1st Rule Of Pokertag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://12007-07-19T16:47:10ZPoker rules and opinions on life at the poker table. The constant modification of a state of laws and theories set up to maximize profits. Movable Type 3.33Foxwoodstag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.862007-07-19T16:46:04Z2007-07-19T16:47:10Z Does anyone out there live near Foxwoods? Anyone ever been to Foxwoods? A while back I took a trip up there and I was talking to one of the dealers, he happened to be a blogger as well. The...
Does anyone out there live near Foxwoods? Anyone ever been to Foxwoods? A while back I took a trip up there and I was talking to one of the dealers, he happened to be a blogger as well. The funny thing was that neither of us wanted to say what our blogs were. I like the anonymous factor of my blog. But, lately I was thinking about coming out of the closet, by letting some people know who I was in the real world. Has this caused any large problems for any of you bloggers? That’s it, another short post.
Article Etiquettetag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.852007-07-19T16:34:10Z2007-07-19T16:40:21Z I was just wondering what everyone in the blogging community thought about taking an article idea from one blogger and using it as your own? If you rewrite the article, maybe even better its not really plagiarism. But do...
I was just wondering what everyone in the blogging community thought about taking an article idea from one blogger and using it as your own? If you rewrite the article, maybe even better its not really plagiarism. But do you feel obligated to give credit where credit is due? Sometimes coming up with new article ideas is the hardest thing to do after a year of blogging. Personally when I get an idea from one blogger I like to put a link back to them just to show my appreciation for their inspiration. Maybe that is going to far, maybe not far enough. I was just wondering what everyone else thought.
Does Poker Make You Racist?tag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.832007-07-09T16:27:21Z2007-07-09T16:44:05Z First off I would like to declare that I am a white man, but have never thought of myself as racist, nor been called racist by anyone. I grew up with friends of all different colors. Now with that...
First off I would like to declare that I am a white man, but have never thought of myself as racist, nor been called racist by anyone. I grew up with friends of all different colors. Now with that being said, I think I might be very racist when it comes to playing poker. When someone first sits at the table, all I have to go on is what they look like and the stereotypes that go along with that. Just as I judge someone for the way they dress I also judge their skin color, sex, orientation, age, weight and wealth.
I don’t know, maybe I am the only one who does this. After a while you train your self to look for differences instead of ignoring them like you should in the real world. If I see an Asian player sit down to the table with his wife or family near by I see dollar signs. The first thing I think of is that he is a rich guy on vacation who loves to gamble. If I see a white guy in his 60’s sit down at the table I usually think, he is a stiff blue color rock. Now if he is in his 80’s, I might think he is just gambling away his money before he dies. Black guys never really seem comfortable at the table and can usually be either bullied or slow played into monster pots. Women can go either way, but they are usually an extreme. They can be really tight or oblivious to what others might have, but the way they dress usually gives it away. Notice how I stayed away from young people in every category. That’s because everyone above is smart enough to have gone out and read a few books before they came to the tables. But the younger you are the more ready you are to learn from a book. So I am always ready to re-adjust my stereotypes. These are just some of the examples of how my past experiences at a poker table have influenced my future opinion of all players in that category.
I think it makes me a better player to constantly look for differences and try to fit them into a previously created category. I also think that makes me racist at the table. Some people might say why don’t you view everyone the same when they sit down. Well my answer is because they are not the same, but we are also not that different. I have not taken the time to count they number of different type of people that play, but there cant be more then 10. Some people can switch back and forth between some of them, which makes them better players. Over all, the millions of players out there can be put into one of maybe 10 groups.
Now after I have played with any player for an hour I might have a totally different opinion. I let their actual play determine how I will judge them. But, I find it less shocking when an Asian player plays crazy then when a middle aged white guy plays crazy. Even that is racist. Confirming previous stereotypes with selected individuals is how people become racist.
When I say racist I don’t mean only toward Blacks, Whites or Asians. What I mean, is that you treat people different based solely on their appearances. We all practice this over and over for hours a day. That has to have some kind of effect when it comes to the real world. I know I use poker terms when I talk to friends at a bar so why would that be any different then using poker logic in the real world? When you see a news report on TV and the only “read” you have on the victim or suspect is one picture. It wouldn’t be that far off to go from he did that because he was on tilt. To; he did that because he is a stupid gangster. Or they deserved it because they are all like that.
In wrapping up my little article I would just like to point out that, all racism is bad for man kind. What I want to know is, is it good for poker players?
Ok well that’s about all for my random thought driving home from the casino. I don’t like to bash poker but I do like to write about all my thoughts about poker. This happened to be one of them so I present it to you. There may be some flaws in the logic which I invite you to point out. After all, I love to play poker so this could be a black eye for the game. I would welcome everyone to disagreed with me and show me why this is not true. If you think this is a worthy debate I invite/ask that you to link to this article from your blog so that more people can read it and comment.
257 Daystag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.822007-06-29T15:01:54Z2007-07-09T16:47:53Z 257 days since Bush signed the bill that changed my life. I really hope in another 257 days someone signs a bill that says poker is a skill game that should be 100% legal to play online. What has...
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My post for Todaytag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.802007-06-27T02:41:47Z2007-06-27T02:42:24ZI finally got around to playing a little online poker today. Was not a lot only about 2 hours of two tables 6 handed. I did alright. Didn’t win a lot, but it got the blood rushing for a bit....
I finally got around to playing a little online poker today. Was not a lot only about 2 hours of two tables 6 handed. I did alright. Didn’t win a lot, but it got the blood rushing for a bit. I wanted to go up to the casino but I didn’t have the time to commit 7 hours to play. I got to tell you this job of mine is really hurting my poker time. On top of that I am getting jealous of some of my friends that are all out in Vegas right now and I have responsibilities to take care of. Man this sux. They really need to legalize online poker so that everyone can go back to playing. I don’t want to have to worry about “will I have a job next week” It would be quite a shock to more then a few people if tomorrow it was just turned off.
On another note. I just saw that Full Contact Poker is combining with stars? The way I got the emails it seemed like a scam. Well I hope its true. I have a bunch of money in FCP that I couldn’t get out. If they send it all to stars I can have them send me a check or something. Well that’s about all I have for today. Good luck everyone.
Mike made me do ittag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.792007-06-08T18:10:22Z2007-06-08T18:11:00ZYea real work really has taken over most of my free time. Especially because I have not made any money yet. It takes so long to go from getting a client to a paycheck that it really sucks. That’s why...
Yea real work really has taken over most of my free time. Especially because I have not made any money yet. It takes so long to go from getting a client to a paycheck that it really sucks. That’s why I have not played too much. I would be on a short bank roll and don’t want to play like that.
I did go once the other day and ended with such a bad beat that I didn’t want to go back. I was not going to write about it because I try to stay away from bad beat blogs. But considering it was about a week and a half ago and I still remember it like it was yesterday, ill share.
Now the beat its self was just like any other bad beat. That’s not what cost me so much money. It was the fact that this person played her hand the worst way possible on every street except the river. Ok it was 5 limpers preflop, The button is the only person who called behind me and I have pocket 7’s. The flop is 7,5,2, with two diamonds. Bb checks utg bets, one person folds and I smooth call. Button raises. BB calls two bets cold. Utg calls so do I. As I am calling, a read flashed in my head that the button has a flush draw. I could have three bet but I didn’t want to give away the strength of my hand. The turn was a 3. Bb checks utg checks, now because it wasn’t a diamond I bet into the button. Everyone just calls. The river is the money card for me, the 3 of diamonds. Everyone checks to me and I already know the button has the diamonds so I check. He bets, BB raises, I 3 bet. Button gets all pissed and folds. BB raises, I raise, they raise, I raise, they raise, now at this point I want to raise again. I think to myself that there is no way that they would have called two bets cold on the flop with 3’s. Then if they did why didn’t they raise on the turn? They already had everyone in the pot, so we would have called the second bet. At this point I really want to raise again. But I tell myself that she wouldn’t raise that many times with out quads. So I just call. Yup, four threes. I still won money for that day, but to make sure I did I left shortly after that hand.
Well thanks again for everyone keeping up with my blog. Ill try to do a better job, but itll be slow until I get some cash flow.
Little Poker Life Updatetag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.782007-05-22T16:01:04Z2007-05-22T16:03:40ZWell it has been a while since I posted a comment. Mostly because I have not played any poker. I have been trying to get started in the real estate business but I have to say its tougher then I...
Well it has been a while since I posted a comment. Mostly because I have not played any poker. I have been trying to get started in the real estate business but I have to say its tougher then I thought it would be. I am not the type that likes to bug people over and over again for something they don’t want, but that’s kind of what you need to do. Mostly because people don’t understand the advantages of having a real estate agent. I really cant understand why a person looking to buy a house wouldn’t have an agent. They are almost always free for the buyer because the seller usually pays for the commission.
I guess my problem is that I am not good at cold calling people and I am not good at convincing people to buy something they don’t want. So although I think that will make me a good agent, it may make it hard for me to acquire new customers.
I was thinking of going to play again in the near future, but I think I will need to make an adjustment in limits. I have a bankroll just large enough to live off of for the next four months, but if I don’t sell a house in that time I could go broke. Its quite the gamble. I think it would be good to play some of the smallest limits just to meet new people. You know network a little and maybe strike up some business.
I think I have reached a hump in my blog. I have been writing it for about 8 months now and I really got to keep up with it.
Oh… one more question for anyone who might know the answer. I have been trying to cash out from Hollywood poker and Poker Room ( I live in the states) I cant play for real money but I still have money in the account. They sent me checks but my bank wont cash them. Anyone else having this problem? Well until next time, good luck at the tables.
A new hand for youtag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.772007-05-04T17:31:06Z2007-05-04T17:31:39ZI am in the bb with K6 off-suit. UTG limps and so does the next person. 3 other people limp making it a total of 7 people in the hand. The flop comes KK6. I check and everyone checks. The...
I am in the bb with K6 off-suit. UTG limps and so does the next person. 3 other people limp making it a total of 7 people in the hand. The flop comes KK6. I check and everyone checks. The turn is a 7. Not a great card because it wont give much action but there is a good chance someone has a king out there. I bet hoping that someone thinks I just have a 7. Utg folds and the next person calls, so does the button. Mid position guy is kind of tight but I have only been playing with him for half an hour. Button is quite loose. The river is a 9. I bet mid position raises, button folds. I Reraise he four bets. What does he have and what do I do now?
Don’t read the next part until you have thought it out and make a comment.
Here was everything I thought of. On the turn there was a flush draw. If the Mid pos guy had K9 he would have raised the turn. If he had 66, 77, or 99 he could have either smooth called or raised the turn. He could have had K7 or K6 but I didn’t think he would limp in that early with those hands. So I came to the conclusion that there were more hands that I could beat then that I lost to. Since he almost def didn’t have K9 he couldn’t reraise me again. So I reraised him. He got a little angry and just called. I with out a lot of confidence said K6, and he turned over K7. Now looking back I think all my logic was correct, I just forgot to add one other thing. If I think he is kind of a tight player what hand would he 4-bet me with. I really thought that the 7 helped him so I thought he had 77. But would he have 4 bet me with 77, looking back I really don’t think so. Especially because I was in the blind and could have had a number of hands that beat him. I wish I thought of that a little earlier. Its one of those hands that I could have saved a few bets on the river but I was going to lose a lot any way you look at it. Let me know what you guys think about my thought process.
Frustratingtag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.762007-04-29T16:33:17Z2007-04-29T17:21:20ZI played yesterday and it was almost a waste of time. I played for almost 14 hours which ended at 4am and really didn’t make much money at all. There was this one fish who couldn’t do anything right. Unfortunately...
I played yesterday and it was almost a waste of time. I played for almost 14 hours which ended at 4am and really didn’t make much money at all. There was this one fish who couldn’t do anything right. Unfortunately what ever he did against me, the turn or river would make his stupid play good for him. This guy just turned 21 (ID’d for drinking vodka straight up) his hands were constantly shaking when he was in a hand. He always open limped and he didn’t put other people on hands. He would reraise people with hands that I wouldn’t even call with. So put simply this guy was testing my resistance to tilt. Eventually he won and I had to leave.
At one point the entire table tried to teach him how to handle chips. Every time it would come to him it would slow the game down watching him count out his chips into little stacks. He would then try to push in 4 little stacks at once with one hand. Then it was really painful to see him try and shuffle chips. He didn’t use his fingers. He would try to do it all with the palm of his hand and they kept falling over.
I am obviously still on tilt from all the rivers he would hit on me. Then he would just give all his chips to other people. Soooo frustrating.
Just an Updatetag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.752007-04-26T00:28:54Z2007-04-26T00:29:31ZWell this last week I caught a really bad cold and cough, so to spare the other players at the table, I took the week off. I really needed a break anyway. I was starting to get that feeling that...
Well this last week I caught a really bad cold and cough, so to spare the other players at the table, I took the week off. I really needed a break anyway. I was starting to get that feeling that I was going to work again. So I don’t really have any direct poker stories to talk about, but I did remember another tell. Now I really don’t know how well this will translate onto other players. It is very specific to one player, but learning what others do is always helpful.
This was an older woman (60’s) who played every day. So she knew a lot of other players in the game. What she liked to do is show her “friends” her cards if they were not in the game. If she only showed one card it was almost always an Ace. If she showed two cards it was usually either two big cards that I would have raised, or any pair. On the big hands she would usually make some kind of comment to the player next to her about how she was going to lose to some bad player. I don’t really think that you can get a lot of useful information out of when she shows two cards, but the showing one card could be very helpful. Now unless people have been talking about any particular card, usually the only card a player will show preflop is an Ace. Remember this is all preflop. This was also when I was playing in a smaller game. It was just another tell I thought of sitting around.
How to Spot Poker Tellstag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.742007-04-19T17:13:15Z2007-04-19T17:16:27Z I figured I would start off with how to spot tells. The best way and most reliable way that I have found, is to figure out your own tells. Pay attention to what you do with a big hand...
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Poker Dreamstag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.732007-04-19T15:30:55Z2007-04-19T15:34:19Z I have been playing poker almost every day for more then a month now. I have been racking up quite a few hours. I am starting to get signs that I might be playing too much. Last night I...
I have been playing poker almost every day for more then a month now. I have been racking up quite a few hours. I am starting to get signs that I might be playing too much. Last night I had a nightmare about poker. It was so stressful that I couldn’t go back to sleep for at least ten minutes. Ok here it is
I was playing in a hand and I had bottom set and another player had top set. We put a lot of action in on the turn and on the river I made quads. We went about 6 bets on the river. When he finally called he turned his hand over and so did I. Now for some reason the dealer mucked his hand and the flop and began to push him the pot. I protested that I had the winning hand and he then replied that he couldn’t remember what the flop was. So he said he would need to call the floor over but until then he had to give the other guy this giant pot. I franticly look for a floor person, but there is none to be found. As this is all going on the other player is stacking all the chips from the pot into his stack. So we now wont know how much money was in the pot. The dealer even moves on to the next hand and I am getting very stressed out. That’s when I woke up. My heart was racing. I kept telling myself, its just a dream, don’t worry about the money. It took me a while to get over it.
Its kind of funny that I had forgot about all the dreams I use to have about poker. Not the hopes and future plans kind of dreams, but the night time dreams. Some were good and some were bad but when all you do is play poker all day for a month what else am I going to dream about?
Now I know I am not the only one out there dreaming about poker so I would love to hear some other dreams you guys might be having. You can leave out the ones where someone ends up naked, I have had those too.
Omaha Poker Rulestag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.722007-04-14T22:54:24Z2007-04-15T21:23:16Z There are several different Omaha Poker Rules. There are two general types of rules and three general types of betting. You can read either Omaha Poker Rules or High Low Omaha Poker Rules. If you want to learn Hi/Lo...
Texas Holdem Rules then Omaha Poker is not a lot different. All the action is the same, just the number of cards are different.
The first and most important rule to remember as a beginner Omaha player is that you MUST and can ONLY use TWO cards in your hand. And you MUST and can ONLY use three cards from the community cards.
The construction of a Omaha game are as follows. There is a button that represents the “dealer” the person clockwise from the button is the first to act. They are also responsible for putting up a small blind (SB) before the cards are dealt. The next player clockwise from the Small Blind (SB) is the Big Blind (BB). In general the small blind is usually half of the big blind, or rounded off to the nearest common chip in the game. For example in a 15-30 game, the basic chip is usually the $5 chip. The big blind would be $15 and the small blind would be either $5 or $10. Where chips are not used it is sometimes $7.50 (online). The size of the Big blind determines the average size of the pot and amount of money you need to play. In limit games it would be the size of the smaller minimum bet. These two bets are called blinds because you have to put in the bets blind, without seeing your cards.
The purpose of the blinds are two fold. First it acts as an ante, which builds a small pot. Instead of everyone putting in a small ante every hand, two players take turns each hand. The second reason for the BB is that is starts the betting action. Anyone who wants to continue playing must call the Big Blind Bet.
The dealer will start by giving the first card to the person clockwise from the button, SB. Each player is dealt 4 cards face down. Now since the SB and BB have already acted before the cards were dealt the person clockwise from the BB is first to act. They may either call the BB or they can Raise. Each player acts in turn going clockwise making sure to either call or raise the amount bet to their right. Once all players have either folded or matched the highest you move on to the flop.
In Omaha Poker the “Flop” is the first three community cards that are dealt out at once. The betting action starts again clockwise from the button. The first player may either Check or bet. Checking means that they don’t want to make a bet and since there is no bet to call, they don’t need to fold. Checking is the same as passing. Once there is a bet players must either fold their hand, Call the Bet, or Raise. Once the action is all complete the dealer deals a fourth community card
The fourth card is called the Turn. The action starts again and is completed in a clockwise rotation.
The Fifth card is called the River. The river is the last community card dealt and players now need to determine the final strength of their hand. The betting action goes one final round. If there is a called bet or no bet at all, the last person to make a bet must first show their hand. If any player has a better hand they show next. The best hand is determined by the best three cards from the flop and the best two in your hand of 4. Remember that you MUST use exactly two cards from your 4 and exactly 3 from the community cards. If there is a flush on the five community cards then you only have a flush if you also have two cards of that suit.
The best Omaha poker hand wins the pot. If you are looking for Poker Hand Ranking there is another post that talks about that.
Structured Omaha rules say that you predetermine the amount you may bet during each round of betting. Omaha had four rounds of bets, the first two betting rounds are usually half the second two rounds. For example, a 5-10 game would mean that the BB would be $5 all bets and raises must be in increments of $5 for the first two rounds of bets. $5 bet, $5 raise, $5 reraise would be a total of $15, but no player may make a $15 bet. On the Turn and River everything is in increments of $10.
Pot Limit Omaha rules say that any player may bet the min of the BB up to the total value of all the money in the pot. For example; if the SB is 5, the BB is 10 one person has called the 10 and you want to raise the max. First you must call the $10 bet then you find out the total size of the pot. Which is $35. You may raise the pot $35 but it will cost you a total of $10 (call) + $35 (raise). Anyone else may then raise $105 more, (5 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 35 + 35 (your call)) = 105.
No Limit Omaha Rules state that any player may bet any amount up to the amount of money they have on the table. You cant go into your pocket during the hand. Another player may call with less chips but only the amount up to the smaller stack will go into the pot. No Limit Holdem is the most common structure of betting that you see on TV so most people will have the general idea.
If you have any problems with understanding these Omaha poker rules please let me know so that I can clarify them for the next person and answer any questions. You can also read more about Omaha in the Omaha hi lo Poker rules.
If you are looking for Texas Holdem Rules, Seven Card Stud Rules or Poker Hand Ranking click the links. New game rules will be posted in the right column.]]>
Playing Poker Really Welltag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.712007-04-14T20:53:30Z2007-04-14T20:57:47ZThe last few days I have been feeling really good about my game. Because of that I am winning a lot. I have been able to make really good reads on people to the point where they get mad at...
The last few days I have been feeling really good about my game. Because of that I am winning a lot. I have been able to make really good reads on people to the point where they get mad at me for the kind of calls I make on them. Here is one example.
I had been playing against this guy for about 4 hours. He has not stepped out of line all night. Here is the back ground information that I used for the hand. He was getting ready to go home, and so had already had one drink (something on the rocks) and was half way through a second. The hand before I was quite sure that he got away with a bluff because he was taunting a really poor player in a way that made me think he had nothing. And after it almost turned into bragging type of taunting. Like making a gesture like his heart was racing or something. That alone made me think that his mental state had been changed from the two drinks.
The very next hand he was in the bb and I was in the sb. The same soft player had open limped in late position. I called with 36o and bb checked. The flop was 873 two spades. I took the lead betting out and just the bb called. The turn card was a T and before I bet I thought it was a card that should scare me so I expected him to raise me. I still bet and he did raise me. Now he could have had J10, 10,9 or 9J. He could have had a lot of hands. But for some reason I just got the feeling that he had nothing but a flush draw. So I threw in the chips to see his action on the river. The river was an 8. Now that should have been a scare card for a lot of hands and thought he would check. But he still bet. I thought about it for a while and then finally called. He said nice call and then turned over AJs, for a missed spade draw. When I turned over my hand he started to belittle me about what a bad play I made. Maybe it was, but I said I have a problem folding heads up when I think I am ahead. He went on for a while about how bad I am, and I said I would continue the conversation after I was done stacking my chips. I don’t think he was happy about that either but the fact that he was a sore loser was aggravating me.
As a short disclaimer to this play, I would never do this in a small limit game. The reason for that is that you have no chance of completely bluffing the hand. I know I can out play the two other players and they are “good” enough to fold a pair. If I was in the game 1 month ago I would never call with 3,6o.
Over the last few weeks I have been trying to come up with as many poker tells that I can think of so sometime soon I will post what I come up with. While I play I usually make little notes on small pices of paper and write about them when I have time well right now I have a desk full of papers and very little time to write them out.
Who shows their hand first in poker?tag:www.1struleofpoker.com,2007://1.702007-04-12T16:44:02Z2007-04-12T16:44:47ZOk recently we have been having a debate at the casino as to who has to show their hand first when betting action is complete. Different places have different rules. The basic rules are: If there is a bet in...
Ok recently we have been having a debate at the casino as to who has to show their hand first when betting action is complete. Different places have different rules. The basic rules are: If there is a bet in the last round then it’s the person who made the bet (or last bettor) who must show their hand first. If the hand is called. It would then go clockwise from them. Usually, if you have a winning hand you should show it reasonably quickly (if not you could be “slow rolling”). On that rule everyone basically agrees. The debate comes in when the last round of betting is checked around. Some places say that who ever was the last person to bet, no matter what round that was, is the first to show their hand. Other places say that if there is no action then the person clockwise from the button is first to show their hand. I cant say which is really correct, but I believe very strongly in one. Some of the arguments I have had at the table were as heated as if we were talking about religion or something. So if you disagree with my opinion fee free to share your reasons for the other side.
The first person to show their hand after the last round of betting is checked is the person clockwise from the button. Even if he was not the last person to bet. My reason for this is that I believe that’s what the rules say. Every round of action starts at the button and continues around in circles until all bets are matched. Just because a person bet the turn does not mean that they are first to act on the river. Some people say that that only goes for betting. It does not say that in the rules, it says “to act” and showing your hand is an action. Another hypothetical that can help to disprove the other method is this; What if everyone called the hand and then the entire hand was checked down to the river with no betting, who would be the first to show their hand? Small blind? You would think so, but they were not the last person to bet, actually the big blind was.
Here is another argument for the last bettor to show their poker hand first. I hear people say that its not fair that a person can bet all the way and check the river then not have to show. To that I say, “not fair” are you telling me that having position in a hand is “not fair”?? Yes it is an advantage and no it should not be fair. I would love to hear more arguments on this topic, this is kind of like preparing myself for the next debate at the tables.
SLOW ROLLING
As I had said above some people, who don’t know any better, slow roll other players on the show down. Its when a person waits for a period of time long enough that the first person to show their hand begins to think they have won. You then slowly roll over your hand and surprise him that they have lost. The length of time can be different, especially with more players in the hand. Now this is not illegal, but its one of the biggest a** h*** things you can do at a table. Its not like showing a bluff, which may anger someone but it is acceptable. All poker regulars would agree that slow rolling is band by the unwritten rules of poker.