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I bet I’m not the only one that has sat down at the felt and all of a sudden gasp for fresh air as the player to the right is in dire need of a shower, or some deodorant. How about the player with the offensive bad breath that has to lean over and talk to you in the quiet whisper, hence him literally being in your face, while you try to hold your breath. Or the intoxicated player bellowing his alcoholic breath mixed with night’s dinner including garlic while belching out “I’m all-in” with a drunken grin. These are just a few experiences I have had while playing poker.
I remember when I first started playing the free roll league, a player every time when in dealer position licked his fingers while dealing each card. Now how gross is that when you think about it. Imagine if every player licked his fingers prior to dealing each card.
How about when you move to another table and a player is really hacking a severe cough and wiping his nose with his hands then grabs his cards. Again in our league illness spread within the league due to poor hygiene. I remember one player sitting down with really gunky eyes, rubbing them saying they have the worst conjunctivitis ever. Now that is so contagious, why on earth are they at poker? Or at least why are they not considerate to other player’s well being and take hygiene precautions to reduce others being infected.
Imagine how many male/female players actually wash their hands after they have been to the loo. At one tournament recently I was chatting with a female player in the ladies, I noticed she didn’t wash her hands and returned to the felt to be dealer shortly. What about the big sneeze into the hands that are about to pick up the cards. Players say bless you to the sneezing player, as if bless you my friend for now placing you germs all over the cards.
I know I am guilty of saying nothing, being polite and putting up with all these unhygienic antics while in poker tournaments, but really feel it’s time to speak up to these players. Maybe if I say something, someone else might as well and poker will hygienically clean up a tad, making it fresher for all poker players.
If we all make an effort poker would have a fresher future.....................
BEE
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I am glad others see what I see. Yes danchille the hand sanitizer is in the handbag. :-). Chapter26 Why seats 2,3,7&8?
Hi Bee, I totally agree. Live poker is a social game so why should normal social etiquette not apply? I think more players should let others know if they are breaking these unspoken rules. Not only with hygene,but also language (i'm no nun but there's obviously a line line), greasy food, constantly taking two mins to make a decision etc.
Personally, I think dealers should take a role here but the turnover for dealers is quite short so they are often still getting use to the action and aren't comfortable in managing the table. Some dealers do a good job of this, but most certainly don't.
Do I speak up in these instances? Sure I do sometimes. I think with bad breath there's not much you can do besides offer them a mint. but when people are wiping who knows what on the cards and chips i'll often let them know that everyone notices it and noone appreciates it. There's no need to rude but I find a direct comment said with authority works well.
As a tip- not that you have much choice in a tourny, but in a cash game, seats 2,3,7&8 are the best for avioding other players' bad breath.
Chapter26
Maybe a small bottle of hand sanitizer permanently kept in your handbag could politely be extended to the offending players? (or more to the point kept for your own purposes, during and after the tourneys/social games??)