Online Poker Etiquette Questions

1. Is it considered rude to raise/push a person out if they are "sitting out" for any reason, including disconnect reasons? For instance, let's say your LB and the person to your left (BB) is disconnected and, therefore, folds any hands automatically when presented with a raise. Is it rude to just raise preflop and take his blinds or do people usually expect you to just check it out to the end?

2. Is it considered rude to raise in SnG's and tourneys when somebody is already all-in? Sometimes people get mad when this happens because they argue the main goal is to get people out and the more people in the hand against an all-inner, the better chances they have of getting them out, etc. I guess this depends on the situation, especially when it comes to getting close to the bubble and how strong the raiser's hand is, etc.

3. If people ask you what hand you had, do you generally tell or not? More specifically, if the person put a lot of money into the pot and had a decent hand, but recognized that you probably had them beat, and they fold and tell you what they had and ask what you had, do you normally tell them?

Or if there's anything else that people normally do in online games (or even live games) that make you angry simply because it's rude, say so.

I'd say no to all 3. But if you have garbage in #2 it could look like collusion, or make you look like a fool.

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1. No its not rude to do that, first of all if anything they are rude for sitting out like that...

2. I think this one is complex, not sure I would call it rude though.. its more about strategy, really depending on how far you are in the tourney and if you are even close to the money, then yea most people think that raising if someone is all in is just plain stupid

3. I don't think its rude at all to not discuss your hand, thats why they invented the MUCK button haha

AND really I don't think that people should be told how to play, its really your personal preference I mean your the one who paid for the game

1. Hell no - it's absolutely standard, and I expect people to do the exact same to me if I'm the one disconnected.

2. Personally, again it's a hell no. I know a lot of people probably do get their noses out of shape on that one though, because they're fully paid-up subscribers to the "ZOGMZ there's a player all in you've gotta check it down all the time every time unless you've got the nuts" dogma. If you've got a reason for doing what you're doing though, feel free to ignore them.

3. Sometimes I'll tell them something, sometimes I won't. Sometimes when I tell them something it'll be the truth and sometimes it won't too. You're certainly under no obligation to tell them anything, and anyone who thinks you're being "rude" by not telling them simply doesn't understand the game of poker.

When I play a friend at a heads up match online I show respect and use my full time bank to help them if they get dced, However anyone else and I will do everything to my economical advantage and in an MTT or SNG I would do everything to my advantage against friends or anyone else.

The point is to win poker games, not socialize or be nice to your opponent, so worrying about what is "rude" is kind of misplaced.

I've got a question for you, tho. Suppose you're a pro at the $400 NLHE table in Vegas. Your opponent is down to his last bet and, if he loses, you can be sure he's going to walk into the desert and blow his brains out. Do you still try to take his money?

Retouraupasse

1) If you sitting out (for whatever reason) then you deserve to get your chips taken. They gonna do it to you!

2) Ok. If you got the nuts and you dont bet it then your dumb. However there is some merit in checking down the hand if you do not have the nuts, the person all in could have anything.Another point to consider is whenthere is a split pot. Lets say its late game... you are short stacked, someones all in for 40 chips, you the big blind are in for 1.2K and have 500 left, small blind calls (pot is somewhere around 2.6k with antes). You pair the flop and small blind checks....what do you do? i push! i would rather go against someone who hasnt had a chance to play thier cards) than two people, one of which has potential overcards. They may call but with 500 chips left you gonna be all in next hand. If you loose to the all in so what! you still gain 2.6k less the 80

3) Its rude to ask what hand you had. Fullstop. with that being said you can use this to your advantage to strengthen your table image. If you want them to think you loose tell them you bluffed, or if you want a tight image tell them you had the nuts. It all depends on the situation and what you want to portray

If someone asked you what you had without paying to see then he is inviting you to lie to him.

I use to go by all the rules u think apply to the old gentleman poker but online they just seem to be tossed back in your face. You do the right thing and the next hand someone does to you what you just questioned whether you should do or not. Think I have just allowed players to turn me into one of those people that do to other what they do to you or on ftp before they do to you....lol

The only thing that u should not do at any table is slowroll.

This is when u are last to act and all 5 cards have been turned,and u have the best possible hand out there(the nuts).it is very rood to all the players on the table to take your time in showing your cards

Lazmansa

NONONO, Why can't you raise if you want to? It depends on you, why should you show your cards? If other people don't show you what they had?

1. If you sit out you lose your blinds plain and simple.
2. If you have a strong hand in relation to board text it is ok to bet it.
3. Generally you should never show your hand

Yeah, I generally agree with most of you. I've just had a lot of people getting upset sometimes when these things happen to them, so I try to balance it out. I usually do push out people sitting out, I only push if I have a decent hand when someone else is all in, and I rarely tell someone my hand unless they made a good lay down.

Lazmansa said:

The only thing that u should not do at any table is slowroll.

This is when u are last to act and all 5 cards have been turned,and u have the best possible hand out there(the nuts).it is very rood to all the players on the table to take your time in showing your cards

Lazmansa

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You mean if they take a long time to call or act when there's no other action possible and they know they have the best hand, or just the technique of slow playing? I have nothing against slow playing (it generally works out really well or really horribly--we take our chances), but making a person wait when you have the nuts and no further action is annoying.

Retouraupasse said:

I've got a question for you, tho. Suppose you're a pro at the $400 NLHE table in Vegas. Your opponent is down to his last bet and, if he loses, you can be sure he's going to walk into the desert and blow his brains out. Do you still try to take his money?

Retouraupasse

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Yep. Unfortunately.

clubsta said:

Yep. Unfortunately.

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Well you could win the pot then give hime the cash back. I would hate to have to live with the fact that he killed himself after i took the last of his money. And i am not really that nice of a guy.

Nice three parter

1. This is laughable probably could have avoided this question. Follow up with this one for you..If you were at table and someone wanted to give you chips would you take them?

2. Can go both ways here. Normally if someone bets i hope to hell they have a monster and can beat the all in. Otherwise nothing wrong with checking.

3. Lie. Tell truth. Tell. Not tell. Who knows its poker do um all from time to time.

pedroman7 said:

1. If you sit out you lose your blinds plain and simple.
2. If you have a strong hand in relation to board text it is ok to bet it.
3. Generally you should never show your hand

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couldn't of said it better myself

No to all three parts.

Sitters, not your problem and the chips are there for the taking. Its not your fault for scooping them.

I can't see how playing the game with a decent hand to try to maximize your return would be considered rude.

An odd show may be key to build your image. Genneraly auto muck and show nothing.

My 2 cents!

Being "rude" is not a factor, IMHO. It's purely matter of if it's a good play or not for the situation.

If you're at the end of a tough tourney, with tough player all in, then it's better for you and everyone to try and have everyone else in just check it down and hope to get rid of the player and move up in money.

If it's some hopelessly shortstacked player allin, who's not a factor anyway, then the other players may be wiser to play tough and keep betting against remaining players.

Maybe just reveal your bluffs when asked to entice calls in the future?

Answer to all 3
Always press your advantage.
1. Take the chips
2. Just don't bluff into a dry pot and lose to the allin. This is really dumb, and I see it soooo often.
3. I usually say "I thought I had folded, did I win?"

It won't take you long to realise that a SIT OUT or disconnected Big Blind is considered fair game to all other players.
You will see some really big pots starting from UTG1 all the way through raising and reraising trying to take down the free Big Blind.
I find the greed quite amusing when 2 or 3 guys are allin with average hole cards.

on the 3rd part ,,if they dont pay to see your hand dont show them,its as simple as that....only show if u wanna set up a bluff on a person who u think is week and u are tryin to set up for a big play

1.) I don't feel it is rude, because yes they are sitting out. Even if it is internet problems, this is a serious game.
2.) That is not rude at all. If you have a hand that is sure to win and you want to win more than what the all-in amount is for, bet more. It's simple as that. A side pot is made so the all-in player doesn't even have to worry about it.
3.) Never tell anyone what cards you had, whether you are lying or not. Telling the truth shows your strategy, telling a lie makes you look like a buffoon (yeah you had 2 aces with 2 on the board and the player you're going against had 1 also).

1. Not at all. It's his problem he's not there to play the hand.

2. Standard isolation play, isn't it? The main goal is to collect chips, not get people out. You make the best play to collect chips, and if that means it's correct to isolate, then you do it.

3. Sorry, no information available.
I think it's possible that really good players can present a variety of giving or not giving information, and when they give information it may or may not be truthful. They can do this and extend their advantage over inferior players.