Internet Poker Etiquette
Internet Poker Etiquette
By Don Lewis of Poker-Times.com
When playing poker online you’re not sitting face to face with
other players at a table, but there are still points of etiquette
that you should observe to help ensure that everyone has a good
playing experience.
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1. If you are playing at more than one table, be sure to pay attention so that you don’t hold up the game at any of the tables you are playing at. There's no penalty for being a slug, but think about the golden rule of treating others how you want to be treated.
2. Only use English when chatting. Speaking other languages is a serious no-no as for all the english speakers know, you are telling each other what you have!
3. Use the chat features politely. Avoid swearing at the other
players or use of bad language in general. Besides, what would it
accomplish?
4. Do not use the chat feature to badger other players or to criticize
their playing abilities. It's a pretty classless move.
5. Do not discuss your cards with other players while the hand is still being played – even if you have folded. Respect the fact that if others know what you threw away it may have a negative impact on somebody elses hand which simply ain't fair.
6. If you need to take a break, click the “sit out next hand”
button or option so that your hands will automatically be skipped.
If in a tournament, they will be automatically folded.
7. Do not send repeated messages to a player who is not replying
– remember that many players play with the chat feature disabled,
so not to be distracted during play.
8. Do not point out mistakes to other players or gloat over having
won a hand. It's simply rude. Let your play do the talking.
9. Do not become so distracted while chatting that you hold up
the game. Remember that you are there first and foremost to play
poker and win loot, not to chat. If you are lonely and wanna chat,
there's oodles of grammas at online bingo sites that'd be more than
willing to hear what you have to say.
10. Refrain from constantly discussing your hands after the fact, especially if you have folded and are tempted to discuss what could have happened had you stayed in the pot. It's a moot point and frankly nobody cares!
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