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Questions About Technical Poker Rules?
Royce-Casteel, 2008-01-03 03:14:31
1. When a player exposes his cards prematurely (before everyone has folded and/or before the showdown), what is the technical ruling in a cash game?2. In a cash game, if players are all in, are they required to show their hand? I was told that in Vegas, the dealers require you to turn over your cards, but online and on high stakes poker, the players are allowed to keep their cards face down if they wish. What is the official ruling here?
2008-01-03 11:36:15 Brock-Cable wrote: 1.every one is entitled to see the cards no special ruling here2.if online in a cash game it is up to the players if they want to show there cards if it is the river if it is the turn or flop you can expose them but dont have to if you want to forfeit your hand
2008-01-03 04:59:52 Juan-Sulyard wrote: 1. Not allowed... if it happens everyone folds and you start from scratch. Usually if it's purposely done out of spite or more than once the person is thrown from the game. BUT if it's a mistake it's the dealer's fault you redeal all cards. 2. If ALL players playing are all in then yes you flip the cards and then the flop, turn, or river are revealed. Basically you're paying to see their cards, and you can't muck your hand if everyone is all in. If all the players are not all in than no noone shows their cards. you ONLY show if everyone is all in OR the river has been revealed and all betting is done.
2008-01-03 04:54:02 Logan-Shaner wrote: i dont know the answer to the first one, but i think he might have to just finish the hand like normal, he just wouldnt be able to bluff at all if he had a crappy hand, and for the second one, im prety sure you do, mayb its only a vegas rule in the casinos, but im still prretty sure that thats the official ruling.
2008-01-03 06:45:30 Dwain-Iseman wrote: 1) i have seen this a few times on the wsop and what they do is allow them to continue the hand you do not fold your hand like others are saying. it is your fault by showing your hand early and therefore you dont have a chance to bluff any more, if that is what you had been doing. the hand gets played out to the end unless the player(s) you are against bet and force you to fold your hand. the only way for the hand to end is for all but one player to fold their cards. you do not start the hand over. 2) i have played some cash games in casinos and when people are all in, they are required to show their hands. doesnt matter when they go all in, they still are required to show their hand. playing online is up to the site to show everyone's hands when they are all in with cash games, but in tourneys online, they do show the hands of everyone that is all in. as far as high stakes go, they may have talked about that before the show started as to what they want to do. you have to remember that those guys on there are pro players and are playing for some big pots.
2008-01-07 00:54:21 Terica-Schere wrote: But in most casinos if you expose your hand it is a dead hand. I don't know where you heard that the dealer will flip the hand over, i never flip another players hand over, only if the other player has refused to flip over his called hand will i do so, this prevents a lot of screw ups in the long run.1. I think if you do thise, you have to fold your hand. If no one wants to show there cards there are 2 ways they do it. 2. In any tourney you must turn over your hand, but in a cash game you do not have to flip over your hand at all. But it is a called hand and can be turned over if asked by another player. In the first one if you expose your hand to other players in an effort to get a read on other players, then your hand is folded.
- I'm quite sure this is not allowed. But I'm not sure, I know your not allowed to show your hand before there is a winner. Now i have seen some hands where the guy on total accident flips over his cards thinking the hand was over, and his hand was just exposed and the betting was completed. Now it is a called hand and any player in the hand can ask to see the hand if they want to since the hand was called.
- If a player shows his cards they he has folded his hand.
- In a cash game if one player is all in you do not have to show your cards, but that can vary depending on the casino. It doesn't advantage or disadvantage you, so I don't see why you shouldn't show your hand. The first is the one who had last action shows first or the person nearest the button shows first.
- I have played at Harrah's casinos in Vegas and they do not require to have the cards shown in a cash game.
- 2. But most times the winner will flip up his cards and the other losing hands will muck. But I think you do need to show your hand. But say if everyone is all in, there's really no point to hide your hand. I'm not sure about that one.
2008-01-03 20:23:45 Phebe-Hobbs wrote: 1. This is not a dead hand. It is a disadvantage to that player, but it happens. The hand is played out as normal from their on out, however, other players may use that information to bluff, or easily bet if they know they are ahead.2. In cash games, cards do NOT have to be flipped over. It is up to the original bettor to show his hand first, or muck his hand and concede the pot if he does not want to show. In a tournament, once there is no more betting because of all-ins, then all live hands MUST be flipped up before the dealer may turn another card.
2008-01-04 00:04:49 Cesar-Chase wrote: 1) In a casino environment that has a jackpot the player's hand would be dead because it would forfeit the jackpot.2) You called a bet or raise; therefore, you are required to show your hand. In the event, you weren't all in but simply call a bet on the river anyone on the table can request to see your cards. The dealer will flip them at their request. The only time you can muck your hand w/o having to show is if you don't call.
2008-01-03 05:07:01 Dee-Hasely wrote: 1. Not sure about the first scenario. People and places all have different rules.2. Once no further betting can take place in the hand the hole cards should be turned up. I've played online and they turn up the hole cards during a hand in tournaments, but not in cash games(I've only played on Pokerstars). Players only have the option of showing if their hand is beat by a player whose cards have already been exposed. If their hand is currently the winning hand based upon the seating order, the hand is automatically turned over.
2008-01-03 13:47:27 Eveline-Emrick wrote: 1. in a cash game, it's completely meaningless, all that happens is your opponents know what you have...and in most higher limit cash games it is not uncommon for someone to expose a card during a hand with the intent of confusing their opponent in almost any higher stakes game, the players have more control over the exact rules of certain situations, and this is one of them...generally, in bigger games you do not have to show your hand in an all-in situation, perhaps this is the case in smaller games but as you pointed out on hsp and online there is no requirement for showing 2.
2008-01-03 06:51:35 Verlie-Day wrote: 1) in a cash game you are allowed to show your cards during a hand. i sometimes show one card on a bluff and show the best card to show strength. it throws your opponant off and they do not know what to think.now in most tournaments your hand is considered dead if you expose your cards during a hand. but in cash games, you are allowed to show one or both of your cards at any time.2) at no time are you required to show your cards when you are all in during a cash game or a tourney. it is your personal preference whether you want to or not. there may be some poker floor people out there that make you but the general rule is that you don't have to show unless you want to.
2008-01-05 17:00:07 Kali-Dull wrote: the technical ruling for a cash game is that the player with the exposed hand is at a disadvantage.showing your cards if you are all in depends on when the players went all in. if it was before the river card then the players involved would lay their cards face up on the table. if it's after the river and lets say one of the players shows his cards before the other and has the winning combination his opponent can just pass his cards.
