Do you verbalize your actions at the table?

[chson]

I verbalize every action (check, bet, call, raise) I make at a live table. I'm wondering if this is proper etiquette or just plain unnecessary and annoying to other players?

[Dante]

I usually verbalize everything, but not in an annoying, look-at-me kind of way. Whenever I'm going to raise, I always say "raise", just in case I missed a kill/half-kill pot....

also, i always cut my chips into neat piles instead of hurling them out in front of me as seems to be the style in chicago, especially with a lot of newer dealers who have enough issues just reading the board much less keeping track of the action/bets.

[eh923]

You don't need to verbalize everything (although it's usually smart to announce a raise), but it is definitely not poor etiquette. If that's what you like or are comfortable doing, keep doing it.

[Rick Diesel]

I say "raise" or "call" 100% of the time.
I say "fold" 0% of the time.

Rick Diesel

[Dominic]

same here

[ewile]

a couple of weeks ago at the Trop in AC, on 3 occasions my raises were disallowed for not verbalizing my intention...what a pain in the ass!

[StevieG]

I announce raise, and say check along with the table tap, but not call.

I was chastised by a dealer at the Taj for verbalizing a call. He claimed it was confusing.

[regisd]

i'll verbalize "bet" and "raise", just to avoid any confusion.

checking and folding i usually just do nonverbally.

[ericd]

I say absolutely nothing during a hand.

[Odder]

I always say "Raise", just in case I accidentally make a string bet which is sometimes frowned upon.