Proper professional attitude at the tables?

I only play live about once a week, if that. Most of my time is spent online. However I'm kinda perplexed as how to display a "professional attitude" at live tables, especially now that I've moved up to 6 12 and "things" get noticed (sometimes). Here's an example. Couple weeks ago I 3 bet preflop a guy (happened to be an off duty floorman) with 99. I wind up losing the hand (I flopped a set, raised him on the turn, was 3 bet by the KTs gutshot who called 3 cold in the SB... no comments) and mucked without showing on the river. He says "AA?" and I mutter I had a set, and he says "Jacks?" (which turned) and I mutter nines, and I kinda saw the wheels turn in his head. I know this was the wrong thing to do - but I don't know what I should have said. I mean I don't want to be a smartass and say something like "the 2nd best hand", but I guess I don't know the "right" answer to a question like that. Any suggestions? I mean I know enough not to talk "shop" about outs and odds etc at the table but that sorta thing is tough for me - and hell, I draw enough attention to myself being the only guy under 30 most of the time.

Alot of players feel a 3 bet should be by big cards only, I will 3 bet it to get isolation to get others to fold. He probably was thinking that a 3 bet was a bad move. Only wrong if you couldn't move anyone and there was more than 1 player already in for 2 bets. Otherwise he doesn't understand the strategy and sticks to a simple logic of the game. If you didn't show you probably don't want to let him know you had a set, just muck and say that's a good hand.

You are under no obligation to answer his question. Next time someone asks you what you had just glance at them and smile. They won't ask again.

Noone has any right to see a mucked hand unless there is suspicion of collusion.

When they ask "AA?" or "draw?" (or anything else specific) I always say "Nope." (even if they're right)


When they ask "What did you have?" I always say "Not enough"

just tell him you missed.....nothing more...

aww...i missed... no elaboration... your not obligated to say anything anyways...


but there is a key here....listen to how he answers his own question....hes giving you info on how he may play.. listen to his tone and such...


something to watch for...


just dont berate the players for their play...


b

ditto what bernie said. listen to what he put you on. be amused at how often they are wrong. dont ever show. if they ask, say 'oh, i dont remember' (you should forget the hand for the time being anyways). that kindd of throws them off.

my answer:


"The losing hand"


THey usually get the point.

if it makes you uncomfortable one easy thing to say is just say 'i dont remember'.


it kind of shift the burden of politeness onto him.


(if you just say nothing then you may feel you are being impolite, etc., but once you tell him you dont remember then youve taken the politeness 'high ground')


brad

I sometimes will say politely that it is my policy not to discuss hands at the table, and leave it at that.

Actually in virtually every casino you can ask to see any hand that called on the river this is especially the case in low limit games.