[PokeReader]

I hate the show both cards rule. You can want to show someone something as a nice gesture, I had the ace, etc...to let the player and table know it was a good fold, and you weren't bluffing, but having to show your entire hand, now you really can't do that if you don't wan't the whole table to have complete information. I think many more times the flash one is used for this than to "needle" somebody. I don't think it is the TD's job to remove needling from poker either. I think many people go to far, but there is now discretion for this in the rules. If someone is so far gone in needling then they should be called for an abusive language penalty, but this rule limits the good intentions of players as well as negative intentions. And if you can get someone to think they folded improperly just by showing them a card, how is that outrageous conduct in poker? I hope this rule dies a fast, painful death.