talking hands?

#1 11th July 2006, 9:08 PM

is it acceptable to talk hands?

i was playing at FT, and i admit was talking a few hands

at the end of one checked down hand, i hit a straight on the river, and typed 'straight' into chat and put out a reasonable bet

afterwards one player asked me not to 'reveal' my hands during play

i said 'hands are revealed at showdown' and 'if i want to make a verbal bluff what's wrong with that?'

he said he would report me to admin

i said 'please do, i'll take a ruling'

what do you people think? is it acceptable to state in chat what you may or may not have?

anno

#2 11th July 2006, 9:28 PM

edited...

Absoulte's website: Players are reminded that revealing your cards in chat while a hand is still in play is contrary to the rules, and may result in a loss of chat privileges and further action as is deemed appropriate in the circumstances.

Unless this guy emailed support. . .and even if he did. . .I doubt you'll be chat banned or anything for 1st offense, especially when the hand was basically over.

#3 11th July 2006, 9:41 PM

Actually calling your hand out (and being honest about it) could quite easily be construed as collusion. Don't do it.

I'd be surprised if you don't get a warning e-mail from FT soon (though then again it is FT, so maybe the support monkeys are busy peeling bananas or something)

#4 11th July 2006, 9:43 PM

Anno,
I do believe if you were playing live you couldn't say your hand out loud before you made your move. I'm not sure what they call this but there is a name for it. It could also be construed as collusion. I could be wrong on this.

Anyone else? ooooops DM beat me to it.

#5 11th July 2006, 10:45 PM

I believe there is one circumstance in which you can tell your cards while the hand still in play - if you are the last to act and everyone else is all-in you can tell since it will no longer affect any of the other players decisions. I may be wrong though, if anyone knows for sure please correct me.

#6 11th July 2006, 11:50 PM

You can lie about your hands, but you cant tell the truth.

#7 12th July 2006, 3:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mischman

You can lie about your hands, but you cant tell the truth.

Well that means any verbal comments made about your hand is a lie, and they would act accordingly

#8 12th July 2006, 4:16 AM

...correct me if I'm wrong...but I think that was meant as a joke.

#9 12th July 2006, 1:47 PM

it was not. Mike sexton says it all the time on the WPT. You can not tell your cards but you can lie. it is weird lol

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