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Posted Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:50 am GMT by WD-40
Ok, I'm in the BB and get to see the flop cheap. I flop two pair, 6 and 8. But three  come out on the flop. I bet everyone folds but one guy, he raises it up, but not much. I call and the turn -nothing that concerns me- I bet, he just calls.
River another now there's four on the table, I bet, he raises it up quite a bit...like10x the BB.
So, I'm wanting to call but I know I can't.
Before I folded I showed my cards to the guy next to me (not in the hand), then I show everyone else (including the guy I was up against). I had no intention of calling, but wanted them to see I had flopped two pair. I didn't really get any read on the guy when I showed my cards...and folded the hand to him.
So here's the question...Is there a rule about showing your cards before the hand is over? Is it a legitimate play to try to get a read on the guy you're up against? Is it just poor table etiquette?
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Posted Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:22 am GMT by Dat_Dude
| WD-40 wrote: |
So here's the question...Is there a rule about showing your cards before the hand is over? Is it a legitimate play to try to get a read on the guy you're up against? Is it just poor table etiquette? |
Well, if you are showing your hand to a player not involved in the hand, some might take that as if you were trying to get advice or a reaction from that person like "Wow, fold that crap" or "You have to call with that hand". In a home game people might not care, but I can see strangers at a casino getting upset.
I sometimes do show the hands I fold to the guy I am up against, but it is usually me flipping the cards over and tossing them into the muck. You can try and get a read from your opponent and also show the table that you are capable of making a good laydown.
Posted Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:37 am GMT by BeerWench13
Unless it's against house rules where you're playing, as far as I know, it is a legal move in a cash game. In a tournament, however, if you expose your hand, it is considered dead. There's nothing wrong with showing the guy next to you as long as you show everyone else also. Show one show all. I don't think that play was out of line as you were folding anyway.
Posted Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:49 am GMT by Mike_M4tusow
| BeerWench13 wrote: | | Unless it's against house rules where you're playing, as far as I know, it is a legal move in a cash game. In a tournament, however, if you expose your hand, it is considered dead. There's nothing wrong with showing the guy next to you as long as you show everyone else also. Show one show all. I don't think that play was out of line as you were folding anyway. |
Thats what I thought the rule was as well. But I was watching reruns of old WSOP main events on ESPN Classic and this one guy got re-raised and he had top pair. He flipped his cards over face up in front of him and his hand was still live. He wanted his opppent to see his hand and try to get a reaction from him. I believe it was the 1996 WSOP ME.
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