It is one
of the primary rules in a poker game. Talking at a poker table is allowed, you
can talk about anything with everybody. But don’t talk about a hand in progress
and especially if you are not involved.
I have
played many live or online tournaments. I rarely heard the poker manager, the
floorman or even the dealer talk about this one rule. There are many beginners
that are so excited by the game that they often talk about the folded cards or
about the nuts when seeing the flop.
Once this occurs,
the players involved in the current hand get more information about the
opponent’s possible hole cards as they should have.
I think it
is not only about talking but also about gestures or emotional outbursts at the
table. If, for example, you folded pocket threes and in the flop comes you
possible set, you can’t stand up beating with your hands on the table and cry:
“…why I didn’t play this hand!” or say to another player: “… I knew my set
would come, damn!”
Whose
fault is it, when the players don’t know the rule? Is it on the dealer, the
floorman or the event manager? Or should the rules of the tournament, including
this one, have to be written and shown to the players before the game begins?
Either way,
think about this rule every time and that it is necessary to keep your poker
face even if you are not involved in the current hand.
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