to spread the pot for a player to count. And its the players expectation that the pot be countable that I trace to the internet. While it might have occasionally happened before it certaiunly happens with greater frequency now.

I have no idea why you think it makes a difference if this is NL or Limit. Either game it is very easy to track pot sizes.

[gettym]

Is it rude to call click in a non-time raked NL cash game?

[bav]

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Last night three times I had players ask a dealer to spread the pot and the dealer did so.

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On the other hand, a few days ago a youngin' asked the dealer how much was in the pot and the dealer said "I can't tell you". Kid asked "can you spread the chips out for me, then" and the dealer said "no". So they do sometimes still do it right some places 'round here.

[LasVegasMichael]

RR has said this before (and much more eloquently then I), but my view is that I want the dealers hands out of the pot as much as possible (unless, of course, it is a PL game where it is unavoidable).

Keep track of the bets yourself. Basic addition and multiplication. Plain and simple.