[Cornell Fiji]

So is your argument that you do not think that players should be permitted to show their cards because you want to speed up the game or is your argument that players should not be permitted to do so because it could lead to collusion which is unfair to the other players at the table and the other players in the tournament.

Unfortunately, hollywooding has become a significant part of the game. You see it when you walk by a 1/2nl game and the guy in the ipod and sunglasses stands up and waits for 5 minutes talking about how sick his decision is before mucking his middle pair on the river. This is created by the TV side of poker. The ESPN announcers have made it seem cool to do a song and dance before making your decisions and because those players are more entertaining for the TV audience the casual player has begun to think that this is how the game should be played.

The fact of the matter is however, that in a $10,000 buy in event players should be able to use all of the tools in their aresenal before making a decision for all of their chips. Does this slow up the game? Of course it does. But, does this allow for players to make better decisions and to get their moneys worth in big buy in events? I would argue that it does that too and that the rules should protect players who are trying to make correct decisions.

There is currently a rule in place where any player at the table can call the clock on a player who is taking too long to make his decision. If someone shows their opponent a card and then does a song and dance for a few minutes anyone is in their right to call the clock on that player. It should not be your priority (in my oppinion) to rush the game, rather it should be your priority to protect the integrity of the game and to allow players to play their hand in the best way possible (provided that they are not cheating the other players through collusion or something similar.)