Re: Hand exposed by accident. What\'s the correct ruling?
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I didn't think it was fair that he knew an exposed card that I did not. The sb wasn't in the hand yet, but the button definitely was.
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The Small Blind should not be forced to show his card if he decides to play the hand. The unfairness to the Small Blind in being forced to play his hand partially exposed far outweighs any advantage the Button may get by seeing one of his cards.
If the Small Blind folds, then his card can be exposed.
The floor person who made this ruling badly misinterpreted the "show one, show all" rule. The angle shooting opportunities already described in this thread give the most obvious reasons why you can't expose a player's cards while their still in the hand.
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