What's a good response when someone asks you what cards you had?

[JerseyTom]

I always say "I had jacks".

If you think about it, it's almost always plausible... Even if there are 3 J's on the board, I say "I had jacks".


Tom

[TripleH68]

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I forgot.

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This is my favorite. In this case you say "I forgot already."

Villain says "did you have the jack."

You say "yeah."

It's over.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

At the 10/20 in Council Bluffs, IA last week, there were three hands still in at showdown, two aces were on the board, and the agressor the whole way mucked his cards when the other two players both showed an ace. Someone asked what he had and he claimed to have the fifth ace. I called him out on it. It was fun.

That is all.

[The Goober]

In this situation, I'd almost always just say that I had a jack. If I find a guy that I think I can bluff, I like want him to think he's making good laydowns when I do it. In general when a bad player asks what cards I had, I tell him whatever makes him feel smart, so he'll continue playing his particular brand of bad poker with gusto and not think about his play.

[coffeecrazy1]

My favorite response is "two cards and a bet."

If pressed, I can use one of the deep East Texas nicknames for hands that no one outside of a game I used to play in uses.

Ex:
"I had Rudell, and it was onsuit."
"I had the Hubert Watson hand."
"I had Snookums."
"I had the Great Brandoni."

And yes, these are all actual hand names.

Or, if you like,
"I had the Granny Mae." [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

If that doesn't work, I will begin making up nicknames for hands. Bonus for double entendres.

Ex:
"I had the Whiskey Sour."
"I had the Naked Waitress."
"I had the Fish Catcher."

[revots33]

Thanks very much all for the advice. These are good!

[Gordon Scott]

I just say good fold and tell them "I had the nuts"

Best of Luck

[andyfox]

Good game, keep it friendly. Tell him what you think he wants to hear. In this case, something like J-T. You can even add that you probably made a mistake raising.

Etiquette does not require that you tell him what you had; he was being discourteous asking and insiting that you tell him. But when I'm in a game where a lot of the other players play worse than I do, I try to keep the game as pleasant for the other players as possible. Which is a good policy anyway.

[Al_Capone_Junior]

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Was I wrong? Does B&M etiquette require that I disclose my cards in low-limit games?

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Absolutely not. However, when someone is being like this moron was, you simply tell them what they want to hear. Keep the game happy.

You had KJ, simple as that.

al

[Baloosh]

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"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

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I find that this is the only Lederer quote that one can use at the table... the rest are -EV.

Well, except for the, "Don't worry Phil. They'll definitely show that one on TV."