Is it bad manners to raise playing B&M?

[Vollycat]

Sorry if this post is a frequent question--I don't spend as much time in this forum as I should.
Playing live last night, which I have only done a few times, and I was amazed at how often the river was not raised/re-reraised when a player holds the nuts. This happened sveral times. Of course this was from people holding any face, connectors, etc. Also, this is a small casino where most of the players know each other. Were they just being social, is it bad manners, or are they just plain not good? In one pot (against me) a lady had a full house and she called me on the river (she checked the turn when she had the boat already!!)....what is up with that?

[regisd]

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Is it bad manners to raise playing B&M?

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no.

[KowCiller]

It has nothing to do with manners and everything to do with playing horribly.

It sounds like it's typical loose passive low limit B&M play. Step up your aggression and you'll crush this game.

KoW

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I've noticed that small card rooms tend to produce a very passive game. Punish it.

[mostsmooth]

i will not raise/reraise the nuts if i think ill make more money by just calling, but i dont think thats the same situation that you witnessed

[A_C_Slater]

It's not that they don't know they have the nuts. They are just more concerned with being everyone's friend at the table. You should not have that problem. To some people being accepted is more important than money, especially the elderly who no longer have a real need for money.

[BigBaitsim (milo)]

I play in a home game where most of the guys see it as impolite to bet once the game goes to heads up. I find that silly and still bet (as do a couple others).

[theantelope]

In a Foxwoods 5/10 kill game, I saw a woman just call heads up on the river with quads.

[PotatoStew]

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especially the elderly who no longer have a real need for money.

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I don't think senior citizen discounts are quite *that* helpful.

[feelixthegreek]

This type of thing happens a lot where I play. It's infuriating in its own way when you think you're value betting TPTK and your last opponent check-calls a set all the way. It's more annoying than getting raised.

Raising is okay at these tables, of course, but a case could be made against check raising too much. You could make a small spectacle of yourself at a super loose passive game, and you might cause the game to no longer be loose passive. (Plus they may check behind you anyway.)