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Getting Thrown Out Of A Poker Game
- 4-8-2008
Is it even possible you
ask?? Of course it is and there are a few ways to make sure you won’t be
invited back to any poker games to boot. The first way to get escorted away
from the table is probably fighting with other players at your table. When I
say fighting I don’t mean just a battle of words I’m talking about a knock down
drag out fight. Every casino is strict and has its own rules, but if you throw
a punch then you are gone no matter what you say or do. Another way to get
yourself kicked out of a poker game in a casino or at a home game for that
matter is by cheating. Now getting caught cheating at a home game just might
get you thrown out as you’re escorted by an angry mob but in Las Vegas the
situation is very different, you can spend a few hours in jail and your name
and picture will be added to the famous "Black List" where you might
get banned from every casino in town if you get caught cheating,
An additional situation that not only could end with you getting kicked out but also can cost you several broken ribs out is stealing from the other players during the game. Many people practice slight of hand to do quick money swipes. But there are other ways to cheat at poker, in online poker you can cheat by colluding with another player at the table. That action will irreducibly get both of the players kicked off the site as we all have seen in several online poker sites in where this situation has occurred. Now there are some ways to get kicked off a table during tournament play for an extended period of time by cussing at any other player at the table or the dealer. The first offense receives a warning and you get kicked off the table for 10 minutes with an additional 10 minutes per offense afterwards. Another way to get kicked off the table is by throwing cards at the dealer. Unfortunately bad manners aren't grounds enough to get a person off the table but maybe one day they can extend the rules for those players who degrade other players without cussing. If you don’t know any of these players just watch the highlights of the World Series of Poker on ESPN and simply pay attention to Phil Helmuth and Mike "the Mouth" Matusow.
