My Side of the Story

[Chairman Wood]

Vanessa and others,
I am not a tourney player so perhaps there exists a different culture there. However I was a little interested in this part: [ QUOTE ]
2. When I asked Freddy to show his cards to me after I called his re-raise and showed my pocket twos, I thought that I was entirely within my rights as a player as I had “paid to see,” and Freddy was sitting directly to my right and was playing fairly aggressively and I thought that being able to see what he re-raised me with would be valuable information. I never forced him to show, I never asked the dealer to show the cards, I simply turned to him and said: “Would you mind showing me? After all I did pay to see ” Freddy smiled, flipped over A9, and said he was impressed with my call. After some other players at the table told me it was bad etiquette to ask to see, I apologized profusely and let it be known to all that it was the unknowing mistake of an inexperienced player. Later in the day, in private, I apologized again to Freddy, and he said that he was not at all offended (as he also stated at the table in my defense). My intentions were certainly not to be rude or disrespectful at all. In fact, I really do pride myself for what I have always thought was classy and respectful (albeit sometimes goofy) table demeanor.



[/ QUOTE ] Since when is this poor etiquette? This is entirely within the rules and I think that any reasonable person who knows poker knows that is your right to do so. At the most whenever I have asked for this I have received a glare from inexperienced players only. Those players saying this is poor etiquette are completely wrong and IMO your apologies were not necessary. It is definately not unproper to ask especially if you were doing so politely. If him or any other players were to deny you that right by tossing the cards into the much that would be extremely poor etiquette.