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Message: [QUOTE="MediaBLITZ, post: 1828836, member: 77190"] [B]Am I allowed to look at opponents cards if they muck?[/B] NO, unless you want to get in a fight - you against the rest of the poker room. [B]How do I know whether to muck or not?[/B] You act in turn - the person who initiated the bet/raise is the one obligated to show his cards once he has been called. So if you call, you can muck once you see the other guy has you beat. If you have him beat then show your cards and wait for the dealer to declare you the winner and push the chips your way. If you are the one who was called then you are obligated to show first (but if the other guy jumps you and you see he has you beat you can muck without showing). [B]If I want to know how many chips someone hass can I ask if I have no intention of answering if anyone asks me?[/B] YES - go ahead and be a douche bag (see other thread)... OR you can ask the dealer how many and avoid looking like a DB. Also if you get asked, just present your chips to the dealer to take care of it. [B]Would I tell people this when I sit down that I won't answer any questions in a hand and they can feel free not to ansewr any of mine?[/B] NO - this is understood and they just won't care. The dealer will handle the rest. Plus you pull that with me at the table and I'll go out of my way to chat you up. Understand that if you go and try to be Joe Cool Hardass there are 8 or 9 other guys at the table with way more experience and these usually nice guys can easily play hardball, tag team your ass and make what should an enjoyable experience for you a living hell. You can treat it like business and still be a nice guy. You don't have to answer their questions while in a hand and they all know that but there are those who will test your mettle on it too. Don't you watch poker on TV? I remember a hand with Gus Hansen stonewalling Daniel Negreanu. Daniel of course loves to talk and he kept talking to Gus for about 2 or 3 minutes before calling the all in. Let your play to the talking. [B]If I don't want to say should I just ask the dealer to count their chips? [/B] Go through the dealer on all of this to avoid any tilt inducing (keeping it business and not personal). [B]Do I have to announce every action? [/B] I assume you mean verbally. The answer is NO. But you better know protocol. Many will say you should announce just so your actions are clear (you can screw yourself by not announcing) but it is not required. Say two chips stick together and you didn't announce your $100 raise and the chip stuck to the $100 chips is a $500. If you did not declare you are not going to get that $500 chip back unless you win the hand. Ask the dealer how they do it there - verbal binding or action binding. [B]Don't look at cards until it is your go (is this an actual rule?)[/B] NO this is not a rule it is a strategy. If you don't know why then it doesn't matter. Plus there are varying opinions on when you should look at your cards. One thing is for sure, when you are looking at your cards you are not looking at your opponents. Just relax - be friendly with the dealers and they will help you through it. Dealers are there to keep the game moving so they have no problem letting you know when and what to do. They have no expectations of you acting on anything without their prompting. So [B]TIP THE DEALERS[/B] [/QUOTE]

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