POKER MANNERS

Whether at home or in a casino there are basic poker manners that poker players should follow. These rules of good behavior make the game run fair and smooth.

1. Wait for your turn

Sometimes some players may be excited about how good their hands are they can`t hardly wait to raise the pot,players have to wait until it's your turn to do so. It is also the same when folding hands,you should wait for your turn. If you play out of turn, It will give the other players information on how they should play their hands even before they make a decision which will make other player confused.

2. Don't Talk About Your Cards.

Once you've folded, it's tempting to chat about what would have happened if you had played your hand, but if anyone who's still playing and hears, it'll give them information that they might use to their advantage. For example,you had a 3-4 as your hand in Hold`em and the flop comes 3-3-4, if you say out loud that you would have had a full house,The players will know that it's unlikely that any player still in the hand has the full house, making it hard to bluff and represent that hand.

3. Don't Show Your Cards unless its a showdown

When you fold, make sure you don't show or flip your cards over as you fold. Again, if players know what you fold, it'll give them information that may affect how the rest of the game comes out. Unless you are all-in and heads-up (only two players playing,no betting round) there is no reason to show your cards.

4. Don't Splash the Pot

One bad betting habit we see in some games is when a player tosses his bet in a big mess in the center of the pot.This is called Splashing the Pot, and it would be hard to tell how much you've bet. A better way is just to stack your chips neatly in front of you to bet.

5. Don't Make String Bets

Another bad habit some players do is the string bet which is when a player says "I'll call your 150....but wait I`ll raise another 250!" You have to say whether you're simply calling or raising at once -- once you say "call," its call. If you're going to raise, say raise and the amount right away. This is important in casinos.

6. Don't Be Rude.

If you're getting bad hands and losing, it doesn't give you the right to curse other players or be rude to the dealer. It will not win you the pot.

7. If You Show One, Show All

If you win the pot before a showdown and want to show your cards,Don`t just show it to the one player nest to you, you have to flip them over for the whole table to see.

8. Do Pay Attention

When playing poker it is verty important to pay attention.Don't make other players remind you it's your turn. Keep up with the action so the game keeps moving. Talking on cell phones is a bad poker manner.

POKER POSITIONS

Dealer Position

At the table your position is always relative to the dealer for that hand's position. This is one reason why the deal goes around the poker table, so that everyone gets equal betting opportunity in every position.
In community games like Texas Hold`em the most desirable position is the "dealer position"/"button position",because after the flop, the person on the "dealer position" is always going to be the last to act in each round of betting.
You can play more marginal hands on the button because of this advantage.

Early Position in Poker

The 3 players to on left of the dealer are the ones who are in "early position." This is said to be the worst position in poker because you have to act first without knowing beforehand how other players are going to bet or play their hands.
Without any information on how the other players will play their hands, you will have to decide if you are going to fold or raise, it's a good move to play only the best cards in this position.

Middle Position in Poker

The players who comes after the players on the "early position" are the players who are on the "middle position". It is what it sounds like.On this position you will be able to see how the players in the early position play their hands before you act.
In general, you can play a little bit looser in middle position than early position, so you need to be careful.

Late Position in Poker

The "late position" is the best position to have in poker, "Late position" is defined as the dealer
and the players to his right.
When you are in the late position you wil have a lot more time to observe and get information about how the other players play their hand becaus you will see how the majority of the players decide how they play their cards before you have to make your own decision to call,raise or fold.
Sometimes if no one has bet in a round, the players woh are in late position may win the pot simply by raising or placing a bet(this is called "betting position") Most poker players know about betting position and may call bets to bluff when one of the players before him bets.