Poker Etiquette

As requested by a few of you, here are my tips on how to "behave" at the poker table, both online.. and offline.

1. Be Reasonably neat while playing. This applies to live poker and basically means, stack your chips with the bigger values to the front, so people can get a rough idea
of how much you have in front of you, it's very anooying and time consuming- especially in a tournament, when a guy says "all-in" and his chips are just scattered all over the place, and then the dealer has to count them out. Also, don't splash the pot, as in some casino's, your bet is forfitted if it is uncertain how much you have thrown in. Also, don't string bet.

2. Don't slow roll or mis-declare your hand. While this technically isn't against the rules, it's a definate no-no.

3. Don't tap the aqarium! Seriously, this is probably the most anooying thing i see people do. A fish calls a big bet on the turn with a gutterball, spikes and stacks your top set,
so you immediatly call him an idiot and tell him the odds of his call and how bad it was, and why he should fold instead etc, or perhaps you swear at him so he feels
uncomfortable and leaves. Nice one, the guy paying your wages just got better or left the game. Please, please.. just stick to "Nh"

4. Keep your mouth shut! This is also one of those really anooying things, one which affected me recently and applies to both online and live poker. A guy folds K3os UTG
and the flop is AKK, he laughs and gives away that he mucked a K after you move all-in with your Q high and opp has a much, much easier decision with his AQ on
whether to call the bet. (Yes, this was the scenario that happened to me, opp said i was about to fold, but if he folded a K, wasn't much chance of you having one). Also along
these lines, don't comment on hands in progress, unless you are in the pot, and the pot is heads up. Comments such as "i think he's bluffing" or "he's on tilt" are gonna land you
in a spot of trouble.

5. And finally, one point that is debated regularly is that of trying to get under other players skins, with comments such as "you are a terrible player" or saying "Ty" when winning
a pot if no-one has congratulated you. I personally don't mind this, as i don't get bothered or tilted easily, and often find it entertaining (holla @ Tony G), even when directed at me.
But for the most part- people will take a real disliking to you if you keep it up.. but then again, this can work to your advantage.

Anyway, until next time.... be professional! :)