Because of some work oddities I find myself playing in some South Florida Card rooms during "third shift" type hours. But I am getting peeved at the number of players that continually fall asleep at the table. Dealers try to handle it - but seriously, if you delay the game because you are to tired get up until you can play!!!

Dealer where I play says "you're first" as he pitches second card to utg player. But, of course, its largely ignored. Pay attention people.

One for me is something that I'm sure I've seen regularly since the day I started playing live, but I've noticed it a lot more lately. The people that give the "nice hand" tap/knock to the table when they're the one that wins the hand.

I know doing this under any circumstances annoys some people, but I've never really thought anything about it when it's the losing player doing it to tell the winning player NH. I even find myself doing it every now and then. I think it's unintentional from most players, but to scoop a big pot off somebody and then give them the NH knock makes no sense to me, and I think it's a bit douchey. Almost like they're congratulating themselves, or telling their opponent "NH, just not nice enough. Thanks for stacking off to me.". LOL

People who won't start a game short-handed really grind my gears.

I don't do this when I win a hand at showdown but when I win a hand by bluffing and the opponent tanks before doing so I will do it so they think they made a hero lay down.

Loud people who overplay the social side of a poker table.
Some of us are tired, just here to relax and don't want to involve themselves in YOUR conversation about whatever random s*** you're obliterating the peace with.
Usually if the table is un-receptive to their conversational prompts they will comment upon how boring everyone is at not wanting to entertain their humorous 'banter'.

A guy at one of my local rooms is an amateur stand up comic and at that is actually quite amusing. But in the poker room you can hear him form four tables away.
Just shut TFU. No one is interested in you.

Yes, I know - headphones.

I will do this to acknowledge a nice hand played well. Even if it loses, it is still a nice hand

Asking "how much is it?" every single time the action is on you. Take your headphones out if you can't follow the action with them in.

When I'm UTG I usually fold well before the dealer even finishes the 2nd round.

There is definitely a time and a place in live poker for 13x preflop-raises.

Dude; I know there are a lot of Rec and even Regs that are burnt out and tired at the table by playing waaaaaaaay beyond what would be considered safe for decision making, regarding hours spent in a session. But you mean to tell me you don't like playing with guys who are VISIBLY/OBVIOUSLY half asleep at the table ?

Please, DIRECT ME TO THOSE GAMES!!!

Seriously though, if you hit the poker room to play casually or recreationally, than I understand how that can be annoying, playing with people that just aren't there. I get that. Those guys aren't any fun.


But if you consider yourself a grinder and mindful of your own performance after each session, you should be seeking tables with inattentive players.

showdown draws out the biggest pet peeves of mine!

There isn't any circumstance where I would turn turn my cards up first unless I was obligated (aggressor/position etc). I want to see my opponents hole cards. Period. Especially of the regs and more skillful players. Whether I'm in the hand or not

This is why I hate when the noobs are just so eager to show their baby flush that got their on the river, oblivious to all the information they will receive by allowing his opponents to rightfully show their cards first. It makes me so angry, to spectate a hand, keeping up with the action, to get better reads on my opponents down the road. All while hoping to get confirmation on whether my spectating reads were right . Just for all that work to be spoiled by an eager beaver that's excited to win a pot, showing first when he does not have too, allowing the tougher player to muck his cards for free

I get a lot of attitude for this by other players, but I will directly tell a guy "LET HIM SHOW FIRST" as if I was the dealer.

I also can't stand the guys that know they are beat and fiddle around with the cards at showdown and verbalize what they have. "I have a jjack". And I'm like, cool story bro, turn your cards up, then you'll see mine/his.

Don't get suckered into turning your cards up when you don't have too, even if you know you got the nuts.

I guess that's the very same reason people are reluctant to show their cards and beat around he showdown bush in the first place...

Sheesh. I thought showdown manipulation was my biggest pet peeve (probably is cause it basically Happens every hand) but 'high hand hustlers' are a close second.

I can't stand when people get mad at a preflop raise, cause they want to see the flop cheaply with their pocket 3's. And then blame you for having to fold. This drives me insane for a few reason;

1. I'm here to play poker. I couldn't give less of a damn about a high hand. I always think, why focus on winning a $500 high hand when I can when $500 playing textbook poker ??

I always want to tell guys that are obviously playing with high hand on their mind that if they want to gamble, GO PLAY BLACKJACK. You are probably muuuuuuch better off putting $500 on one single hand than sitting down at a table thinking you're gonna hit quads, that then has to hold up for 30min/hour. Let's not even get into the money you'll bleed away Anyways when they do decide to actually play their hand

2. A lot of the hand these guys feel like they have to fold SHOULD call a raise preflop, strategically. who doesn't set mine in a multiway pot ?

I resist saying anything to these guys because most of the guys that are verbal about winning high hands and being disappointed with having to fold a high hand potential hand preflop are either on the verge of being drunk and/or may be ready to fight you for saying something. I get that latter sense just by how angry/frustrated guys actually get thinking their high hand potential is being played with. Especially those late night high hands sessions.

I know you don't care, but everyone hates you. Catch flies with honey, and all that jazz. You're doing it wrong.

If I have a read on a guy's bet sizing, the last thing I want somebody to do is make him turn his hand over. It might make him conscious of the info he is giving out. The worse people play, the more they want to keep their strategies secret. Let them.

When I was playing 20-40 limit and taking it seriously, you would have hated me. I deliberately fastrolled my hand whenever I thought it might be good, precisely to deny decent opponents information as well as to speed up the game.

I figured if I had a good idea what my opponent's range was and that my hand was good, why allow other players to get the information. And a couple of regulars figured out what I was doing and whined about it.

Verbal is 5x worse, intentional needle or not.

You sound annoying. If you're not in the hand, chill out.

People who buy in the minimum or short get on my nerves. Especially when I stack them.

They don't bother me since they play awfully. I'd rather stack a full stack but if someone has $80 or $100 and is doing their best to donate it, that's fine with me too.

People that won't play short-handed. It's completely ridiculous that you are willing to come to the poker room to sit and twiddle your thumbs instead of actually playing poker in a poker room.

And then when the table ends up breaking because of them they are equally entitled to the (insufficient) remaining seats. They should be last on the list IMO and allow players who actually want to play poker to get the open seats first.

I wish I could get dealers to deal them out and let the players who want to play do so, but this never works. One person who doesn't want to play short-handed shuts down the whole game for some reason.

I play at Talking Stick's (Scottsdale) BBJ eligible games and when it folds around to the blinds I have heard this conversation innumerable times:

'Chop?'
'Do you have a jackpot hand?'
'No.'
'OK, but next time if you have a jackpot hand ask if I do and we'll check it down.' (Pot size doesn't matter).

The same damn convo over. and over. and over. and over. One of these days I'm going to go postal.

^^^

Mad as hell and not going to take it any more

Damn straight!

Doesn't that invalidate the jackpot in that room?

As long as they don't show each other their hands, apparently not. I say that bec 1. no dealer has ever told them not to say anything and 2. nobody in the history of Talking Stick has ever hit the jackpot blind v. blind in those cases which I say bec I've asked a lot of dealers and players and nobody's ever seen it. So it's just a waste of money bec $2 gets dropped on the flop. Plus you should see what some ppl call a 'jackpot' hand. Technically they are but are super long shots.