[King of the Farm]

This is not really a strategy question (I wasn't sure where to post this) but I wanted to bring up something that really bugs me in both Tourney and cash game play... mostly tourney's though, & to get some feedback.


"Good Luck"...
When someone is all in and I've called... I don't want you to wish me "Good Luck". Furthermore, Don't look at me like I'm an A$$hole when I don't say it back. Because I don't like saying insincere words like this and then feeling like I jinxed it when you actually hit against me.

Shaking hands...
I don't want to shake your hand when I bust you or when you bust me. You don't owe me a handshake, I don't want to shake your hand. If I'm busted I say, "Good game gents, It was a pleasure & best of luck"(& I DO mean this). If I bust you, I will look for chips to be pushed my way and I'll give you a nod... nothing more. Y'see, I don't feel guilty about sending you to the rail...This is actually what I'm trying to accomplish.

Now don't get me wrong, I like talking some friendly sh!te to my buddies back and forth in a home game and I do generally feel bad when I put a bad beat on someone(especially if I bust them on it). But in a Casino game... I have to put my foot down.

Where do you stand on these two items?

[SpeakEasy]

Good luck, man!

**shakes hands**

[Irish Se7en]

In any sport or competition I'm out to win period. Unless I loathe the other person, then I would have no problem wishing him good luck. Again I hope he had all the luck in the world when he needs the strength to push his chips towards me after he gave them up. I also have no problem shaking a persons hand. Never had and never will. Sometimes there are exceptions but not when it comes to competition.

[jojobinks]

i wish people good luck and often even mean it.

i don't generally shake hands unless they really want to for whatever reason.

[MeridianFC]

I think it's simple politeness in each case.

Once you can take no more action acknowledging that fate is going to play its part seems a reasonable thing. Everyone's competitive, but to be competitive and polite is seemingly a rarer commodity. I understand your point about sincerity, but I think what's more important is the form being observed.

Unlike the above, where I disagree with but understand your stance, I can see no good reason to refuse the offer or the making of a handshake. The game's action is complete and you've bested or been bested and it seems a fine and upstanding thing to note the contest is over for one of you and any emnity is therefore past.

[MadeInDetroit]

I don't wish anyone GL while in a live game.
I only shake hands (in a tourney situation) if I win or lose heads up.

[luckychick]

I'm a little curious as to why you object to these two things. Is that you think it is disingenuine to wish an opponent good luck? Do you shake hands with someone after, say, a softball match? Do you just feel poker players need to wash their hands more and don't want to touch them?

I think it is a sign of good sportsmanship to shake hands afterwords in poker, as it is in any type of competition. I don't think a handshake is a sign of sympathy or feeling guilty.

[King of the Farm]

Originally Posted by MeridianFC

I Unlike the above, where I disagree with but understand your stance, I can see no good reason to refuse the offer or the making of a handshake.

Don't get me wrong... I'd never refuse to shake hands with someone... I'm not looking to be "that guy". I do wish some one good luck AFTER I leave a table or after I've beaten them, but not when we've pushed in preflop and the cards haven't rolled out yet.

I probably should've been more clear on that.

[tmpa2001]

I think at the end of every poker tournament all the players should form two lines and say "good game" and high five everyone.

Also, when someone busts out at the final table the remaining players should chant "2-4-6-8 Who do we appreciate" and then the busted players name.

[Matthew]

It's all situational - can't be either-or. Depends on the person and the situation.