Home Game Poker Etiquette

• Orderly maintenance of the game and civility among those who participate.
• A player who repeatedly violates poker etiquette is a disruption to the game

Cordiality

• Be modest when you win.
• Refrain from criticizing another player’s play.
• Limit unnecessary chatter to avoid disturbing active players.
• Do not hit on another player, no matter how attractive you find them.
• Dealer should control flow the hand
• Do not be verbally abusive. (family, race, religion or personal attacks)

Table Presence

• Manage your table space reasonably.
• Keep your chips on the table.
• Do not handle another player’s chips or cards.
• Protect your cards so that no one else can see them.
• Keep your cards on the table.

Play

• Play at a reasonable speed.
• It is each player’s responsibility to follow the flow of the game. Play in turn.
• At no time should any player make statements that could unfairly influence the play of a hand.
• Do not comment about the cards you just threw away.
• Refrain from making comments about potential, flushes, straights etc. on the board

The Showdown

• Do not mis-declare your hand.
• Show your winning hand quickly. Do not “slow-roll”
• Any player requesting a Rabbit hunt should have to pay 100 to low stack

Integrity

• Agreeing to “check-down” a hand after a player has gone All-in is not technically allowed.