Do I need to show my cards

[Taso]

No, you don't.


But you should, because this ruling gets made incorrectly all the time.

[SellingtheDrama]

At Borgata, you have to show your hand.

The winning hand must be shown at showdown to claim the pot, period. (there)

[bav]

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At Borgata, you have to show your hand.

The winning hand must be shown at showdown to claim the pot, period. (there)

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So what happens there when someone mucks without showing at the showdown and the other player buries his hand in the muck?

[SellingtheDrama]

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At Borgata, you have to show your hand.

The winning hand must be shown at showdown to claim the pot, period. (there)

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So what happens there when someone mucks without showing at the showdown and the other player buries his hand in the muck?

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Saw that once in the 5/10, player got chewed out by half the table for wasting their time (its a timed rake game) having to have the floor come over and chew him out. He got the pot though.

[MARK R]

Thanks for the replies guys. I guess it just depends on the poker room you are playing.

[RR]

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At Borgata, you have to show your hand.

The winning hand must be shown at showdown to claim the pot, period. (there)

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Who gets the pot if he doesn't show his hand?

[mpitts]

I called a big bet on the river of a hand at the Beau Rivage in July and the guy I was heads-up with instantly mucked his hands. The dealer pushed me the pot and I pushed her the cards face-down.

[auc hincloss]

as soon as his hand hits the muck it is dead. you don't need to show.

[steamboatin]

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as soon as his hand hits the muck it is dead. you don't need to show.



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There is nothing magic about the muck, hands can be retrieved under certain circumstances.

[Mr Rick]

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as soon as his hand hits the muck it is dead. you don't need to show.



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There is nothing magic about the muck, hands can be retrieved under certain circumstances.

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I hope those circumstances don't include when you turn your cards over to claim the pot.

I would never turn my cards over. I push my two cards to the dealer with a chip/tip on them and hold them until the dealer starts to push me the pot. This guarantees that the dealer will collect the mucked cards and bury them.

If anybody complains about the winner having to show the hand, then I will let the dealer turn my cards over. This also guarantees that I win the hand. This is one of the few times I wouldn't complain about the IWTSTH rule.

In practice nobody has ever asked to see my cards. I play at Foxwoods FWIW.