Posted Fri Nov 19, 2004 6:56 pm GMT by Zig
Hello all,
looking to play holdem for the first time in the casino - just wondering what the basic rules of etiquette are. I know the no-nos, string bets, bets out of turn, etc...but what about some other pointers - e.g. asking for or being asked to show cards, tips, etc... any input would be much appreciated...I always try to be on best behaviour when playing in a casino, just havent sat at a holdem table before!
Cheers
Zig
oh yeah, wish me good flops! 
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Posted Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:31 pm GMT by ilikepoker
here's one for ya. i have been to the casino only 3 times so far. twice in vegas and once locally. 2 out of those 3 times i have encoutered this situation.
when you say raise make sure the dealer hears you. he could be sleeping or not paying attention im not sure. but like i said 2 out of those 3 times i heard someone say raise but the dealer did not. its not enough that i heard it, the dealer has to. so whenever i raise, i make eye contact with the dealer and say it right to him, not to the pot and not to the player, but right to the dealer. so far its worked for me.
sounds like you already know about the other things that i know about like tipping the dealer when you win a pot and stuff.
oh yeah, good flops!
Posted Fri Nov 19, 2004 10:06 pm GMT by Zig
great tip, will make sure to do same....scary when you think about the consequences!
Posted Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:50 am GMT by Always_Bored
It usually does help to make all your intentions verbal and clear. That way there is no argument about it.
Posted Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:12 pm GMT by Cyberhwk
| Zig wrote: | | I always try to be on best behaviour when playing in a casino, |
In that case you're ALREADY doing better than 75% of the customers. 
People make mistakes. It might be you, might be other players, might be the dealers (we screw up too!) so just be patient. In my first 3/6 game the dealer missed a player's flush and started pushing to pot to someone else. Just tell them politely to hold on then point out their mistake.
Basically, if you had enough sense to make a post asking about etiquette, you've probably got enough common sense that there's going to be no problem.
And don't feel bad if you are corrected by any casino personel. So much of what we do is just procedural. We know we're not crooked. We know YOU aren't crooked. But regardless dealers STILL can't take anything directly out of your hands, so if you are corrected on something like keeping the cards on the table, trying to give someone money directly DO NOT FEEL BAD! It happens all the time and it's just something we have to do.
Play tight, and win money.
Posted Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:08 pm GMT by Zig
Well...I did my first live casino table, with mixed results...
lol, have to admit - my first few hands (playing 5/10) I was focused so much on hiding any tells that I messed up with the limit betting rounds, I accidently bet 10 when it was 5, and vice versa - it actually won me the pots since they saw me as a newbie aggressively betting too much, or limping in too little when my hands appeared weak....might even be something I "use" in the future.
Some of my "newbie" errors were:
- limit bets made incorrectly
- didnt take the chips out of the rack when I sat
- lifting my cards off the table (only once!)
- asking the dealer what I had to do if I was leaving temporarily, and to his credit he replied with humour - "Just come back"
Regardless within the hour I was up a little over $200, felt pretty good...
Over the next couple hours I stayed in profit range, then the cards went cold - really cold. Walked away for a few hands but every time I came back - my holes were terrible, or if strong they didnt play well past the turn...so my stack slowly eroded until I hit my loss limit and I walked away.
Looking back on the night (7hr session), I didnt go tilt, I played the prime hands and didnt chase anything past the point where I was looking for a miracle card, so all in all, not disappointed with my play, but I did leave with a loss. So the first time experience was not great, but not bad enough that I won't return....kinda like golf. 
Posted Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:57 pm GMT by ballbp
Any live experience is good experience. As long as you didn't spend your rent/mortgage money it's all about time put in.
Posted Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:09 am GMT by nicthestick
yeah, that betting double the limit Always works. I was playing in a 3/6 with a full kill, and it was a kill pot. The pot was raised preflop, and I called with a small suited connector. flop was all rags. Dude bet, and I went to raise, and grabbed $24. Everyone was like NO NO NO. only 12. I said.... dang. he folded. 
Posted Mon Dec 20, 2004 2:41 pm GMT by RhythmA
Correct me if I'm wrong.. But you do not have to say Raise do you ?
if its 3 to me & I put in 6 .. Is it not the Dealers Job to say "Raise to 6" ?
I just got back from Playing 3/6 at the Taj for the 1st time & I almost never spoke at all, If I was calling I put the call amount in If I was going to raise I put the raise amount in etc... The dealers never said anything to me about it, But I did over hear a player say "I think we should say raise or call or fold "
-Any thoughts Anyone ?
Posted Thu Dec 23, 2004 4:39 pm GMT by Zig
Where I've played, I also noticed you didn't have to speak, the dealer called out the raise if you added to the bet. Whether it's just what they do to CYA, or if it's bad manners not to speak it, I don't know.
Posted Thu Dec 23, 2004 5:24 pm GMT by Iron Butt
Calling your action is more of an issue in tournaments... if you toss out a high value chip in a tournament without saying "Raise" the dealer (and often someone else too LOL) will usually immediately say "CALL" and cut you change whether you may have wanted to raise or not.
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