Fri, 07/29/2011 – 11:51 – PokerPages Staff

There are a number of poker etiquette rules which you should be aware of as a beginner poker player. The following poker information will ensure that the game is able to run smoothly and fairly.

Wait for your turn: Make sure that you never play out of turn, no matter how good, or bad, your hand. Otherwise, other players will know information they shouldn’t and this can spoil the betting.

Never show your cards: Once you’ve folded make sure no-one can see what your cards were. This information can change the course of play.

Don’t splash the pot: Although popular in the movies, chucking your chips into the center of the pot for poker bets is highly disliked. Simply stack them in front of you neatly.

Resist string bets: Another film habit is when a player announces: ‘I’ll call your 100…and raise another 200!’ You need to say immediately in poker betting whether you’re calling or what you’re raising.

Never be rude: Losing isn’t fun but that doesn’t give you the right to be rude to the others players or the dealer. Such a show will not be taken kindly.

Always pay attention: Make sure that you keep up with the game. It can be annoying for other players if they have to remind you that it’s your turn.

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Fri, 07/29/2011 – 12:00 – PokerPages Staff

Practice your best poker face while concealing your white knuckles right from the start of the week by tuning in to Versus (NBC Sports) at 7.00PM on Monday August 1st for the National Heads Up Poker Championships. 64 of the most outstanding pro poker players on TV mentally arm-wrestle in tense one-on-one duels to emerge the ultimate victor in this scintillating single elimination tournament. Shows continue at 8.00PM and 11.00PM on Monday, 4.00PM on Tuesday August 2nd, 10.30PM and 12.30PM on Saturday August 6th and at 4.00PM, 7.00PM, 10.00PM and 11.00PM on Sunday (all times are EST).

If you like to see the sparks fly as well as the cards, don’t miss NBC’s groundbreaking Poker After Darkfrom Tuesday August 2nd. Every night at 2.05AM through to Saturday August 6th, you’ll watch the world’s poker giants in battle it out in hand-to-hand combat in this finger-trembling winner-takes-all tournament. This week sees Michael Mizrachi, Chris Ferguson, Mike Matusow, Brandon Adams, Peter Jetton and Jean-Robert Bellande gather around the felt-topped table. Will nerves fray and tempers flare? The week’s action is rounded up and the winning player speaks on Sunday August 7th at 2.01AM.Pure TV poker magic.

For yet more gold-plated poker TV programming, settle into your armchair at 7.00PM on Saturday August 6th for one of the best poker shows currently on our screens – GSN’s High Stakes Poker. This is the show where the likes of Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Patrik Antonius and Tom Dwan regularly assemble to slug it out in the richest cash show out there. Watch them place hundreds of dollars of their own cash on the line to compete for the top prize (the minimum buy-in is $100,000).