Showing One Card (after everyone has folded)

[JackInDaCrak]

At a home game, I raised some girl off of her AQ on a Qxx board, and I showed my Q. Her boyfriend reached over and flipped my 2nd card from the muck, claiming the "show one show all" rule. I almost got in a fistfight with him over this exact situation.

IMO this is NOT the spirit nor the letter of that rule. If they want to see cards that you don't want them to see, they have to pay for it.

[SellingtheDrama]

ugh stupid WSOP rules migrating East....no offense but I hope they stop where you are.

[AngusThermopyle]

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At a home game, I raised some girl off of her AQ on a Qxx board, and I showed my Q. Her boyfriend reached over and flipped my 2nd card from the muck, claiming the "show one show all" rule. I almost got in a fistfight with him over this exact situation.

IMO this is NOT the spirit nor the letter of that rule.

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Because there are two different rules.
"Show one or more players your hand, all players are allowed to see your hand"
"Show one card from your hand, you must show both cards"

[jeffnc]

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At a home game, I raised some girl off of her AQ on a Qxx board, and I showed my Q. Her boyfriend reached over and flipped my 2nd card from the muck, claiming the "show one show all" rule.

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He's a complete idiot.

There are 3 rules.
1) "Show one show all" - "one" and "all" refer to people, not your cards. If any player at the table has seen any of your cards, you have to show them to every other player.

2) "Show both cards to win" - at showdown, if you are making a claim at the pot, you have to show both your cards. You cannot just show one card (for example, if there are 3 aces on the board, and you have the other ace in your hand for the nuts, you cannot just show 1 ace to take the pot. You have to show both cards. Even if the board has the nuts and you are splitting the pot.

3) "Show both cards if you show one" - if you show one card voluntarily to an opponent, you have to show both of them.

Rules 1) and 2) are pretty much universal and strictly enforced everywhere. Rule 3) is only in place at some places, not all.