koalapanda said:
For example, it drives me nuts when someone takes an eternity to make a pre-flop decision in a standard low-stakes game
On the bubble of an MTT, I think, stalling is an acceptable strategy to try to make it into the money. Its a bit much to expect people to play fast, when its clearly in their best interest to play slowly. That why online
poker sites give people a set amount of time to act, and frankly live tournaments should do the same to solve the problem with excessive stalling.
In other situations I agree, that its annoying, if people take a ton of time just to open fold preflop. But if they are facing a 3-bet or 4-bet, its not unreasonable to take some time to think it through. Its the situation and size of the pot, which determine, how much time its reasonable to take, not which street we are on. Of course someone might have a bad internet connection or be visiting the toilet, and thats just part of
online poker.
koalapanda said:
or when people try to give advice mid-hand
This is not just bad etiquette but against the "one player per hand" rule. You can not say something like "That guy is never
bluffing", while another player is deciding on, how to react to a bet or raise.
koalapanda said:
(or worse, after they busted).
I agree. If you busted from a tournament, then dont hang around in the chat just to tell the player, who busted you, what a fish, he is. Move on with your life and learn to manage your emotions.
koalapanda said:
Another classic is slow-rolling
I actually think, slowrolling can be fun, but only in certain situations like a game with friends or a televised game. Or maybe if someone has been a complete dick and deserve it. But in most situations we should definitely not waste our own and others time pretending, we have a decision to make with the nuts facing a jam.
koalapanda said:
or talking about the action while a hand is still live.
This is a little more complicated, since its generally against the rules to talk about a hand, if its multiway. Which is obviously to avoid collusion. But in a heads-up pot it is generally allowed, although different
casinos have different rules, and frankly watching televised poker would be very boring, if players were not allowed to talk about the hand at all.
koalapanda said:
What is the one unwritten rule or table habit that triggers you the most when playing? Let's hear your pet peeves!
I guess, I find it a little bit annoying, when my table play very few hands, because people are playing in a loose and passive way, where a ton of hands go multiway and all the way to the river. Like 4 players limp preflop, then everyone check the flop, then someone make a small bet on the turn, and someone call, and so on. In fast tournaments this can sometimes mean, that stacks have gotten into push-fold territory, before I hardly even had a chance to play a hand. But at the same time loose-passive players bring a lot of money to the game, so its not like, I would prefer them to not be there
