Re: Checked at river -- rules for showing cards?
If he was first to act then depending on the house rules he may have been required to show first. Some will go back to last action and who initiated. So if he bet turn and you called then he is required to show first. Others might require showing in order of play if final round is checked. Again he would have to show first. Only if you go back to last action and you initiated it...which sounds like it would be him checking and then you bet, he calls, would you be required to show first.
But once again in the best interest of the game if you think you have a winner there is no reason to wait for the other player, except you want to make them show their cards, so you need to be careful if you do this to not come off as the jerk. It's similiar to slowrolling - allowing your opponent to think he won because you delay turning over your cards, when you know (either after seeing his cards or even before, like you have the nuts) you've won the hand.
I'm assuming he had total garbage.
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