Is this considered "rude"?

[Cleveland Guy]

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You aren't allowed to talk about the contents of your hand.

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If you are the one in the hand - you pretty much hand. Not cosidered good etiqquite, but that rule is more for when you fold.

[meow_meow]

It's against the rules, plain and simple

[pshabi]

Rules?

I was playing live last week and this clown was first to act on the turn. He had raised PF, bet out the flop and had like 5 callers. Before he bets the turn, he says, "I don't wanna lose with these so I'm just gonna play with them up" and he turns over AA. He bets, everyone folds, hand over.



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Generally in live play, one does not mention specific hands, and if he wants to talk smack, he keeps it to, 'I have a good hand', 'I think I have you beat', etc...

Online the rules obvioulsy loosen up, but I adhere to live game rules myself.

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[otnemem]

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You aren't allowed to talk about the contents of your hand.

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This isn't true. The "rules" change a lot when we're talking about ring games versus tournaments. If you fold your hand, you shouldn't discuss the content of your hand as it may alter someone's decision who's still in the hand. But if you're head's up with someone, you can say whatever you want about your hand, or what you think his hand is.

[Bluffoon]

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Is it considered rude or bad form to announce your hand prior to betting?

I was playing at paradise and had announced my hand on the flop and played it. A few hands later I announced pre-flop, "I have AA" when I actually had 79o. After some aggressive betting I won the hand on the river when the guy laid it down, but my question is...is it considered bad form to do this?

If so, how bad on the scale of poker faux pas?

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I laugh at people who try to use tricks and angles at the poker table. It is usually ridiculously transparent and the only person they are fooling is themselves because they think they are brilliant. To me it indicates someone who is either lacking confidence in their poker skills or knows that their skills are poor and is trying deperately to compensate. In short they are generally fish and losers and I will play with them anytime.

[sfer]

It's against the rules in most tournaments but in every cardroom I've played it is NOT against the rules for a cash game.

[canis582]

Sometimes players at BM casinos will say 'I have dolly parton' when they have 95 or something like that.

[Dov]

Well said.