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Personally, I'm very careful not to overcall a hand, because I think it's bad sportsmanship. But what are we really accomplishing with this rule? Isn't it better if players come to the table with the understanding that in poker ANYTHING might be said, but it's only a hand turned up at the showdown that matters? With this easy-to-understand cards-speak rule, we're eliminating arguments about who said what, or what you THINK was uttered by your opponent. Hold your hand, look at the showdown, and remember that poker players lie. Simple rule. Why do we need anything more complicated? DON'T CROSS THAT LINE.  And another thing. Half the poker population seems to dwell under the delusion that a forward motion constitutes a bet. Worse, some casinos have an imaginary betting line. If you cross it, your chips are in the pot. You can't fake a bet. Some casinos even have a REAL HONEST-TO-GOD LINE painted on their table. This way, you and I can argue about whether the player crossed the line or didn't cross it. Gosh, why not just a simple rule that CHIPS IN THE POT CONSTITUTE A BET. Most home-game players understand this perfectly well. They're used starting a bet, hesitating, and reconsidering. They don't think they've bet until the chips hit the pot. And, you know what, their simple, unsophisticated habits make a lot of sense. What we learned from the first one in Minnesota was that there was no way we were going to be able to use hold 'em as our game of choice. Few casual players knew how to play it, or had ever heard of it. A couple of players proudly boasted that they were familiar with hold 'em, but the game they described was not the game you and I know. While most players did understand seven-card stud, the procedures they were familiar with varied widely. Many played in games where the betting started with just two cards down, instead of two cards down and one up. So, we quickly advertised that old-fashioned five-card draw poker would be the tournament game, and everyone was happy. online casino Back to casino news