RE: Take No Prisoners at the Poker Table?
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Thanks for sharing your opinion.
I disagree with the rule you've stated there. I've seen plenty of top flight games where there is cross-talk between players while the game is in play and decisions are being deliberated. I agree that if you are not in the hand you should be quiet, but if you're in the hand I only consider it bad etiquette if the other player(s) doesn't want to talk.
In this instance I did ask "Can I talk?" at some point post-flop and it was agreed that it was OK. It's a more social pub game so that is pretty normal for there to be table banter amongst active players in the hands here.
The main reason I feel bad about it is because the Spade turned up on the River. If it didn't I would have felt justified that my advice was good.
I understand your point and agree on this aspect (as in "heads up", aka, 1:1). ESPECIALLY if you asked (which you didn't mention in the og post...)...
If that is the case, all parties are in agreement, then no issues obviously.
The rule I mentioned, and again, I prefaced:
Is for a proper game, whether the stakes are high or for peanuts.
For example....I have JQ, you have KQ, on the turn you have me beat with a pair of Kings, let's say, but another player says, "lots of outs there for a straight or flush..." It makes you think. I might have gone all in on a bluff and wanted you to fold, and after that comment you may be more likely to do so. On the other hand, I may hit the river, and annihilate you. The way I play MY hand (or yours), should not be dictated by another player, is my point.
Let the game play. Unless of course, you've all agreed to talk.
My 2 cents.