Etiquette on leaving a table after a big win?

[Todd]

Just curious what the etiquette is on getting up and cashing out after a big win. Leaving immediately after winning big seems a bit weak to me (although sometimes it can’t be avoided… like the time I won a hand and had to catch a flight home from Vegas…barely making it). I guess I’m of the mindset that you should at the very least go once around the table and after that it’s acceptable to leave. Maybe there is no unwritten rule. It’s your money now, so you’re free to do what you want, right? Thoughts???

[Robert L]

In my opinion if you’ve been at the table for a bit already it shouldn’t be a big deal to leave after winning a big hand. If you just sat down and leave I believe it’s not great etiquette. Other players will definitely get bothered by this, and if it’s a poker room you play often it will certainly hurt your reputation.

[Heath]

I agree with Robert, the amount of time that somebody has been at the table makes a difference. What personally bothers me is when somebody sits down and plays maybe 4 hands, gets lucky and doubles up, then runs off. If I take down a big pot, I try to play another 20 minutes or so after to avoid the image of being that person that leaves immediately. That way nobody can accuse me of not giving them the chance to win the money back.

For example, Monday afternoon I was playing at Harrah’s Cherokee and was on a table that the floor opened right around 3PM and I was just gonna play until 4 so I could go check into my hotel room. Sat down with $200 and that hour was running good for me, right at 4 I scooped a nice pot that put me up to about $550 and even though my initial plan was to leave at that time, I decided to play for a little while longer. I played a few more orbits and saw a few flops, put maybe $30 back on the table and then I racked up and left. There was nothing that said I had to stay there after taking down that last pot, but I just felt like staying a little while longer was the right thing to do as I was not pressed for time. Others won’t view it that way, but it’s personal choice.

My observation is also that usually those who hit and run at a poker table are not really poker players at all. They walked by the room and wanted to try it out so they buy in for the minimum. Then they double up because they took their A to the river where they made a backdoor flush (because an A is the winner no matter what is on the board right?), then they jump off the table and run to find their friends and brag about being a poker god after their first ever session which lasted 15 minutes. Not saying actual players don’t hit and run sometimes, but I don’t see that as often.

[Frank]

Say, “Thanks for donating suckers, see ya tomorrow”

Do this a few times, and I promise you’ll have the donks and crazy agro players playing at you for the rest of your life…worked for me.

LOL

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